The company existed because the owner wanted to find a way to continually support the mission of IJM. Since that time, periodically, I hear more. At first it was too much for me to think about, human trafficking. I'd listen to stories but couldn't process the horror of much of it. Little by little I am getting familiar with the issues and slowly able to stomach some of the heavy issues.
But instead of looking away I am forcing myself to listen to the news stories, speakers and information that comes out. Two weeks ago I was sketching and realized I wanted to create some artwork around this topic and this organization. After watching some TV, ironically, one of the news programs was on human trafficking.
The statistics are awful and the saddest thing I heard was: because of fear people in this type of danger have a physiological change in their brains that essentially paralyzes them--they believe they are powerless. That made me think of the condition of their heart, powerlessness paired with hope--I want to believe that those who are rescued feel like their heart grew wings, and they are free. I know most will have a long journey ahead of them ... but that is my hope for them.
Please see: http://www.ijm.org/ for more information. Please get involved.
