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Project Help 2010 -2014

Project Help 2010 -2014 Human Exploitation is the critical, current, social justice issue the women of Georgia Baptist churches will engage through prayer, awareness, advocacy and action. Human Exploitation is defined as…….

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Project Help 2010 -2014

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  1. Project Help 2010 -2014 Human Exploitation is the critical, current, social justice issue the women of Georgia Baptist churches will engage through prayer, awareness, advocacy and action.

  2. Human Exploitationis defined as……. …the unethical, selfish use of human beings for the satisfaction of personal desire and/or profitable advantage.

  3. Our Focus in Georgia

  4. FACT: Atlanta has been identified by the FBI as one of fourteen cities with the highest incidence of CSEC. FACT: Approximately 375 young girls are trafficked in Georgia each month. The average age is 14, but girls are young as 10 are exploited. FACT: 7,200 men account for 8,700 paid sex acts with adolescent females in Georgia each month (approx. 300 per day)

  5. What Is the Biblical Response to Injustice? • Isaiah 61:1-2 • Psalm 82:3-4 • Proverbs 31:8-9 • Other Scriptures

  6. How Will YOU Respond? • Understand:What is happening in my state and in my own community? • Hold an informational gathering at your church. Invite law enforcement to give history of trafficking in your area. • Teach on Biblical justice • Research human exploitation online, through books and video.

  7. How Will YOU Respond? • Urgent:What Can I Do? • Advocate for legislation that helps victims • Prevention by mentoring at-risk youth • Partner with Wellspring for Girls

  8. Wellspring for Girls • A therapeutic and educational program for child victims of forced prostitution and human trafficking.Visit www.wellspringliving.org to discover ways to support the girls through: • Financial Gifts • Providing for their needs such as hygiene items, graduation supplies, birthday gifts and more • Sponsor a field trip • Teach a life skills class

  9. How Will YOU Respond? • Uplift:How Can I Pray? • Commit to daily prayer for victims of CSEC, their oppressors and for the breakdown of the sex industry. • Purchase a Hearts for Justice prayer bracelets – proceeds help victims • Participate in 21 days of prayer for CSEC victims – Free download • Find details at www.georgiawmu.org

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