Three girls in Cleveland … and millions worldwide
Ed Stetzer writes:
Like most of the world, I’m horrified that a monster kidnapped and abused three girls (my daughter’s age when taken) in Cleveland. Join me in praying for these girls, their children, and their parents. The road ahead of them is long.
I held my daughters a little closer and prayed for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight (names matter– they are real people, not objects).
I cannot help thinking about the fact that this is, well, a horrible reality for several other families across the world. Yes, it is unusual that a man kidnapped and help hostage in this manner in a major American city, but kidnapping and sexual slavery is not unheard of– it is shockingly common around the world.
You just don’t hear about it because it is done as a business and not as a news story playing out on global television. But sexual slavery is a very real occurrence every day– and it is not what many people think. And, though trafficking may not have been involved here, it is deeply connected to such crimes globally.
Ed concludes with excellent thoughts about related statistics and solutions, which you can read by clicking here.
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“You just don’t hear about it because it is done as a business and not as a news story playing out on global television.” I just wanted to say this was brilliantly worded. When I first learned about human trafficking, I was absolutely shocked. It’s such a major problem in every part of the world, even smaller Midwest towns, but no one talks about it.