Human Trafficking Information

One of the pleasures I get in my new role at Dallas is to host podcasts and hear about ministries around the globe. Today I hosted a podcast on human trafficking. It will be released early in the summer but I want to report on it because the time was that significant. 
This is not a pleasant subject but the opportunities exist to do something that truly delivers people out of personal hell. There are three types of trafficking: sexual trafficking, labor trafficking (which is often harder to trace), and forced soldering (something very common in Africa).
The experts on our podcast spoke of the first step being awareness. So I am noting the various key agencies that work in this area and provide information about it.
Two organizations have important Christian involvement: love146 and Exile International.
Their websites are full of information:
love146.org
and 
exileinternational.org
In addition, Nicholas Kristof, the New York Times editorial writer, has a site called the half the sky movementt that also works in this area. He has done a great deal of work to  make people more aware of the situation. That site is:
http://www.halftheskymovement.org
Another important Christian relief organization is World Vision. They also have a program that labors in this area. Its website is:
http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/getinvolved/wov-join-a-chapter
Finally, the International Justice Mission has a mound of information at a wordlwide level. 
Their website is: www.ijm.org
Churches around the country that are looking for ministries that engage the culture and seek to help people in deep need can find some challenging options in this area. Two of our experts are ministering at Irving Bible Church and are helping to equip the church there to step up and create opportunities to address this problem. This is a concrete ministry that meets core human needs. It truly leads into an oppotunity to effect a profound rescue. So check out these sites to see what is possible.