Our Own Backyard

We had a speaker come in today - it was all very last minute, but so important for us to hear. I don't want to name her or her specific job, as it may be detrimental to her position. I will say that she works in the United States and her job deals with the commercial exploitation of children (trafficking, prostitution, etc.). Sitting on the continent that is North America, we like to think that such things only happen "out there" or that foreign children are brought into our countries. Did you know that the trafficking of U.S. children brings in more money in the U.S. than drug trafficking? It is a HUGE problem that is affecting OUR children. And it is happening in our own backyard.