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Written by Alyce Gilligan
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 00:00 |
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 In 1998, Rachel Lloyd first came to New York City with a missions team from the U.K. As a former victim of commercial sexual exploitation, she worked with adult prostitutes in the city, helping them exit “the life” and begin a new one. But Lloyd noticed some younger girls showing up in the same programs as the women, teen victims for whom there were no specific shelters; a group of girls that, not so long ago, 21-year-old Lloyd had been a part of. She had $30, a computer and just enough room in her home to start a small outreach program, but that was all Lloyd needed to found what is now known as GEMS: Girls Educational and Mentoring Services.
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Written by Jeff Goins
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 00:00 |
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How do you end global slavery? You could write letters to your senator, quit buying from irresponsible corporations, donate some money to an organization ... or you could do what Stephanie Fisk did, and go for a bicycle ride.
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Written by Ashley Emert
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Wednesday, 09 June 2010 08:18 |
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 While Justin Dillon was touring with his band in Russia in 2004, his interpreter told him about offers she’d had to travel west for a job, Dillon looked into the “opportunities” and discovered they were fake jobs used to lure girls into sex trafficking. It was an incident that left Dillon reeling. He couldn’t let it go.
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Written by Kate Cremisino
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Tuesday, 18 May 2010 17:34 |
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 For about 27 million people in the world today (which is more than the entire population of Australia), enslavement is an everyday reality. It is even estimated that two children are sold into slavery every minute. The covert industry of forced labor and prostitution was virtually unheard of until recent years when investigations slowly uncovered the startling facts—that human trafficking is estimated to be the second largest income-generating syndicate in the world. A multi-billion dollar "business."
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Written by Ashley Emert
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 00:00 |
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 In an abortion clinic in North Carolina, there’s a banner bearing the words: “You still have options. Call Bethany Christian Services.” It may be the last thing a young woman sees before she follows through with her abortion—or it may be the last thing she sees as she considers it and walks out of the clinic.
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