“Deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of Western culture is the notion that slavery ended in the nineteenth century. In our own day, however, a thriving underground market in human beings has emerged once again. More people are in slavery today than at any other time in human history, including all those seized from Africa during the four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave-trade.  Modern-day slavery respects no borders. Therefore, it will take a sustained concerted abolition movement to end slavery once again. You may not have known this before, but now you do. You can be part of this movement.  (taken directly from the Covenant Website)

On October 22nd, our students in 8th-12th grade focused their attention on the Biblical principals of Compassion, Mercy, and Justice.  We did this because we want to make sure that we are giving them plenty of opportunities to put feet to their faith—in very practical and hands-on ways.  Our focus that night was on Modern Day Slavery—specifically Human Trafficking.  We chose this topic because our denomination is working hard to put an end to it.  The Human Trafficking project has been initiated by Women Ministries and is a partnership between all Covenant Churches in an effort to develop awareness of and put a stop to human trafficking—this initiative is called Break the Chains.  We spent a good amount of time reading the many Old Testament passages that deal with God’s view of injustice in our world.  Together, we discussed what our response might be to this horrific reality and it was decided that we should raise $1000.00 to free one slave!  If you are interested in learning more about Human Trafficking, please visit the Covenant website.  If you are interested in donating money toward this cause, please contact me @jeffg72@gmail.com.  Thanks for your interest and support.

This is a video that uses bible scriptures to demonstrate God’s thoughts on injustice.