By Josh Casper The sounds, smells and sights of Kolkata’s red-light district still haunt me in the deepest of ways. It has been a couple of years since walking those alleys, and yes, it’s 2009. The brothels and side streets harboring our sisters for lies, ridiculous debts and life circumstances still exist and they simply … Continue reading Faceless International: Spread the Cause and Win!
By Gabrielle Dickinson Written after watching the Invisible Children Rough Cut documentary for the first time: One minute of watching, and my eyes are so accustomed to this sight that they don’t take long to adjust to the window on my screen. My eyes are sore from being apart from the reality of this for … Continue reading Opening My Lens Wide
By Sarah Gillis As a student studying abroad in Nicaragua, I looked forward to the breaks between lectures to explore the heart of Latin America. Today was my chance to experience an historical park in the city of Managua. In a bid to capitalize on my free time, I spread my hands out wide and … Continue reading The Cart Boy – Winner of the Social Justice Writing Contest
By Jesse Medina In a Christian world represented by private individual relationships with Jesus, altar calls, and personal holiness, Richard Stearns asks, “Is there a hole in our gospel?’ To answer this question, one must first ask what it is that God wants of us and while affirming the more traditional answers (i.e. church attendance, … Continue reading Book Review: The Hole in Our Gospel
By Marisa Banas What do you see when you look at this picture? Obviously there are four feet, two from an adult and two precious little ones from a toddler. I bet that you would never see or assume the truth behind this image, this haunting picture. The two little feet that you see were … Continue reading A Sex Slave at Three Years Old
By Matt Snyder From Cambodia (written last year): It’s hard not to look out the window of this second-story coffee shop, glance from face to face of the tourists, and not try to understand what their real purpose is here in Cambodia. I look primarily at the men as suspects, animals capable of so much … Continue reading Human Trafficking Resources: How You Can Make a Difference
By Jeff Goins, Editor I just saw a moving news piece called “Children for Sale” on CNBC. It broached the issue of human trafficking, as reporters went undercover to expose the sex trade in Cambodia, where adults are selling young children as sex slaves. It turns your stomach as you come face-to-face with the reality … Continue reading Trafficking Children in Cambodia and Christian Compassion
By Josh Casper I’m an advocate for creativity in any way especially when it comes to helping the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. A simple necessity such as shoes can add much dignity to a life spent wondering through harsh and unsanitary conditions. Organizations such as TOMS Shoes created a wonderful business creating a way … Continue reading Barefoot Media Week: Soles4Souls
By Kim Daniels and Matt Snyder When the girls working the bars as prostitutes in Thailand reach the point where they are looking for a way out, there is a place for them to go. It’s called “The Well”. It’s a home, a school, a workplace, and a family with a goal in mind: to … Continue reading Forced Prostitution: How Sex Trafficking Affects the Women in Thailand
By Wrecked for the Ordinary Something’s not right in the world. Something is truly broken, and you sense that you may have at least a piece of what’s required to bring about healing. In the process, you learn more about yourself, about what Jesus meant when he said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” In … Continue reading Christian Social Justice Writing Contest