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5 Ways You Can Help Stop Human Trafficking

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Every one of us can do something to help stop human trafficking. Here are five ideas. Share your suggestions in the comments below.

  1. PRAY
    • Pray that God would provide volunteers, resources and funding for those who labor to stop trafficking.  
    • Pray for victims to be rescued, and that they would find hope in Jesus.
    • Pray for rescued victims to find physical, emotional and spiritual healing and courage to continue moving forward despite their wounds.
    • Pray for law enforcement to track down criminals and bring them to justice.
    • Pray for traffickers to turn from their sin and for those who exploit people by purchasing sex, services or slave-made products to change their behavior.
  2. GET INVOLVED
    Find ministries in your area and get involved on a local level. For a larger reach, try:
    • International Justice Mission, an organization that protects the poor from violence in the developing world.
    • Aruna Project, a non-profit organization that cares deeply about bringing and sustaining freedom to the enslaved in South Asia.
    • Cru’s Inner City ministry, which mobilizes urban churches to meet physical and spiritual needs.
    • Freedom 58 is dedicated to fighting slavery and violent oppression through advocacy, education, and action.
  3. READ
    There are a number of books on human trafficking we especially recommend:
    • Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd
    • Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
    • The Just Church by Jim Martin
  4. BE AWARE
        Trafficking happens in restaurants, hotels, nail salons, airports and shopping malls. Look out for these signs:
    • Victims don’t have freedom to move and are closely watched.
    • Excessive security in a workplace or home can signal captivity.
    • Traffickers often “brand” their victims with tattoos of a barcode, a dollar sign, or of a man’s name.
    • If you suspect someone is being trafficked, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888.
  5. SPREAD THE WORD
    • Talk with friends and share information on social media regarding trafficking.
    • Warn teens and children about the schemes of human traffickers. They should never meet with anyone they don’t know. Traffickers might approach in person, online or by a mobile device.
    • For more information, see Sex Trafficking: The US’ $9.5 Billion Secret.

Rachel Ferchak

a Pittsburgh native, serves as editor-in-chief of digital and print communications for Cru. A 2012 graduate of Ohio University, she received a journalism degree, which so far has taken her around the U.S., to Morocco, Russia, Spain and Moldova. Contact Rachel at Rachel.Ferchak@cru.org.

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