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SLAVERY IS NOT DEAD: Human Trafficking is Alive and Well - Please Pray!
" The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, [a] 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn..." Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
Please pray for the release of these prisoners - spirit, soul and body! Ask God how He wants you to get involved in seeing this come about. (some intro info about human trafficking here)
There is a huge market for sex trade workers globally and, under our noses, hundreds of thousands of children and others are being stolen, treated inhumanly, and trafficked across borders throughout the world each year. It is apparently the third largest source of income for international organized crime, after trafficking in drugs and arms. See some statistics below:
+ "...At least 12.3 million people are victims of forced labour
worldwide. Of these 2.4 million are as a result of human trafficking. A global
alliance against forced labor, International Labour Organisation, 2005
+ 600,000-800,000 men, women and children trafficked across international
borders each year. Approximately 80 per cent are women and girls. Up to 50%
are minors. US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2005
+ An estimated 1.2 million children trafficked each year. UNICEF UK Child
Trafficking Information sheet, January 2003
+ Trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are caught in the
trap of slavery. Anti-Slavery..."
For more info about human trafficking from the above web site, see:
http://www.stopthetraffik.org
A ministry seeking to restore these broken people: http://www.restoreinternational.org/index.php
More research/articles on Human Trafficking: http://www.DiscipleTheNations.org/HumanTrafficking.html