My spiritual-wealth of a mom has lately been being tugged on by God to do something about human trafficking. This issue is just…well, it’s not an issue per se, like healthcare or taxes. It’s people. It’s a stench on the earth. It reminds me of the other day when I walked in the bathroom at school and had to walk right back out because someone hadn’t
flushed overnight. Gross? Yes. And mild compared to the obscenity being played out against little precious children right in our backyard. Under our noses.
Nicholas Kristof, a highly-regarded, agnostic columnist for the New York Times wrote this yesterday, highlighting one little girl who has undergone horrors that I think would probably kill me. She was raped an average of 20 times a night from the time she was 6 until she escaped at age 9.
Read it. And pray.
Thanks for this post. Powerful reminder to ask God to make our hearts sensitive to what is on His heart.