A Heart That Can Break...

The other night I couldn't sleep; so I was praying, asking God what I should do about the horrible evil of slavery.  Then I started thinking of all the little girls being used and abused right now, and I thought of the men, women, and children working as slaves in brick kilns and factories around the world.  My heart broke just thinking about people in slavery. 

Then it hit me.  I was thankful to be moved just thinking about these things.  I knew why I was too, I was thankful because when a heart breaks it can move a person to do amazing things.  So, laying there in the darkness, I prayed:  "God, thank you for giving me a heart that can break."  Slavery is breaking my heart, and God is moving me to do something about it.

Here is a video that I think is really inspiring.  You can go to www.ijm.org to see more videos like this, read stories, watch videos about survivors of slavery and learn more about what you can do to help.
 

                                    

Soon you will be able donate straight to my campaign.  (Don't worry, I'll keep you posted!)

 

 



My Campaign

Hello everyone, I'm Grace.  I am thirteen years old, and I want to abolish slavery.

Not too long ago I watched the movie Amazing Grace. (If you haven't watched this movie you should!) It's about the life of William Wilberforce and his heroic campaign to abolish the slave trade in England.  I was very saddened to hear about how slaves in the 1700's were treated, and I wished I could have stood with William Wilberforce to help stop the horrifying things that were happening to these men, women, and children held as slaves. 

Some of you may be thinking, "Why are you talking about slavery?  It's a thing of the past." Or, "Why are you making a blog about slavery?  Nobody has a "slave" anymore."

But this, sadly, is not true.  Actually there are more slaves today then there were at any time in history!  Experts estimate that at least 27 million people are held in some form of modern-day slavery today.  Some of these forms are:

• Forced Labor Slavery
• Human Trafficking
• Debt Bondage

27 million people, suffering, hurting, being used, abused, and striped of their rights as human beings!  I am a Christian and I believe everyone should be free.  This is why I am launching Campaign 1:17. The name comes from the Bible verse Isaiah 1:17, which says "Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan and plead for the widow."  So stand with me as I fight against modern-day slavery!

I'll post more about how you can help later.  Thanks for reading!