Tuesday, January 3, 2012

More Than Ever



Did you know there are more slaves today than ever before in history?

Even in the African Slave Trade.

27 Million. 27 million people. Men, Women, and Children. Chained by fear. Their own bodies are not their own. Night and day blur together-a constant nightmare.

The live in hell. On earth.

And here we are worrying about which accessory to wear today. Which sweet to eat. When they cannot make a single free decision. They are locked away from sunlight. They can't even see the beautiful creation God made. They can't experience community and the love it brings. They are not their own.

I am not my own. I am Christ's. And so are they. That makes them my brothers and sisters.

If Kelly or Kenny was stolen and subjected to even a fraction of the horrors these people endure I would tear the world apart in search of them. To free them.

I take that responsibility seriously.

Christ is calling us to feel that same connection to the people trapped in slavery.

I don't like to write on my skin. But I did today. With permanent marker. 27 Million. I'm going to shrink that number. And I'm not going to stop until it's 0. It's not impossible. Don't you dare think it is. That's the enemy. His only power is deception. And he will use every ounce he has of it to keep those people in the dark. And to keep us in the dark of those people.

No more.

Go here for more information:
https://secure.268generation.com/dosomethingnow/give/freedom



<3 Katie

1 comments:

Pure in Heart said...

I love the this post!! I feel a lot like you do about slavery. You really touched me.