CNN: Was Your Carpet Made by Slaves?

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com

Missionfest Manitoba

Missionfest Manitoba's focus this year is human trafficking.  It's happening February 7 - 9 at Church of the Rock.  More details at their website:

www.missionfestmanitoba.org

If You're Feeling Old Today, Watch This!

This is not my typical post but it is a priceless video!

www.winnipegfreepress.com/multimedia/video/local/at-age-105-jaring-timmerman-swims-for-a-world-record-in-winnipeg-241776761.html

CNN: 29 Arrested in Child Porn Investigation

Problems with CNN videos again so go to:

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/21/uk-crime-fighters-warn-sex-predators-they-will-be-found

CNN: Slavery in West Africa

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com

Note:  you will need about 25 minutes to watch this CNN Freedom Project film in full

CNN: The Gambia: How One Teenager Stood Up to Child Marriages

Ditto from yesterday:

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/10/the-gambia-how-one-teenager-stood-up-to-child-marriages

CNN: Disguised Journalist Infiltrates Slavery in Ghana

I am having issues posting the CNN video directly so go to the link to view it:

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/09/ghana-journalist-goes-undercover-to-expose-traffickers

The Missing Piece in the War on AIDS

Read Ellie Feinglass' article from The New York Times:

kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/the-missing-piece-in-the-war-on-aids/?_r=0#more-12561

Made in a Free World ~ Ghana

madeinafreeworld.com

The Story of Solutions

A new video from The Story of Stuff Project - here is The Story of Solutions:

storyofstuff.org

CNN: The Women who Sold their Daughters into Sex Slavery

Another eye-opening investigation by CNN - The Women who Sold their Daughters in Sex Slavery.  Click on the link to read the article, view the video and learn more the issue:

edition.cnn.com/interactive/2013/12/world/cambodia-child-sex-trade/index.html

Africa Sees Violent, Deadly Start to 2014

A heartbreaking Winnipeg Free Press article about the start of 2014 in sub-saharan Africa and a link to the Enough Project featured in the article:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/africa-sees-violent-deadly-start-to-2014-thousands-killed-children-beheaded-239756511.html

www.enoughproject.org

In This Rape Case, the Victim Was 4

Please take the time to read Nicholas Kristof's column:

www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/opinion/sunday/kristof-in-this-rape-case-the-victim-was-4.html

My Comfort Level

There are many days when I wonder if I should stop posting about all the social injustice topics that I highlight on my blog - it just feels too overwhelming.

There are many days when I wonder if I can endure hearing another horrific story  - it just feels like there's really nothing I can do to help that person in their pain.

There are many days when I wonder if I can make any difference at all - it just feels like an impossible task.

And then I remember that this is not about me.  Issues of social injustice do not stop because I decide to look the other way and stop reading these articles or watching these videos.  I believe that God has called me to use my voice, even if it's in a limited capacity here, to talk about things that break His heart.  This has nothing to do with my comfort level.

Mandela on Context

You need about half an hour to watch the entire Context with Lorna Dueck show about Nelson Mandela:  "Meet the man who served as Mandela's chaplain on Robben Island; and hear the little-known story of how faith shaped South African reform, the end of apartheid, and Truth and Reconciliation."

www.contextwithlornadueck.com/episodes/mandela-freedom-truth-and-reconciliation

Mandela Movie

If you get the chance, you must go and see the Mandela movie!!

www.mandelamovie.co.za