At Adventures In Missions we are constantly working to combat the struggles facing the “least of these” around the globe. Through their experiences in the field, our missionaries act as a window to the rest of the world, calling our attention to the issues they encounter day in and day out. It is our hope that by shedding light on these injustices, we can inspire others to step into action and make a difference.
This month at AIM, we are highlighting one of the greatest issues facing us both at home and abroad: human trafficking. Each year, thousands of women and
children become victims of the global sex trade and are sold into slavery and exploitation.
children become victims of the global sex trade and are sold into slavery and exploitation.
In the field, our missionaries encounter victims of the sex trade in the most unexpected places and are actively working to bring not only physical freedom to these women, but spiritual freedom in Christ, as well.
This issue hits especially close to home for AIM, as the city of Atlanta, GA, only sixty miles from our headquarters in Gainesville, ranks number one among cities for human trafficking the in the United States.
Through this awareness, we hope to mobilize people to action, so that we can work together to bring freedom to the oppressed.
Facts About Human Trafficking:
- According to the US Department of State, human trafficking is the world’s third largest criminal enterprise, bringing in an illegal $32 billion yearly.
- Up to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across borders illegally each year, with 50,000 entering into the United States.
- 80% of victims are women, with close to 50% of those being minors.
- Worldwide there are nearly two million children sold into the commercial sex trade.
Stories from the Field:
Marisa Banas writes:
What do you see when you look at this picture? Obviously there are 4 feet, two from an adult and two precious little ones from a toddler. I bet that you would never see or assume the truth behind this image, this haunting portrait. The two little feet that you just see were sold for $60 US Dollars to a pimp. A three-year old turned sex slave. His name is Michael Angelo. Read More…
Reflections On A Red LightMatthew Snyder writes:
I can’t even begin to fathom into words what I saw last night. I would say that I experienced it but it’s hard to experience something when you’re so void of emotion, so void of it because there’s something in the air that sucks the breath out of your lungs and replaces it with a numb. It’s a numb that paralyzes you and renders you beyond your own control. You recognize it immediately as a state only the devil can thrust you into. Read More…
Kimberly Daniels writes:
Its hard to describe what it was like being back in the Nana Entertainment district again, except to say that I knew I need to be there. Not just last night. Not just tonight and tomorrow night. But in the future. As I sat sipping my water, God told me, “Kim, you belong in the strip bars.” Read More…
Matt Snyder writes:
Am I willing to go there and enter in? Is that what God is even calling me to do? If it is, I will join in the work that He is already doing, in taking what Satan intended for evil into His good. Women and children who have been told their entire lives they were trash, who even believe themselves to be trash, can be transformed by a man named Jesus who can take the trash of their lives and turn it into something beautiful. Read More…
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- Sign up for a mission trip to work in an affected area
- Join the World Race to meet victims where they are
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