As I write these words, I am still astonished that there has never been a time in history when slavery has been a bigger issue than it is right now! Isn’t that unfathomable?
Did you know that human trafficking is the second largest money making industry in the world, just second to drug trafficking. And if you think that human trafficking exists merely in the poorest, remotest corners of the world, let me tell you that no country is immune.
There are over 200,000 U.S citizens trafficked within this country each year. The majority of these victims are forced into the commercial sex trade.
There are 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 70 percent are female and 50 percent are children forced into prostitution.
Some become indentured slaves made to work in quarries and sweatshops, on farms, as child soldiers, and other forms of involuntary servitude, where victims are routinely tricked if not abducted and promised employment, education, marriage, or a better life.
Proverbs 31:8-9 says, “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are perishing. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.” NLT
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
To find information go to http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/2005/pg5l.html
