Dinner Guest #3

My 3rd guest is a British politician by the name of William Wilberforce (1759 - 1833).  He worked tirelessly for almost 1/2 a century to abolish Britain's slave trade and make slavery illegal.  It's one thing when the majority of the population agrees with your fight for injustice - it was an entirely different thing when, because Britain and its economy were so dependent upon the African slave trade, the fight seemed insurmountable.  In the midst of his political career, Wilberforce also had an encounter with God which made him question whether he should stay in politics or give it all up for the ministry.  Thankfully, with the guidance of people from both sides, he realized that his fight in politics WAS his ministry.  Now, 200 years later, we can look back at his struggle and fight modern day slavery (in the form of human trafficking) with the same resolve.  Imagine getting his insight into human trafficking today.