As an American, I know that the people of my country have the power to bring this matter to the attention of our leaders. Sadly, there is so much prejudice and racism here in the United States against people of color and especially against immigrants that the prevailing attitude here is, quite simply, “Oh, well!” Or “It’s their fault for being so naive.” Or “That’s not my problem!” Or “That’s not fair!” But there is nothing naive, or wrong for that matter, about wanting a better life and seizing what one believes to be the promise of one.

What is WRONG is American apathy toward the situation. What is WRONG is American prejudice toward those who were not born into the priviledge of opportunity like we were. What is WRONG is Americans having the power as the richest and most powerful nation on Earth to change these horrible situations and yet the extent of our political involvment is simply laughing at jokes that politicians make about one other.

And I say this because I, too, am guilty.

“People are defeated or go mad or die in many, many ways, some in the silence of that valley, WHERE I COUDN’T HEAR NOBODY PRAY and many in the public, sounding horror where no cry or lament or song or hope can disentangle itseslf from the roar. And so we go under, victims of that universal cruelty which lives in the heart and in the world, victims of the universal indifference to the fate of another, victims of the universal fear of love, proof of the absolute impossibility of achieving a life without love. One day, perhaps, unimaginable generations hence, we will evolve into the knowledge that people are more important than real estate and will permit this knowledge to become the ruling principle of our lives. For I do not for an instant doubt, and I will go to my grave believing that we can build Jerusalem, if we will.”
~James Baldwin
NOTHING PERSONAL

Christine Caine with Equip and Empower ministries (affiliated with Hillsong Church in Australia) has a project called A21 that you can read about here.

http://www.thea21campaign.org/

She has taken up this cause and has a video there. Also, Lisa Bevere has partnered with James Robinson at Life Today to get the word out. Read about the Zoe Project: http://www.gozoe.org/about_projects.php

One of the ways we can get involved on the front lines is to write our congressmen and women as well as our state legislators to impose stiffer penalties on people in this country who participate in the sex slave trade market. The victims of human trafficking are often young, non-english speaking teens and pre-adolescents who are looped in with promises of fame, fortune and future only to be sold into the pimp/prostite lifestyle that A21 talks about.

We have had that in our runaways here in the states for such a long time – think of Las Vegas where prostitution is legal.

The truth is – how do you prove it? And how do we help? Supporting the overseas projects are good, but we need grass roots action right here. Anyway… I’m rambling.

May God rid the earth of people who do and are involved in such things.