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,

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

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

Looking Ahead The worldwide shut down caused by the COVID-19 virus continues, although breaks are starting to appear in the cloudy skies. I pray and hope that we are nearing the end of widespread isolation and quarantine across the globe. At HOPE61, we have been using this time to work on many important projects and

You Will Not Fear The worldwide shutdown of activity due to the COVID-19 virus has significantly impacted the ministry of HOPE61. We are certainly not alone, as nearly every business, ministry, and individual on the planet has been impacted in major ways. All of our ENGAGE and MULTIPLY trainings around the world have been suspended