When I think of sex slavery and human trafficking I often just imagine third world countries and an over seas crisis…but this is a problem at home as well.
Do you realize that we live in a country where children are sold… bought by men for sex? Do you realize that human trafficking is the number two most profitable, illegal, business next to drugs in the United States? Do you realize that right now a child is crying, scared, and being abused? Do you realize that it is our responsibility to take action?
I have often thought of human trafficking as a problem way to big and overwhelming for me to do anything about. It is an issue that seems almost impossible to fight against. That is true… it is a very big and overwhelming problem, but nothing is impossible to those that believe!
I believe that we can take action! I believe that we can pray against this injustice! I believe we can intercede on behalf of these innocent children and the men in bondage! I believe we can become more informed regarding the truth of this issue and not turn a blind eye! I believe we can unite in love and make a difference!
Below is an Atlanta news article regarding child sex trafficking in Atlanta, the short film The Candy Shop: a fairytale about the sexual exploitation of children, and the song Beautiful Slave by Take No Glory.
I live in Kentucky, worked in Ohio, and go to church in West Virginia… for those of you living near me Atlanta may seem a bit far… but here is some information I found regarding Ohio and human trafficking:
(CBS/AP)
About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio
every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed
into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state
said Wednesday.
Ohio’s weak laws on human trafficking, its
growing demand for cheap labor and its proximity to the Canadian border
are key contributors to the illegal activity, according to a report by
the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission.
“Ohio is not only a
destination place for foreign-born trafficking victims, but it’s also a
recruitment place,” said Celia Williamson, an associate professor at the
University of Toledo who led the research.
for more information see:
www.stopthecandyshop.com
www.endsextrafficking.com
www.streetgrace.org
