S2, Episode 1: "The Joy of Serving" with Francis Chan and Kevin Malone

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Trafficking Free America Podcast. We remain focused on the Abolitionist Project, where passionate volunteers take the information learned in Seasons 1 and 2, and turn it into action. Our goal is to build up an army of Abolitionists to join the fight to end human trafficking in America, and it starts by taking action in our local communities. 

 In this episode we continue our conversation with Godly Daniel from A Door of Hope Foster Care Services. Topics range from the challenge of getting teens into foster homes- to God's calling on His Church to care for and take in abused, abandoned, and neglected children.   

00:09 INTRO
00:58 Teenagers in Foster Care
03:59 Why Aren't Teens Taken In?
05:21 Fostering a Teen
08:57 Ministering to Biological Parents
10:43 Advocate: Defending Hope for the Hopeless
12:18 How to Show God's Love to Abusers
14:37 How to Become a Foster Parent
20:07 How can USIAHT Become Involved in Foster Care
23:35 Practical Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
26:02 The Church is the Solution
27:03 How Will We Find Enough Foster Homes?
27:55 Foster Family Demographics
19:12 Closing Remarks     


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Welcome to Season 3 of the Trafficking Free America Podcast. This season we're focused on the Abolitionist Project, where passionate volunteers take the information learned in Seasons 1 and 2, and turn it into action. Our goal is to build up an army of Abolitionists to join the fight to end human trafficking in America, and it starts by taking action in our local communities.

In this episode we hear from Godly Daniel with A Door of Hope Foster Care Services. You'll learn about the alarming statistics surrounding human trafficking within the foster care system, and how the Church is called to be part of the solution. 

00:16 INTRO
00:28 Meet Joy
00:49 The Focus of Previous Seasons
02:33 Focus of Season 3: Abolitionist Project
03:59 The Four Pillars
04:58 Foster Care & Human Trafficking
09:57 Meet Godly Daniel: A Door of Hope
10:46 What is a Modern Day Orphan?
11:57 Foster Care System in America
13:23 Creation of the Foster Care System
16:11 Church Involvement in Fostering Children
17:45 Project Reach Out
18:52 60-70%
21:35 How Foster Kids are Targeted
22:59 Trafficking Signs in the Church Setting
24:38 Godly's Training for Foster Parents
27:37 The Journey From Home to Foster Care
33:21 Closing Remarks

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On the final episode of the Trafficking Free America podcast season 2, we speak with Kevin Malone. Kevin is the president and founder of the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking. He's passionate about educating America citizens and legislation about human trafficking and how to put this evil under the lens of Jesus’s mission for His Church. Our discussion focuses on the final episode of the Advocate series, and the call to action to all churches and Christ-followers across the United States.

00:00 - Intro

05:46 - Advocate's final episode.

07:51 - Education is the first step.

10:47 - Apathy regarding Human Trafficking

13:14 - How to take action after getting educated.

16:27 - Kevin's experience with legislators.

22:33 - Encouragement to the Church: We are Equipped in Christ.

31:30 - The Call to Action

37:44 - How Influencers can help.

38:54 - Kids Not For Sale

42:55 - Targeting Children of the Church

44:10 - How to volunteer at USIAHT

48:00 - Action step: Fundraising

54:31 - $5 and 5 Friends

56:11 - Closing the Interview

56:50 - Closing Prayer

50:34 - Where to find the Advocate series.

1:00:40 - How to become an Abolitionist.

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On this episode of the Trafficking Free America podcast, we speak with Bekah Charleston. She is a human trafficking survivor and founder of the Charleston Law Center, which provides pro bono legal services to victims of human trafficking and domestic violence.

We also discuss the major issue of human trafficking in Nevada, including vulnerability factors of victims, buyer mentality, and how the Church should be responding to this oppression.

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - Meet Bekah

04:56 - Nevada is not safe.

07:05 - Nevada's legal conflict.

09:04 - Trafficking Terminology

10:16 - Vulnerability Factors of Trafficking Victims

13:55 - Fear of Noncompliance Outcomes

15:48 - Exploited by False Empowerment

18:50 - "Johns"

22:30 - What is fueling buyer mentality?

27:46 - "She's a victim of her own choices" church mindset.

30:32 - Is prostitution human trafficking?

31:53 - Spreading Awareness

34:31 - Is the Church ignoring that most don't have a choice?

35:05 - How parents/churches can create safe spaces to speak out.

42:30 - Free law services for trafficking victims.

45:24 - How much does 1 trafficking case cost Bekah's organization?

46:28 - What would the perfect world to end trafficking look like?

50:31 - How the Church can better listen and respond.

53:54 - Bekah's encouragement from Advocate.

56:08 - How she knew if someone is trustworthy.

58:43 - What's different about Advocate compared to other series.

1:01:58 - Closing Remarks

1:02:07 - Where to find the Advocate series.

1:03:05 - How to become an Abolitionist.

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On this episode of the Trafficking Free America podcast, our honorable guest is Savannah Parvu. Savannah is a familial trafficking survivor, abolitionist, and victim's advocate. She's also on the Board of Directors of the Florida Alliance to End Human Trafficking and works with Florida legislation to create laws helping human trafficking victims.

We learn more about how Savannah left the trafficking life and entered into her current roles to help other victims leave. We also gain her insight on how we, as the Church, can start making an impact in the lives of those who are marginalized, and the importance of building/maintaining relationships throughout that process.

00:00 - Intro

05:22 - Savannah's Story

11:03 - Why some people defend familial traffickers.

13:40 - Awareness as a familial trafficking prevention technique.

17:27 - Positioning ourselves as safe to approach.

20:56 - How Savannah started counseling.

22:35 - Bringing hope to the hopeless.

24:54 - Human Trafficking was a new topic.

25:50 - Speaking life/love into those who don't know what love is.

29:42 - Where the Church is falling short.

33:40 - Victims are not projects.

36:32 - Loving someone who doesn't want your love.

38:18 - Savannah's life updates.

40:12 - Savannah's Testimony: Empty + Jesus = Full.

42:47 - The Church is the missing key.

43:56 - Closing Interview.

45:08 - Where to find the Advocate series.

46:09 - How to become an Abolitionist.

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Welcome to season 2, episode 4 of the Trafficking Free America podcast, by the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking and Kids Not For Sale. We're honored to have as our guest Oree Freeman, a human trafficking survivor, abolitionist, and victim's advocate. 

This discussion with Oree focuses on how the Church should respond to episode 2 of our new small group study "Advocate: Defending Hope For The Hopeless". We dive deep into topics such as earning the trust of a human trafficking victim and how to make them feel loved without expectation.

00:00 - Intro
02:18 - Update on Oree's life.
14:37 - How to take action when trafficking signs are present.
25:36 - Planting Seeds.
37:22 - How can the church make trafficking victims feel supported & loved.
41:40 - The right heart posture.
46:48 - Helping versus Enabling.
47:56 - Tough Love, not Abandonment.
56:27 - Earning a victim's/survivor's trust.
1:02:46 - Oree's Purpose: Love without Expectation.
1:10:32 - Closing Remarks.
1:11:22 - Where to access the Advocate series.
1:12:29 - How to become an Abolitionist.

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Trafficking Free America podcast, by the United States Institute Against Human Trafficking.

In this episode, we hear from Bruce Deel, pastor and founder of City of Refuge - a faith based environment that helps individuals and families transition out of crisis.

This discussion focuses on the motivation behind creating our new video series "Advocate: Defending Hope For The Hopeless". We talk about the need to have conversations about human trafficking as the body of Christ, how this study differentiates itself from others on this topic, and the church's response to the truths of human trafficking in America.

00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Meet Bruce
04:00 - One woman's experience helped start this organization.
05:15 - How God changed Bruce's mission as a pastor in Atlanta.
06:59 - Hesitancy to respond to Human Trafficking as a Church.
08:10 - The importance of creating this series.
09:45 - How Advocate is different from other Human Trafficking series.
11:22 - Bruce's expectations before watching vs. his reaction after.
13:08 - The confrontational aspect of episode 1.
14:46 - How to respond after episode 1.
16:00 - Preparing the hearts of those new to the Human Trafficking subject.
17:58 - Confrontation is positive.
19:16 - Actionable steps for the Church.
23:11 - Importance of preparing your mindset with episode 1.
26:16 - How we hope listeners will respond - discussion before action.
26:40 - How group leaders should lead discussions on this topic.
29:10 - Familial trafficking/trafficking within the church.
32:25 - Bruce's final words of encouragement.
34:55 - Closing Prayer.
36:46 - Where to find the Advocate study and other resources.
37:52 - How to become an Abolitionist.

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In this episode, Francis Chan and Kevin Malone discuss how the Church can be more involved in the fight to end human trafficking. The Church can now begin with a great resource that launches this summer in 2023 called "Advocate: Defending Hope for the Hopeless." A video series that educates us about modern-day human trafficking and how God has called us to react. Learn more at USIAHT.org/Advocate.

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In season 2 of the Trafficking Free America podcast, we talk about our new video series with Francis Chan called "Advocate: Defending Hope For The Hopeless" - http://usiaht.org/advocate

In this episode, President and founder of the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking and Kids Not For Sale, Kevin Malone, and Pastor, Speaker, and Author, Francis Chan, sit down to discuss the joys (and hardships) of serving in ministry.

Serving in ministry can be very rewarding...but it is often very hard. During this talk, the two talk about Kevin's hardships in trying to motivate the Church and others into taking more action in the fight to end human trafficking. 

Listen and be encouraged as we dive into more content around our new video series to educate the Church about Human Trafficking and how Jesus has called the Church to react. 

00: Intro

1:09 - Why Francis Chan educates other about Human Trafficking.

3:33 - Why are some people not impacted by the human trafficking awareness.

5:50 - How people typically respond to Human Trafficking.

7:23 - Encouragement in the fight to end Human Trafficking.

11:46 - When Kevin Malone first met Francis Chan

12:26 - Kevin & Francis's mission trip in Thailand together.

13:45 - The joy of serving God in ministry.

18:19 - How victims of human trafficking have been surprised by Kevin's ministry.

24:08 - Naturally being more like Jesus.

26:40 - How to become involved in the fight to end human trafficking as an abolitionist.

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This is the Trafficking Free America podcast - where our goal is to educate the public about modern-day human trafficking and to inspire individuals, businesses, and organizations to take practical action to end human trafficking.

In this episode, we finish our conversation with Oree. Kevin Malone, the founder of USIAHT and Kids Not For Sale sits down with Oree to talk about how we, as a society, can do a better job at prevention.

Oree gives some great insights into her perspective as a survivor, an abolitionist, and a mother.

To learn more about modern-day human trafficking and how you can become more involved in the fight, visit USIAHT.org/Abolitionist. Then subscribe to our newsletter so we can send you ways how to get involved and plugged into the fight within your local community or online.

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