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Article Category: International Teams

“There is Slavery in America” - How People React (I)

October 4th, 2011

I talk with people about human trafficking. One on one and larger audiences. When people first have their consciousness jarred by the reality of slavery in America, they respond in several ways. Here are the most common.
1. “I HAD NO IDEA!” I recently got this reaction from the father of a large family, including daughters [...]

My Trip to the Twin Cities

September 26th, 2011

Last week my Kia rental took me to Northwestern College (St. Paul, Minnesota) to recruit at their Missions Week. A delightful junior named Anastasia helped me set up my wares; she wants to teach English as a second language in Europe, likely among refugees. (We’re talking…)
While in “The Cities”, I joined the monthly meeting of [...]

Welcome to Redbrown!

September 7th, 2011

On Wednesday, August 31, Derri Smith, the Director of International Teams‘ work in End Slavery, spent the day listening to human trafficking victims testify against their alleged trafficker (he was present). She returned to a ransacked home, stolen documents, etc. Her home may have been targeted.
What a violation - the stripping of the safety net [...]