Looking Beyond Appearance

Looking Beyond Appearance

She’s here. The lady who eats in the Soup Kitchen. She looks nice today. Her hair is freshly done and her nails are well-manicured. She sat down next to another lady who has worn the same clothes for the past three days and smells like whisky and cigarette smoke. What...
A21 Walk for Freedom

A21 Walk for Freedom

I had the privilege to participate in the A21 Walk for Freedom in Pittsburgh, PA, in October. I thought this would be a great opportunity to share with my three teenage daughters in order to give them a glimpse into the world of Human Trafficking. A21 Walk for Freedom...
Gender Inequality and Being One in Christ

Gender Inequality and Being One in Christ

The temperature in the room ‘turned cold.’ All eyes were on me as he quoted 1 Timothy, chapter 2. I was the only woman in the room. I was the only woman minister in a room full of male pastors. “Not with braided hair…But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor...
Interview with Shea Rhodes on FOSTA/SESTA

Interview with Shea Rhodes on FOSTA/SESTA

The following is an interview done by The Southern Territory, Territorial Services Coordinator against Human and Sex Trafficking, Hillary DeJarnett, and The Eastern Territorial Anti Human Trafficking Specialist, Jamie Manirakiza. After attending the National Center on...
When is a foreigner no longer a foreigner?

When is a foreigner no longer a foreigner?

5 “At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for...