"Defend the helpless and everyone in need"

“Slavery in the 21^st Century”

Many people believe that slavery ended back in 1865, after the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Little do most know that, in fact, this is very wrong! Human trafficking is growing, and it is growing extremely fast.

It is estimated that 27 million people are held in slavery worldwide. This injustice is growing faster than weapons and drugs. Human trafficking may become the number one crime world wide in 2010. Victims of this crime can begin as little as the tender age of four years old. Some of these girls are forced to service as many as 40 men per day.

Although this crime is an issue world wide, Europe is a primary place for human trafficking. Girls who have left home, in search for possible job opportunities, get tricked into false job advertisements and hand over passports, and only forms of identification, in hopes to get a job only to be kidnapped and forced into the sex slave industry. Literally thousands of women and children are sold for sex everyday.

This is an injustice that sadly is not known to many people. As I write this paper my heart aches for these girls. I just want to start crying. No one should ever be victim to such an injustice like sex trafficking. This is such a strong passion of mine. It kills me that so few people hear the cries of these young girls, and that more is not being done to stop this problem.

When will people open their eyes and start seeing the harsh realities of the world we live in?

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”

-Martin Luther King

Will it be when this problem reaches our doorstep? Little do people know that this is already a problem in the United States! When will speak up for those that have no voice, when will we be the hands and feet for those held captive? Something must be done, and the time is now. I refuse to live in a world where we do nothing. We can’t just sit and turn our backs to a crying world. These girls need our help and they certainly can’t do it themselves. I believe when the world stops answering the cry of the captive, hurt, and helpless then we are truly a lost and meaningless world.

People around the globe are answering the call. There are organizations out there solely based on freeing those held in sex trafficking. The most helpful thing we can do is sponsor and donate. This primarily helps buy supplies for the saved victims, including food, shelter, and supplies. The other most important thing you can do is help making people more aware of this injustice. The more people that know about what is truly going on then the more we can do to stop this. We can’t save those in the dark if we ourselves are in the dark concerning this issue.

"Your job is to stand up for the powerless,

and prosecute all those who exploit them"

Psalm 82:3-4

Paper written for my english class. Wanted to share. If you'd like more info visit:

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Beauty rests in the assured.

I think quotes are my most favorite thing in the whole world, but not really, I just really LOVE them.

"But what seemed to be failure from man's standpoint was a triumph from God's standpoint, because God's standpoint is never the same as man's purpose."

- Oswald Chambers

Yeah that's a good one. Just soak that in for a second. It's from my book I'm reading right now by Joyce Meyer "I Dare You". And it is so good!

That quote really stood out to me because it got me thinking. How many times have we failed at something and literally thought it was the end of the world, there was no fixing this, I've failed at life. Woe is me. But what we saw in our eyes as failure was triumph in God's eyes. That is so powerful.

"The Lord has made everything to its own end and His own purpose... (Proverbs 16:4)

His intention for us is always better than anything we could devise. In other words we can't over-fail God. We can't fail too many times... we can't fail big enough!! Because he has every little thing planned out. Every LITTLE thing. That means he also has the big things in His hands.

I just barely got out of going through some hard times. Been a season for me, not sure I'm completely out, but things are definitely better. I came out with a better sense of trust for my God. Before this I don't think I was honestly trusting God, so when things came crashing down on me, I ran. I literally ran away from Him. I felt as if I had failed myself, and failed God. I thought I was so strong, but I had not completely fallen into him. It was like God I trust you but I'm kind of going to keep one foot in the door and one out, just in case. That's not the case for me anymore. I see things so much different now. I don't get depressed when something goes wrong. Because God has such a strong love for me, such an undeniably strong overwhelming love for me that He must have something better for me. So that's how I do life now. Which makes life even more casual :) I'm already half hippie. I'm headstrong, and loud, and out there, but I have this peace about me. I know my life is in the Creator hands, and I ain't got a thing to worry about. Real talk.

"We will not enjoy life until we accept God's will with joy and stop trying to understand everything that happens contrary to our own desires."

I don't understand everything right now, and why certain things have happened. But all is well, and all will be well. Rest assured.

Life update:

Now to the juicy stuff- NOT. Right now I'm working on my second year of college. Making them good grades. You know how I do. ;) But really. I actually am doing really well. Surprise. Good things happen, when you apply yourself. Who would have thought.

Mmm I'm working two jobs. One for the City of Hutto, and with this lady.

Everything has kind of fallen into place lately. It's been amazing. God is good.

I want to write a milli things right now, but I want to save it for like hello tomorrows.

Good day mate.

Hope everyones Valentines rocked.

So many people were so centered on those three words yesterday, and I got what I wanted... two words :) so simple. Bliss.