There are more than 27 million slaves in the world today.

Let that sink in for a second……got it?  Ok.

There are 27 million (million!) slaves in the world today.  I have a problem with this.  A big problem.  Children as young as 4 years old are being sold into slavery every day.  Some of them are being sold in your back yard….and mine, being required to service as many as 40 men per day.  Your heart breaking yet?

More after the jump….

So, what can we possibly do about it?  There are several ways.  I’ll start with five that come to mind.  Remember, the core of this here site is to discuss how we, who are all uniquely gifted, can use our different gifts and talents to  give hope to the hopeless, a voice to the voiceless and awareness that will cause a response to action.  So, without further ado, here are five ways we can fight human trafficking:

1.  Pray
–Pray for the victims:  for their hope & healing, their protection and for their trust in Christ
–Pray for the traffickers:  for their repentance & salvation
–Pray for the root causes:  for poverty, greed and prejudice
–Pray for the Church:  that it would unite and speak out for those without a voice

2.  Use your talents
–Write a blog about why we should fight human trafficking
–Use a sports event to raise awareness and funds
–Write a song or talk about human trafficking at a concert
–Create a short film and post it on YouTube
–Create a piece of art and display it publicly to raise awareness
–Use whatever you do best to make a difference in this matter

3.  Sponsor those at risk
–Poverty is one of the main reasons that lead to human trafficking.
–As a response to that, sponsor a child who is at risk.

4.  Volunteer
–Find places that are close to you and see if you can help out in some capacity.
–Google is a powerful tool.  :)

5.  Pray
–in case you forgot to keep doing that while you were doing the other things listed….because if you’re like me, you pray for a while and then stop because you’re always trying to do things.  The Holy Spirit is a much more powerful thing than Google.  :)

That’s all for now.  Feel free to add ways that you think would be helpful in this matter.  If your heart is stirred by the thought of people being sold into slavery, then let it stir you into doing something about it.

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