Hope

Yesterday I wore my "Tread on Trafficking" T-shirt to work to raise awareness and remind colleagues to give! The responses I got were interesting. Both adults and teens I spent time with saw the message on the shirt and were familiar with the problem of human trafficking. Most new that it was a huge problem. Many new that it was the second biggest profit-producing criminal activity on earth. All thought it should be stopped. (That reminds me of a comment I made to a friend once. I said that ending child sex trafficking is one issue that all people can get behind. And then he gave me a look and said, "Well, not all people." There are the perpetrators - the men that exploit the children through abducting, enslaving, or raping them. I'm guessing they're not reading this blog, though, or working with me, though one never knows, I suppose.)

Anyway, what fewer folks seem to know is that you can actually do something about it.

Love 146 works on the ground, in the US and in Southeast Asia, to prevent at risk youth from falling into the industry and to educate individuals and families. They also provide aftercare in Southeast Asia to girls rescued from sex slavery. And here, the money counts a lot. It pays for new aftercare homes, for street workers, for education for families of young children who might end up in this industry if their community doesn't know to protect them.

We can help. Give!

Biked 10 miles Monday, 8 yesterday, and 17 today.


TOTAL
Ran - 19 miles
Biked - 69 miles
Benched - 22,910 pounds
Raised - $315