Solomon's prayer.

" Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, and he prayed,
       " O Lord, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion. You have kept your promise to your servant David, my father. You made that promise with your own mouth, and with your own hands you have fulfilled it today........In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of You. They will come from distant lands because of your name, for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm. And when they pray toward this Temple, then hear from heaven where You live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear You, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name." 

1 Kings 8:22-26, 41-43

Until that day, where everyone on earth is is singing praises to our Lord, Creator, Savior, I will continue to look to Him to use me. To shine His light into those dark corners of peoples hearts. 

Last night, I was watching a documentary on the heartbreaking business of sex trafficking. It pains me to see the evil in this world. How money has taken over so many peoples souls. You can watch the documentary for free on Hulu.com The title is Sex Slaves. 

{{ These women are so broken, abused, their life is stripped away from them just for other peoples sick pleasure }}

a few facts about sex trafficking:

• 1-1.5 million children/adults are trafficked each year
• There is no age limit
• They are forced into drug trade, pornography, prostitution, sex trade, slavery 
• over 27 million slaves in the world today
• many do not experience freedom from this life

This is a problem EVERYWHERE. Haiti, Europe, USA. every country. 

Its happening down the street. In places you never thought it could. In your own back yard. 

This is wrong & evil. People were created to love one another yet Satan has found a way to dig his nails into peoples lives and destroy them. 

I don't know why I am feeling compelled to write this but watching that last night just made me so incredibly mad that a human could do that to another human being. I felt a rage inside of me boil that I have never felt before. 

I know it happens here in Haiti all the time. They are called Restaveks. This is apart of their culture here sadly. 
 >>>> a blog I wrote last summer with a little info about restavek life for children in Haiti. 

There are several ministries and organizations that are stepping up and helping change these statistics.

I hope that together, as the Body of Christ, as human beings who value other lives, that we can speak up for those who can't. That we can open our eyes and hearts to this disgusting business that is going on right in our own back yard and do something about it. 

"In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of You. They will come from distant lands because of your name, for they will hear of your great name and your strong hand and your powerful arm"

I yearn for people to know what it feels like to rest in Gods arms.

 To experience His strong hand in their lives. His saving grace. 

I really have no clue where this post was meant to go but I just felt that a light needs to not only be shed but well wait more like a huge spotlight needs to be focused on this epidemic that is sweeping the entire world. 

If you want to get involved or help, here are some ministries that I know are doing amazing things in helping the victims of human trafficking. restoring their lives & loving them.

• Rapha House ( Haiti, Thailand, Cambodia ) 
• Restevek Freedom Foundation ( Haiti ) 
• International Justice Mission ( Africa, Latin America, South & Southeast Asia )
• VDAY ( all over the world )  

These are just a few that I follow. A few, I have met the amazing people who are helping on the ground. A few who's mission's I support wholeheartedly. 

Lets pray together, for those who will be trafficked today, those who are so broken and believe they have no hope left & those who have found freedom and are on the road to recovery. For those who have so bravely stepped up to help end this, that they will continue to have the courage and strength to help stop this from happening. 

In Christ's Love

Emily Elizabeth