·         Prayer . . . without it we will perish  as we travel through evil and dark places;

·         Seeking intelligence on human trafficking in the U.S. and internationally;

·         Working with other groups who are also fighting this problem;

·        The Grace of God because no one is  incapable of receiving it;

·         Going into a dark world far beyond the suburbs and polite conversation;

·         Seeking opportunities to bring attention to our cause;

·        Christian Spiritual Formation in our own lives and in the lives of others;

·         The Bible invites the followers of Christ us to value Social Justice causes;

·         Saving just one person from slavery is worth almost any financial or human cost;

·         Presently the Christian church is co-existing peacefully with human trafficking mostly unaware of its presence;

·         Prostitution is a crime which always claims at least two victims;

·         It is vital to educate the church on how to fight human trafficking in whatever geographic region they are seeking influence for Christ;

·        Since God cares about the thousands of people who are sold into slavery each year, it is the responsibility of the Body of Christ to make a difference on His behalf. We are his feet and hands;

·         Each year, an estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States to be used in the sex trade or as domestic/agricultural slaves. (U.S. Department of Justice)

·         In 2006, there were only 5,808 prosecutions and 3,160 convictions throughout the world. This means that for every 800 people trafficked, only one person was convicted. (U.S. State Department)

• An average slave in the American South in 1850 cost the equivalent of $40,000 in today’s money; today a slave costs an average of $90. (freetheslaves.net)

·         In the past 30 years more people have been trafficked for slavery than in all of the 400 years of the Colonial Slave Trade. (United Nations/ U.S. Department of Justice)

·         14,500 plus people are trafficked into the U.S., with approximately 50% used in the sex industry, and 50% used in for work in agriculture and domestic service. (U.S. Department of Justice) (The UN and NGO’s publish statistics in this category which are often markedly higher than those of the U.S.-DoJ.)

·         The number of U.S. citizens trafficked within the country each year is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 North American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry. (U.S. Department of Justice)

·         Estimated annual profits made from the exploitation of all trafficked forced labor are US$ 31.6 billion. (International Labor Office)

• “There are 27 million slaves in the world today. More than at any other time in human history.” (freetheslaves.net)

·         In the world, "there are 12.3 million people in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, and sexual servitude at any given time; other estimates range from 4 million to 27 million," according to estimates of the United Nations' International Labor Organization.

·        According U.S. government studies the most active city for human trafficking in the United States is Atlanta, Georgia. Boasting the busiest airport in the world, this international portal is believed to figure greatly into the equation.