Engaging in Human Trafficking Prevention In the recently released film, Sound of Freedom, we see a man’s determination to fight human trafficking, specifically child sex trafficking, by rescuing children who have been victimized in this terrible crime. Many people, including Christians, are walking away from it feeling angry, shocked, and helpless. Many are also asking,
Preventing Trafficking Together “The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, for the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.” Isaiah 61:1 (NLT) This verse from Isaiah is the
The Power of the Gospel HOPE61 national trainer Emmanuel “Emma” Luswata lives with his wife and two children in Kampala, Uganda, where he is the lead pastor at Holy Ghost Cathedral. In the midst of the pandemic lockdowns and quarantines, Pastor Emma could not hold church services or lead HOPE61 trainings. But he refused to
The Impact of One As restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease in rural Uganda in August, HOPE61 trainers there began to schedule and facilitate ENGAGE trainings across the region. Careful to abide by all governmental and health standards in place, people attended these trainings to learn how to prevent human trafficking in their
How Churches Can Better Help Families Parenting is a massive responsibility. This is the understatement of the year. Parenting is a responsibility so huge that people who have no childcare experience or no long-term role models in their lives can often feel overwhelmed. Over the years, conflict between parents/caregivers and young people, or even abuse in
God at Work Behind the Scenes: Part 2 Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part story of God working in the lives of two women, over the course of several years, with an ocean separating them for several of those years. If you missed the beginning of K’s story, you can read it
God at Work Behind the Scenes Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part story of God working in the lives of two women, over the course of several years, with an ocean separating them for several of those years. K’s* story It was 2013 in Seattle. Somewhere between my girl’s toddler tantrums, my
Causes of Vulnerability: Community Instability Humans thrive with stability in our lives. Some people may have more adventurous personalities than others, but, with few exceptions, people like to be in control and know what tomorrow, next week, next month, or even next year might hold. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of the world
Causes of Vulnerability: Financial Instability Stability, as I stated in yesterday’s blog, is a core common desire of all humans. When things become uncertain and unstable in our lives, our core axis of being is altered, and we immediately, sometimes desperately, seek a way to return to sound and certain footing. I wrote yesterday about
Causes of Vulnerability: Political Instability As human beings, we all thrive on stability. When events occur around us that affect that stability, things can start to spin out of control quickly. As we near the end, hopefully, of the COVID-19 pandemic, circumstances in our world are anything but stable. While this instability may be new
