Seeking Human dignity, requires seeing and being with humanity's gross indignities that we may choose to work for increased loving, beautiful, transforming presence in this world we live in.
Sexual Trafficking is a Gross Indignity perpetrated by and amongst human beings.
The Sex trade, stripping children, women, men and transgendered human beings of their embodied life giving sensitivity and specifically their sexual beauty is extremely lucrative.
Polaris Project Reports: 1 pimp 3 women/girls
Each women/girl (man/boy or transgendered person) brings in $500 per day.
People who sell people as sex objects make $24,000 per month = $642,000 per year by selling women, girls and men, boys and transgendered human beings.
(300,000 beautifully human children are at risk even today in the US.)
The Covering House, a place of refuge for girls who have experienced this Gross Indignity and Crime against them, in their embodied selves reports that 9.5 Billion dollars is generated in the US annually.
There are less than 100 beds, homes, places of refuge and restoration for people whom are rescued in the US.
I have not yet found any places that exist for Human beings who are transgendered or boys or men.
And people, beautiful human beings are working for CHANGE!
Hope Rising Amidst comes as people begin to see people as we truly are, Beautiful in the core! Able to be graceful, merciful, tender, gentle, strong sources of Life and light and peace and LOVE. As a woman, mother, wife, family member, community and individual psychologist, pastor, and friend; when I have chosen to open myself to the possibility that there is beauty in everyone, I have been blessed with experiencing it! I am convinced! I am convinced we can contribute to the transformation of human interactions for increased dignity, increased beauty, increased lovingkindness.
Human beings are responding to the gross indignity of human trafficking in just such ways that seek to end this Global Trade of Death.
International Justice Mission, The Covering House and the Polaris Project are a few organizations bringing Change and light and life and Love to a very dark place in humanity. I encourage you to see what they are up to!
Harambee Arts (www.harambeearts.org) is another. I am so thankful to be one person joining in the effort of being a part of healing opportunities. I am thankful that many of you will also be part of this by contributing what you can from the resources you have.
Fundraising: The goal is to raise 4,800.00 in eight weeks. Such a tiny bit of money compared to what is being stripped from women,children, boys, men and transgendered people by one person who sells 3 human beings for sex for just 3 days.
New Ideas!
My friends and Family who love to run, how about organizing a local 5K with some friends and Raising Change for CHANGE through pledges of support?
Or find a Run already in place that supports the fight against Sex Trafficking and human enslavement? Pay the fee to support the organization and ask friends to pledge support to be given to my Nepal fund? That like a 2 for 1 Special!
All Donations can be sent to:
Nepal
C/O Sunset Covenant Church
18555 NW Rock Creek Blvd. Portland Oregon 97229
Checks made out to Sunset Covenant Church, Nepal in the memo please.
Thank you for continuing the journey today. Nepal is the first trip on what is becoming in my heart a commitment to a Long Road.
Peace be with you my friends.
Mary
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