Blog Action Day - The Power of We

There's a group of people in North Texas, all volunteers, that have taken a stand against domestic sex trafficking. They've been told on numerous occasions they accomplish more than heavily funded NGOs. Officials are very surprised when they learn there isn't any paid staff.

Traffick911 has proven over and over again in its short time of existence the Power of We. Individuals have joined together to fight a horror happening in their neighborhoods, often hidden just out of sight. Girls have been rescued and started down a healing path. Families have been stitched back together. Abusers have been arrested. Many sleepless nights have taken place. Many tears have been shed. Many prayers have been poured out. The battle against modern day slavery is not pretty or easy.

Someone donated Traffick911 property for a safe house. Triumph House will be a special haven for victims to heal. Operating and remodeling costs are being raised at this time. Traffick911 volunteers are constantly finding sex trafficking victims needing a safe place now, but there are no empty beds in the few safe houses in the US. Triumph House needs to be open NOW.

You can learn a lot of information about domestic sex trafficking on the Traffick911 website and you can also read this article that fell in my lap as I was writing this post.

Hard to imagine

Some things are just hard to imagine. Living in the middle of a red-light district is one of them. The fact that there is a designated red-light district is hard to imagine. But, it is a grim reality in a lot of the world.

It makes me happy that Missions in Action called it the slavery that it is. These women are trapped and their children become trapped. My heart broke for those kids, because I know the ones that don't get help soon will be sucked into the same nightmare their mothers are in.



As you can see in the video, Compassion is reaching out to these children. You can take part. Just follow the steps at the end of the video.

Change a life.

Prayer & Fasting for Victims of Sexual Trafficking

Please check out the Salvation Army's Prayer and Fasting for Victims of Sexual Trafficking.

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/trafficking

Read, Act, Pass On

http://love146.blogspot.com/2009/07/urgent-action-needed.html

Child Sex Slaves Arrested

Anger can't touch what I'm feeling:

http://www.examiner.com/p-375470~American_Child_Sex_Slaves_Are_Being_Arrested__Not_Rescued.html

40 Day Fast - Heavy Stuff

Two great blogs are up today for 40 Day Fast.

Natalie writes about the foundation she started to combat the very real sex slave trade.

Kjaere shares what is on her heart about the persecution of Christians in Eritrea.

Both entries are hard to read.
Both need to be read.
Both need to be acted upon.
Both need to be passed on to others.

Sex Slave Trade and Abused Migrant Workers

The bloggers for today's 40 Day Fast chose topics that are hard to wrap our minds around. The chose to blog about people that are working hard to end these atrocities.

Visit The True Vyne and learn about a family that wants to make a difference in the lives of sex slaves in Cambodia.

Migrant workers often get the short end of the stick in many ways. Valerie discusses a "home" that works to change migrant workers lives. Click here to learn more.

Sex Trade and Children

Have tissue ready as you click to read this post by Amy. It is not easy to read, but it needs to be read, passed on, and acted on by every person that reads it.

If you want to learn more about modern day slavery, check out these sites:
International Justice Mission
Not For Sale
Free The Slaves