Human Trafficking
We seek the opportunity to be more intentional in anti-human trafficking efforts, here in Lansing and across the world. We are grateful for the opportunities we’ve had to partner with She Is Safe and are looking to engage with other organizations who also do good work in this area.
We welcome your participation in our discernment of the future of Trinity’s Anti-Human Trafficking efforts.
LEARNING RESOURCES:
- She is Safe works to prevent, rescue, and restore women and girls from abuse and exploitation, equipping them to build a life of freedom, faith, and a strong future!
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International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects people in poverty from violence. They partner with local authorities in 21 program offices in 13 countries to combat slavery, violence against women and children, and police abuse of power against people who are poor.
BOOKS:
- Just Courage by Gary Hougen
- Good News About Injustice by Gary Hougen
- Forgotten Girls: Stories of Hope and Courage by Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett
- Daughters of Hope: Stories of Witness and Courage in the Face of Perrsecution by Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett
PODCASTS:
- The New Activist by International Justice Mission
TED TALKS:
- Slavery Still Exists. Here’s How to End it by Richard Lee
- The Hidden Reason for Poverty the World Needs to Address Now by Gary Haugen
Would you like to add to this resource list? Please email GO Team at global.outreach@wearetrinity.com
History of Trinity’s HOPE Ministry
During the summer of 2012, 60 women in the Women2Night’s Wednesday night summer community gathered weekly for the Mark Batterson Bible Study, The Circle Maker. Toward the beginning of that summer, Global Outreach brought forward a young leader, Kate Luce, in the weekend gathering so that the entire congregation could pray as she set off for the summer to explore what the Church, the people of God, could do concerning the issue of human trafficking.
The Circle Maker challenged every woman to choose a specific need in her life to “encircle” with focused prayer. In response to the call to prayer in the weekend gathering, the leaders of Women2Night challenged the women in the study that summer to also pray collectively for a second circle: human trafficking. The women spent the next 4 weeks praying. To continue reading, click here.