The World Vision and Amazing Change Campaign are working together to bring awareness to people on the many forms of slavery.
The movie "Amazing Grace" tells of the inspiring true story of William Wilberforce, an 18th century British Parliament Member, who was an advocate for the abolition of the African slave trade in his own country. It speaks of the political, spiritual, and personal struggles of the abolitionist movement, and the experiences of Wilberforce that compelled him to fight for the freedom of those suffering under slavery.
To this day, slavery exists in many forms. Be they men, women or children, many continue to be enslaved in commercial sex trade, toil in inhumane conditions as slave workers, or children forced to work as child soldiers.
I posted this same entry in another blog and a friend commented how pathetic it is that even in somes homes, slavery exists. She's right...even in homes, slavery can come in the form of physical or emotional abuse, something that many probably live with in silence just to keep the family together or simply because of fear. What may even be worse is that some may not even realize that it is abuse and just accept it as a normal part of life. But how far can one go to take such abuses? Sometimes it takes an outsider to make one realize it and push us to take action and make a stand.
Please click on the links above for more information on actions taken by World Vision and Amazing Change Campaign to make people aware that slavery still exists to this day and how we can help change it.
Amazing Grace is a must see movie...
1 comment:
Awesome! Thank you so much for telling us about this, I did not hear about it. Thanks! :)
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