Did You Know?
- The #1 fear of most parents today is that their children will be abused and/or kidnapped. Thousands are abducted and disappear daily.
- Hundreds of thousands of young women and children in the United States and around the world are being sold as sex slaves.
- Atlanta, Georgia is the #1 city in the Nation for child sex trade – little girls as young as 11 are abducted, sold into prostitution, and forced to perform sexual acts for profit.
- Sex Slave Trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Billions of dollars are profited yearly.
Today I made a new friend, Rebecca from Rahab’s Rope. Rebecca had an inspiring story to say the least. At 60 years old God called her into this ministry to help rescue girls from human trafficking. Rebecca sold everything she had, except for her car and devoted the rest of her life to helping these women. In Mark 10:21 Jesus said, “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Rebecca did just that.
Rebecca told me some saddening news today. She told me the United States is the third largest human trafficking location in the world. Am I the only one that makes sick? We are the United States of America! We are supposed to stand on Freedom. We are supposed to be the richest nation in the world. What is happening to the world today?
She told me the story of a 10-year old girl abducted on the corner of a small Georgia town who was sold into sex slavery and raped up to 40 times per day. Her innocence was completely taken from her. We ended the conversation with a smile and a friendly goodbye. I walked to my car. I ate lunch. I chit chatted with friends. Meanwhile, some innocent girl is being abducted and forced into a world of crazy darkness.
For more information on the sex trafficking industry and what you can do to help, visit their website for more information.
The above information was researched from the Internet, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Salvation Army website.