06/19/2025
Juneteenth, a day of celebration of the final | official day of the end of legalized slavery in the United States. It's a "new" holiday and one to be remembered, as so many Americans died making sure that their fellow Americans could be free to live without fear and to walk in freedom and opportunity.
We pray now for a change in people's hearts, as slavery is still alive and well in America. Human trafficking has exploded in the last couple of decades, and so many people are exploited, enslaved, in chains, without hope, and living lives of fear and suffering. They are the hidden slave - in the US and around the world. Today, instead of just saying "Happy Juneteenth", maybe take a moment to give to one of the organizations fighting this modern slavery day in and day out.
Here are some good ones:
https://warinternational.org/
https://timtebowfoundation.org/
https://www.a21.org/
Our Reach, Recover, and Restore programs work together to provide a comprehensive response to human trafficking. Each program has been designed to stand alone–filling critical gaps in the communities we work in without duplicating efforts. We are also committed to giving away our resources and kno...