Prayer

Prayer is a spiritual practice that involves communication with a higher power or deity, often in the form of requests or expressions of gratitude. Prayer is an important aspect of many religious and spiritual traditions and is often used as a means of seeking guidance, comfort, and support during difficult times. Prayer can also be used as a tool for promoting social change and addressing issues such as human trafficking and other forms of injustice.

Prayer can play a significant role in the fight against human trafficking by providing a means of spiritual support for victims, their families, and those working to combat trafficking. Many faith-based organizations and communities engage in prayer and other spiritual practices as part of their anti-trafficking efforts. Prayer can also be used to raise awareness about trafficking and to mobilize people to take action against it. Additionally, prayer can help to inspire and sustain those working in the anti-trafficking field, providing a sense of purpose and resilience in the face of difficult and often traumatic work.

 

Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal
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Fighting the Good Fight – Orange County Business Journal

Orange County’s affluence has made the area a desirable place to travel, settle down and start a company. Its wealth, however, has also attracted a more sinister business: human trafficking. The area is heavily overrepresented in terms of traffickers and victims, who have come to Orange County from across the U.S. due to demand, according…

Organ Harvesting Saga: Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, NIS, Others
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Organ Harvesting Saga: Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, NIS, Others

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), others mentioned in the suit are: the Comptroller General (CG), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa…

Human Trafficking: A look inside “The Life” – Journey to recovery
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Human Trafficking: A look inside “The Life” – Journey to recovery

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Throughout our series, Human Trafficking: A Look Inside ‘The Life’, a survivor bravely shared her story with Action 2 News viewers to bring awareness to a serious issue in Wisconsin. However, Jane, says public awareness in only the first step to combating human trafficking. Watch the video here. “I’m officially…

Pope meets artist whose work reveals how God touches brokenness
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Pope meets artist whose work reveals how God touches brokenness

Editor’s note: we are a nonpartisan group, presenting this news for you to use for your own research. What began as a private message on Twitter resulted in a private meeting with Pope Francis. It was seven years ago when Servant of God’s Love Sr. Dorcee Clarey reached out to the American artist Makoto Fujimura…

The other Albanian migrant crisis
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The other Albanian migrant crisis

All of this poses a puzzle: if legal emigration to other destinations is a possibility, why is there such desperation to reach the UK? And why now? One explanation relates to chain migration and the UK’s labour shortages. The UK hosts a large diaspora from Albania’s poorest region, Kukes County. That attracts relatives and acquaintances…

Anchor House Coffee: Igniting the Power of Community to Help End Slavery
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Anchor House Coffee: Igniting the Power of Community to Help End Slavery

About an hour outside of Seattle, in the little town of Buckley, Washington, a coffee shop makes a global impact in the fight against modern slavery. Walking into the large house-like building on Main Street, you’ll see high ceilings with chandeliers, hardwood floors, and a bright, minimalist aesthetic featuring white tile and greenery. There’s probably…

“Terakoya”: Edo-Period Education for All | Nippon.com
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“Terakoya”: Edo-Period Education for All | Nippon.com

Terakoya, which provided education to the Edo-period peasant class, taught basic literacy and abacus skills. With an additional focus on good behavior, they sought to train people to be productive members of society. A look at what they provided to learners and the lessons they have to offer to us today. Education, broadly defined as…

Alleged organ harvesting: Court to rule in Ukpo’s application Dec. 5
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Alleged organ harvesting: Court to rule in Ukpo’s application Dec. 5

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukpo, through his lawyer, Bamidele Igbinedion, had filed a motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/202, urging the court to set aside the orders, directing some agencies of government and banks to release his biodata to Ekweremadu and his wife. Ukpo, who joined the Ekweremadus as applicants/respondents in the…

Anti-Human Trafficking Conference – Merrill Foto News
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Anti-Human Trafficking Conference – Merrill Foto News

TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Holy Cross Sisters will be holding an Anti-Human Trafficking Conference on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Northwoods Veterans Post/Pub 1638/VFW Hall, 601 Johnson St. in Merrill. Designed to “Shine a Light” on Human Trafficking, the Sisters urge residents to “come and learn the signs…