Photo credit: International Mission Board How do we end human trafficking? It’s a huge and evil problem with no simple answers.  I can share some things that our organization, BGR, is doing to help. I’ll also share some other ways to help. Support of trusted partners and organizations on the front line. BGR works with […]

Photo credit: International Mission Board By Ann Lovell My ministry with exploited women in my city in Thailand began with an audacious prayer: “Lord, shut down the sex industry in my city.” I had no intention of becoming personally involved. I just wanted God to shut down the bars and massage parlors notorious in Thailand […]

I’ve presented many statistics about human trafficking over the past couple of blogs, but we need to remember these are not just numbers: they represent people trafficked. They represent women coerced into prostitution. They represent children having their innocence and lives ripped from them as sex slaves. They represent men and young boys sold as […]

Estimates from the International Labor Organization place a whopping $150 billion dollars annual profit on the global human trafficking industry. It is considered a high profit margin business with low risk. With a conservatively estimated 20 times profit margin (e.g. $20 return for every $1 expended), it is considered one of the most profitable “industries” […]

In our next few blogs, we’re going to talk about a sensitive but terrible issue in the world today: human trafficking. It exists in every country of the world. Most human trafficking victims come from the poor, underdeveloped countries of the world. Most of the financing and money supporting this horrible industry comes from developed […]