Saturday, June 03, 2006

Human Trafficking

First, Human Trafficking is an excellent movie I recommend to everyone. I was a little put off by the fact that it's a Lifetime Movie...but the title piqued my interest, and I'm glad it did. This movie is by no means your mushy scorned woman Lifetime movie...It's a call to action.

More importantly, Human Trafficking is a serious issue that plagues society, and is a lot closer to home than most people think. Here are some of the stats, pulled primarily from Relevant Magazine and the Office for Victims of Crime:


  • Throughout the world, anywhere from 1 to 4 million people are sold each year for sexual exploitation.
  • 70-80% are women or young girls
  • 50% are children
  • 12.3 million people are enslaved against their will at any given time
  • Sex trading generates $9.5 billion in annual revenue
  • The number of US citizens trafficked within the United States is higher than foreign citizens trafficked into the US, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry.

"Scripture is filled with God's teaching about His love for justice and the oppressed."
--Penny Hunter, International Justice Mission


Scripture to pray through regarding human trafficking:

  • James 1:27 - Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  • Matthew 19:14 - Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."
  • Luke 17:1-2 - Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
  • Mark 9:37 - "Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me."
  • Psalm 9:9 - The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
  • Mark 10:14-16 - When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

And finally, some organizations you can find more info at. I haven't visited all of these, so you'll have to make your own judgement call :)


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