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 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
Equipping the Churches in Japan “We didn’t know that happens here.” “Really? Here? Are you sure?” That is the overwhelming response whenever I share about human trafficking in Japan. People don’t want to believe that something so terrible happens in a country like Japan. On January 6, I led an ENGAGE training with Asahikawa Gospel
Positive Responses to Prevention Training When I am in the planning stages for an ENGAGE training with a church, of course, I have no way of knowing ahead of time how the training will go and what will come out of it. My overall responsibility for each event is to prepare well and to pray
Training Leaders in NZ to Prevent Human Trafficking In late 2017, I learned that a group of people in New Zealand were interested in taking the HOPE61 MULTIPLY training in March 2018. I admit, my first thought was, "How big of a problem can human trafficking be in '100% Pure New Zealand?'” I’d never been
