Meditation“I read the news today oh boy.” This line begins a poignant song written by Lennon and McCartney in 1967. I read the news today about a man who attempted to abduct a young woman from her home. The girl was rescued and the man was arrested. Not all children are so fortunate. Too many are abducted and immediately routed to a human trafficking network, or kept and abused, but finally dumped into the trafficking system when their innocence is spent. I read the news today about the people brought across the border illegally and coerced into labor or prostitution. Here are people seeking a better life for themselves and their children, yet their vulnerability makes them easy prey to human traffickers.
I read the news today. Oh Boy! Another Episcopal diocese has created a ministry to address the concerns of those trapped in the trafficking trade. Shelters and services are popping up all around the nine provinces as our awareness increases of this violation of basic human rights. May we Episcopal Church Women continue to raise awareness and with God’s help eradicate human trafficking from the face of the Earth.
The Rev. Dcn. Nancy Crawford, National ECW President