by Doug Bardwell | Mar 3, 2021 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
Sure, everybody knows why people by the millions go to restrooms in Pennsylvania. What they don’t know is what they might be seeing in the near future. In a move to provide help to human trafficking victims, PA State Representative Bob Merski is introducing...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 23, 2021 | Be Aware
Meeting earlier this month, the United Nations issued a worrisome report, stating that human traffickers are targeting out-of-school children worldwide. According to their report, children make up one-third of discovered trafficking victims, a number that has tripled...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 16, 2021 | Things To Do
We all like to think we trust our children, but even the most innocent children can be duped into sharing more information online than they should. As this report points out, the “snatch and grab” method of child trafficking is not what usually...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 6, 2021 | Things To Do
Experience the power of prayer to stamp out slavery Won’t you join the movement and set some time aside on February 8th to join others around the world in praying for an end to Human Trafficking? It’s the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, patron of human...
by Doug Bardwell | Feb 2, 2021 | Be Aware
It started in Africa… Saint Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869, daughter to a prosperous family in the Darfur region of southern Sudan, where she says “I lived a very happy and carefree life, without knowing what suffering was.” However, at age seven, she was...
by Doug Bardwell | Jan 26, 2021 | Be Aware
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp have said it’s time to get tough on human trafficking perpetrators. As one of the top locations for human trafficking, her tweet says it all. Each month, about 374 girls are sex trafficked in our state....
by Doug Bardwell | Jan 19, 2021 | Be Aware
Watch for this in the apparel department at your local store It seems that young teens and pre-teens have taken to a new practice to increase their social media followers. They are placing their social media connection details on a small piece of paper and inserting...
by Doug Bardwell | Dec 29, 2020 | Resources
International Justice Mission If you are interested in helping victims of human trafficking and slavery around the world, not just here in the USA, I recently became aware of an organization you might like to help. Known as the International Justice Mission, they have...
by Doug Bardwell | Dec 23, 2020 | Resources
40% Surveyed say “It’s normal to share with each other” Thorn Research is conducting an extensive study of youngsters from ages 9 through 17, and the results are alarming. Along with the rise of smartphones, kids today use them to engage in what’s...
by Doug Bardwell | Dec 16, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
If you don’t know these, you could be part of the problem “You may not see the problem, but it’s there. The US State Department estimates there are 24.9 million human trafficking victims worldwide. This is not something that occurs only in dark alleys in the far...
