And The Soul Felt Its Worth

Kyrenia Castle, Cyprus The first Sunday night in December, a beautiful fake Christmas tree, a lit Yankee candle providing the smell of pine, a glass of red, and an old Amy Grant Christmas album…”Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth…” When does a soul feel its worth?  When its chosen.  When its remembered. [...]

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Abolishing Modern Day Slavery Podcast

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Believing in Justice, Believing in You.

I recently read the book This I Believe, a collection of  essays taken from the NPR program initially launched by Edward R. Murrow in the 1950s.  Naturally, this prompted my own reflection on what belief I would want to proclaim to the world in 200 words or less. In my short life, I have witnessed [...]

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Child Slavery in Ghana: The scope of the problem

Child Slavery: Approximately 25% of children ages 5-14 years in Ghana were working in 2000.  In rural areas, children can be found working in picking, fishing, herding and as contract farm labor. Children also work as domestics, porters, hawkers, miners and quarry workers, and fare-collectors[1]. The Children’s Act sets the minimum age for employment at [...]

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The Process of Rescuing a Child from Slavery

Many of you have asked, “How do you actually rescue a trafficked child from slavery?”  In this post, I will do my best to explain the process. (Thank you, Liz, for your amazing editing.) George Achibra founded PACODEP, a non-governmental organization based in the Volta Region of Ghana, which was initially focused on caring for [...]

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When Obama visits the slave castles in Ghana, what will he see?

When Obama visits the slave castles in Ghana, will he see the millions still enslaved today?

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