An Education in Domestic Human Trafficking

In the past weekend, my eyes have come to open to the realities and tragedies of Human Trafficking. I didn't realize that it was in my own backyard, but it seems that LA is one of the several hubs in the US. Other cities are San Fran, NYC, Boston to name a few. 

As I prepare to launch Life to the Full Curriculum I am trying to look at where some of the proceeds will go. I am thinking right now that I will put half of my tithe to Kiva.org and half to a human trafficking organization, or maybe several. 

I just talked to my friend Rachel Johnson who is working with an organization called Touch a Life Foundation. We talked through my situation the other day...which another organization is working on...and she led me in the direction of a few books that she'd recoommend.  Rachel is working with slave traders in Ghana and is concerned with foreign human trafficking, though is in relationships with many organizations domestically who are active in stopping this kind of thing in our country.

I would like to recommend the books to you too so we can all become educated with the problems. I am hoping to become a volunteer.  With so many great needs in the world, I have passion for many of the injustices around the world and spend a lot of my time trying to help children understand these things. I feel as if God has placed a new passion in my heart this weekend for a specific way I can funnel some of that passion. I believe firmly that we are not to be focused in 100 directions...but to pray "Lord, where do you want to use me" and then be committed to that cause. Too often our generation becomes too gratified by partaking in the "Hometown Buffet" of non-profits...which rarely leads to lasting change.

The book that Rachel recommended to me is called "Not For Sale"  by David Batstone who began the organization Not For Sale Campaign 

Like I said in my last post: "Ignorance does not make us Innocent"

Also, check out www.callandresponse.com

Comments

[christina]

This is great Kristie! Gearing up for a 5K in September to raise awareness of the Vancouver Olympics, "Buying Sex is NOT an Olympic Sport". Human trafficking is quite a problem in the Seattle/Vancouver areas.