I am supposed to be doing a take-home exam right now, but for some reason I cannot seem to concentrate on corticosteroids or antitussives. For one thing my body is trying to pull some narcoleptic action on me and fall asleep, but my mind is racing so fast that sleeping soundly would not be possible. Katie and I woke up well before the sun this morning and prayed for the anti-human trafficking event going on in Marion today. I have learned that I am easily distracted if I simply sit and pray in my head. I have also learned that while I may not be the most gifted/eloquent writer, when I pick up a pen, I go nuts. I write in a super-cute totally not my style hot pink journal almost every day. The words that fill those pages are random thoughts, the cries of my heart, and prayers. Today the pages are filled with prayers.
We were there for most of the morning and afternoon, and I think it is pretty safe to say that the block party was a success. I'm not just saying that because the BMX trick riders ended their show with no broken bones and the sun was working hard to turn my pasty skin different shades of red. I am saying that because I think this event rocked Marion. The organizations there were focusing on awareness. The United States is the #1 location for victims to be trafficked to. I can feel the bile rising in my throat thinking about that. Did you have any idea?
Our so-called "land of the free" is the #1 place for slaves to end up....not Africa, not Europe...OUR DOORSTEP. Reality check kids...This is no joke.
Wake up...this battle is no longer thousands of miles away, it's in our neighborhoods...
While awareness of social injustice was a huge part of the event today, the bigger focus was the sovereign God we serve. And I do not know what happened in hearts, but I know lives were rocked. I saw two IWU students laying hands on a man to pray for him...who knows what was going on, but I know God was working.
Daily Commission: The lady that Katie and I talked to from World Hope told us some pretty sickening stuff today. She mentioned that one of the most important steps to ending this business of buying and selling humans is AWARENESS. So be aware today.... A group recently rescued a toddler from having his eyes harvested to give to a person for a transplant. A healthy, living human being unable to speak up for his rights. Trafficking groups are going after girls in affluent suburbs whose parents do not suspect a thing. It is no longer safe to let your children ride to the pool by themselves or assume their safety at a new friend's house. BE AWARE...Know that you should not live life in fear, but be cautious and not ignorant. Don't claim that trafficking could not be going on in the U.S....don't hide your head in the ground...Become educated and be vigilant.
Katie will probably be covering the Night of Freedom event when she writes tomorrow, so check us out tomorrow for some crazy info from a member of George W. Bush's staff.
Be informed. Don't live in fear. Fight back. Brucie
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