Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Let's Help Abolish Slavery

It's a dirty subject, but we can't brush it under the rug as if it doesn't exist. The sad and dark truth is that today there are over 27,000,000 slaves in the world. Human beings are being exploited in record numbers. There are more slaves today than there has ever been in history. This is just unacceptable.

In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Day I would like to help shed some light on this issue. Women, men, and even children are victimized in horrible ways. Women have no other choice but to work in sweat shops. They work 18-hour shifts at less than half of the minimum wage. Little girls are forced to prostitute themselves. After being tortured and raped, these little girls are taught how to sell sexual services to men. There are even documentaries that show brothels being raided and how little girls as young as 4 years of age offer sexual services and the prices. It is sickening.



For ways to become proactive in the fight against human trafficking:
CLICK HERE

Let's pray for God to raise up more organizations like the A21 Campaign. Let's pray for God to raise up godly men and women in government, in the United Nations, and the European Union that will take a stand against human trafficking.

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