Finished my two week training with Not For Sale in San Francisco, CA USA and all I can say is my brain is tired, my feet are soar and my heart is killing me. This last two weeks I have learned SO much:
#1: Human Trafficking is real and once you start looking you will be shocked!
#2: Education yourself and being a smart consumer can make real change! Especially for people who you will never met but I believe will be eternal grateful (TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN MUCH IS REQUIRED)
#3: This kind of work (even as I am only a beginner) requires ALOT of laughter.
Being here; learning about the issue of Human Trafficking is a dream of mine (which can sound extremely weird)......but to make it plain if Jesus were physical walking the earth right now I believe this would be where you would hear him cry out for the 'least of these'. The information is hard to hear:
30 million human trafficked mostly built by the demands of:
cheap labor + cheaper prices = labor trafficking
unregulated sexual appetites + young girls = sex trafficking
I won't blast you with all the details but just think about this: Human Trafficking is the 3rd MOST lucrative crime right behind the trading and sell of drugs #2 which is right behind the selling and trading of drugs #3.
BUT THERE IS HOPE!! many organizations and people are working tirelessly around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and restore victims of this tragedy as well I totally believe the ONE who came for the 'least of these' is working tirelessly through our prayers. So please KEEP PRAYING for our brothers and sisters who have been trapped in this deadly cycle as well please educate yourself on what this issue really looks like!!
For quick reference please check out the following web sites:
Not For Sale: http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/- Abolitionist education
Free 2 Work: www.free2work.org/-Understanding supply chain and how what u buys can help or hurt
MATTOO: http://mattoo.org/-Men against the trafficking others
Mission 21: http://www.mission21mn.org/- Minnesota safe house for victims who need our support. They are hosting an event in Rochester, MN on friday night Aug. 26th as well as Saturday Aug. 27th. Check out their web site for more information if you would like to help support. I will be displaying some photo's at both event. Come if you can!!!
These were just a few of the organization I have come across but the more we educate ourselves and become concise consumers the more we begin to deal head on with this issue of Modern-day Slavery.
Please if you have any questions or want to know more give me a shout!!
sirinestingen@gmail.com
Pray this finds you all well,
siri
