A passion for justice

This is another great link with valuable information from IJM. Being informed is so important.
Bethany Hoang is from the International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM's justice professionals work in their communities in 15 field offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America to secure tangible and sustainable protection of national laws through local court systems.

A passion for justice | Library | Centre for Public Christianity
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This interview with Bethany Hoang completely sums up my thoughts and how I have been feeling. The issue is so HUGE and it seems impossible to stop the evil that is going on with modern day slavery. But the biggest thing I learnt when watching the Half The Sky documentary the other night was that it is a HUGE issue but if you can change even ONE life than it is worth it. When we listen to the stories and watch the documentaries and the news it is easy to become overwhelmed and feel defeated before even beginning. But we need to put ourselves into the mindset that if WE were the ones being sold into human trafficking than we would HOPE that someone would come and help us, rescue us from the pits of hell (because that is what these children, women and men are living in when they are being tortured and raped and held against their own will; sold by their own family).

So what is out call? Our duty? Our obligation as people who have the money, resources and knowledge? I am still working out these questions in my own mind but like Bethany Hoang said, we need to become informed.

"We cannot blame the dark for being dark, but we can blame the light for not shinning on the darkness."