My friend who is serving with YWAM worked on this project called Sex + Money. They created a book as well as a documentary that will premiere in April. I read through the book and wanted to cry and vomit at the same time. Very similar to when I watched the movies “Human Trafficking” and “Trade”. I loved what is shared in the book and I can’t keep it to myself! In efforts to avoid a 5-page blog, these are just excerpts from the book.
Human trafficking is the recruitment, transport, harboring or receipt of human beings for the purpose of
exploitation. It exists in the world today because of the abuse of sex and money. Sex has become commercial, mainstream, a product to be bought and sold. Packaged on the web, sold at the cinema and brought to a brothel near you. This kind of sex can be a drug, a rush, and an addiction. The more a person gets, the more they want. Unrestrained sexual appetitie drives demand for more, on websites, chat rooms and the movie screen. On the other hand, money makes the world go around. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Human trafficking is one such evil.
exploitation. It exists in the world today because of the abuse of sex and money. Sex has become commercial, mainstream, a product to be bought and sold. Packaged on the web, sold at the cinema and brought to a brothel near you. This kind of sex can be a drug, a rush, and an addiction. The more a person gets, the more they want. Unrestrained sexual appetitie drives demand for more, on websites, chat rooms and the movie screen. On the other hand, money makes the world go around. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Human trafficking is one such evil. Profit drives the trade. The only reason trafficking exists is because it is so profitable. The global slave trade is worth $42 billion annually. This is happening in every town, in every province, and in every nation in the world. TODAY. It could be in the hotel where you are staying, at the fun park in your town, or it could be in a house down the street.
Human trafficking can be eradicated. A piece of graffiti on the Berlin Wall read, “Many small people, who in many small places, do many small things, can alter the fate of the world” Although seemingly insignificant, a small act of kindness can change history. And if many of us do our part, this change can come quickly.
Human trafficking will be eliminated if we end demand. Demand is generated in a culture that celebrates sexual freedom. Sex can be like a drug. Eventually the user tires of the virtual world. Demand drives him onto the streets of Cambodia, Costa rica, Holland or Canada. As time goes by, the tricks get kinkier and the girls get younger to bring on the rush.
The commerical sex industry creates the platform on which human trafficking thrives. If we eliminate demand, the commercial sex industry will cease. After all, the pornographers, madams and pimps are only after one thing: profit. Demand drives profit. We can end demand through our choices. Every time you say no to some facet of commecial sex, you are voting to end demand. Governments can also do their part. If buying commercial sex is criminalized and enforced, prostitution and trafficking will diminish.
Human trafficking will end when it is given no safe haven to thrive.
It is our steadfast belief that human trafficking can be erradicated from the world. It must be.
Love for others will help us accomplish this challenging task.
If you want to do something but don’t know how or where to start, here are some organizations to check out. You could volunteer your time with them, or support them financially.
