The poor and vulnerable are being exploited every day in our world through the evil of human trafficking.  Some parents and relatives are being lied to and deceived while others desperate for money are selling their children to traffickers for as little as a few dollars.

Others, as adults, are promised “good paying jobs” then are trapped into paying back exorbitant “debts” to their captors through prostitution and forced labor.  Still others are brought into countries with the hopes of gaining a visa and starting a new life.  Once they are hooked through false promises, they are many times kept and controlled through fear, drugs, and violence.  All alone, they are in desperate situations without hope for a way out.

It is happening in our hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina as well as our beloved nation of Thailand and in many nations throughout the world. Continue Reading…