What are you waiting for?

A typical child laughs about 240 times a day. A typical adult laughs about 15-20 times a day. God created children with a faith much bigger than most adults. They trust, believe, and find joy in the simple things. There should never ever be a reason for that to be broken or stolen. Somewhere along the way we have lost our laughter. The time of childhood is so important in any life. This is where we develop the way we think; this is when we dream; this is when we laugh more than any other time in life.

Each year, sex trafficking victimizes 2.2 million children. That's four children every minute. A child prostitute can serve up to 1,500 clients per year. 78% of child prostitutes will acquire an STD and over 90% of children rescued from brothels are affected by HIV. 8 in 12 child prostitutes will have an abortion. This is not okay. These children are REAL. They have purpose; they have value. No one on this earth has the authority to give a price to anyone. No one should ever be bought or sold. These children, as everyone on this earth, have been made in the image of God. And we are equal, the pimp trafficking children, me sitting here writing this, the clients, the child being trafficked, and you reading this.

These children need someone to stand up for them. It's time for change. It's starts with you and me. Whoever you may be. Tell someone. Pray. Research. Write a letter to the government of a country dealing with these issues. It may be in your own backyard. Open your eyes to see it. It's everywhere.

Human trafficking is a cycle. Hurt people will hurt people. One of the beautiful qualities of our God is that He is into taking broken people and turning them into something beautiful. He wants to take out the roots of human trafficking that have so deeply invaded our world. Be a part of it. They are trapped, they are hopeless, and they need Jesus. There are more slaves in our world today than any other time in our history. Speak up for those who cannot speak up for themselves.

"People were created to be loved, and things were created to be used. This world is in chaos because things are being loved and people are being used."

What would Jesus do?

He got down and sat in the dirt beside the broken adultress. He loved on the prostitutes. He said in Matthew 19:14, "Let the children come to me." He loved. He accepted them with open arms. My God is love. He was a voice for the voiceless and He was never afraid of letting someone else's dirt get on Himself. He defended. He moved. We are called to live like Him, so it's time to take action. This is the world we live in, too.

God's heart is broken for these people. Is yours?

Now, you may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say that you didn't know.