Remember Bill Nye, the Science Guy? He had a segment on his show called “Did you know that?” – it was full of random facts and fun statistics, and he closed the segment by saying “now you know that!” Well, that’s what I want to do today. Present you with some facts & figures that you might not have known before. Show some resources or websites you might not have heard of. Provide knowledge, because let’s face it: knowledge is power, and with knowledge comes responsibility.
So, did you know that:
- there are over 27 million slaves in the world today?
- the average cost of a slave worldwide is about $90?
- commercial sex trafficking is a big part of human trafficking but it’s not the only reason people are trafficked? people may also be sold into forced labor or forced into an army as child soldiers.
Did you also know that:
- people like Radiant Cosmetics are on the ground in India right now, working on training women how to sew a specific product so that they have jobs when they come out of the industry?
- people like Wellspring Living are providing restoration homes in the Atlanta area for women and girls who have been trafficked right here in the US?
- people like Not for Sale are raising awareness all over the world about human trafficking?
- people at the Passion 2012 conference (right here in Atlanta) raised over $1 million to aid in the fight against human trafficking? (You should watch the freedom video on their website – it’s amazing!)
- the India Initiative team is praying about where in India God is taking us and when He wants us there so that we can be hands-on involved in the fight against human trafficking?
Now you know that!
All it takes is for one person to stand up and say that human trafficking is not okay. One person to pass on a blog or show a video or write a letter to their congress-person. One voice to cry out against injustice. One person whose heart has been wrecked by what is happening in our world today. Because if all of those “one people” join together, we can raise our voices and take a stand against human trafficking. We, collectively, can make a difference.
Will you join the movement?
