The title of my blog today is the theme my pastor and I have selected for our services for Human Trafficking Awareness Day in January. You are probably wondering why in the middle of the Christmas season I have decided to write about Human Trafficking. Human Trafficking Awareness Day is January 11th. It comes so quickly after the holidays that I want to alert everyone now so they can think about what they can do to bring awareness on that day.
I am so lucky to have a supportive pastor and a church who supports my passion for this ministry and has become involved in my desire to bring this issue to our community. On Sunday, January 10th our morning worship will be devoted to this issue and that evening, we will have a prayer service and candlelight vigil on our front lawn. We will be decorating our church on New Year's day with purple lights, purple ribbons and a banner for our community to see. We will follow-up with flyers, and articles in our town newspaper so that the community will learn about the issue and understand as Christians, we have taken a stand to become involved.
What can you do to bring awareness on this issue to your church and community? I don't expect everyone to go to my extreme with purple lights, but can you imagine how cool it would be if we could get all the churches across the country to place purple ribbons on their doors and pray for this issue? How powerful that would be! Go to the AB Women's Ministries, Break the Chains website, www.abwmbreakthechains.org and you will find a variety of ideas that you can do with your church to make a difference and bring awareness on a variety of different levels.
During this season of giving, let us remember the victims of human trafficking who are still enslaved waiting to be rescued? Let us continue to work towards bringing freedom to all of them so that they too may enjoy the season of giving. God gave us his son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Let us, as Christian Women, bring the love of Christ into our community and the world, and break the chains of human trafficking, one link at a time.
May you continue to shine your light for Christ this Christmas season as we continue to be Women... Destined for God's Purpose.
Blessings,
Barbara
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