The Trouble with the Alphabet

I learned about the trouble with the alphabet in my travels around the world. I saw children who were dying of hunger, mothers who had to chose which of their children would live and which would die, families who did not know if they would have a next meal. I saw teenagers who survived growing up in an orphanage to a life that seemed to have no meaning. I saw people brush aside those who needed help and leave the sick bleeding and dying. I saw children who came to a church so they could have a drink of clean water. I saw people walking miles to see a nurse and get vitamins. I don't have all the answers, and neither does this group, but they do have a lot to say. Take some time to view their website. I have the book and it has made an impact everywhere I take it. I hope you will ask me some time about the book. Don't forget that fighting against human trafficking is standing up for children, many of whom do not have a voice or a choice.

http://www.thetroublewiththealphabet.com/

Silence is NOT Golden

I have been silent for much too long. Human trafficking is not going away. Just because I am busy, even with good things, gives me NO excuse. To be quite honest, I stopped blogging for awhile because I was frustrated. I got my feelings hurt. But that doesn't compare to the pain and suffering that so many go through daily. I have so much and many of them have nothing. I must not stop telling people that slavery still exists. I must not stop what I am doing to prevent trafficking. I must not stop my efforts at protecting others through buying free trade and other means. I must support prosecution of those who are in support and involved in trafficking. I must not be blind to the suffering of those around me.

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
is today. I hope you will take the time to pray for those who are caught in the web of modern slavery. Search some websites and learn something new. Look for ways where you can get involved. Shop fair trade and support those who have joined this cause. Open your eyes to what is going on around you and look for signs of trafficking. Do something.

World Hope International

www.worldhope.org

OATH (Oklahomans Against the Trafficking of Humans)

http://oathcoalition.org

StAT (Stand Against Trafficking)

http://www.standagainsttrafficking.com/

Equal Exchange (a fair trade company)

www.equalexchange.coop

Not For Sale

http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/

Fair Trade USA

http://transfairusa.org/

The Trouble With The Alphabet

http://www.thetroublewiththealphabet.com/

Oasis USA

http://oasisusa.org/