January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. This comes with a Presidential Proclamation as well as dozens of news articles and events to take part in. Ever since I first learned about the reality of modern-day slavery a few years back, it seems that more and more people are talking about it. Awareness has been growing, though…
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Make a Difference – Give a Loan
A few months ago I read the book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. It is probably the best book I have read all year and one of the most important books I have ever read. This is the sort of book that will not…
FREE – Faith Communities Learning to Help the Enslaved Newsletter
I am a part of a local community group called Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved (FREE). Click here to read my monthly update for the Faith Communities group, titled "Faith Communities Learning to Help the Enslaved".
FREE Faith Communities Newsletter
Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved is a local community group that seeks to mobilize the community into effective action against human trafficking. I lead the Faith Communities group. Follow the link below to read the latest newsletter: FREE Faith Communities April 2012
Just Laws to Protect Trafficking Victims: What the Church Can Do
How you vote in the presidential election does not really matter. I am quite disillusioned with politics. Too many powerful religious people think it is their job to pledge support to a presidential candidate. I wonder how Jesus feels when his people are reduced to a voting bloc? Recently a large group of evangelical Christians…
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David Hershey 