Is Human Trafficking a problem in Canada?

Indifference is not an option!!

Trafficking has no borders. Women, children and men are trafficked within Canada. Approx 800-1200 a year. But those numbers could be drastically higher due to the clandestine nature of this activity. Most Canadian nationals are trafficked within Canada.

Canada is also believed to be a transit, and destination country in the international trafficking of persons. Foreign national victims are believed to come from Southeast Asia, parts of Africa and Eastern Europe, and are usually destined for major centres like Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Victims may enter Canada through both legal and illegal means, using genuine or falsified documents. Once in Canada, intelligence shows that trafficked victims are predominantly forced to work in the sex trade.


There is a correlation between organized crime and trafficking. Traffickers are able to move multiple victims across provincial borders. 


Humans are the second most trafficked "product" in the black market [internationally], surpassed only by drugs.


2200 men, women, and children, are trafficked into America from Canada every year. Canada is considered a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of prostitution and forced labour.


 In Canada a girl can be sold for $15,000 and earn her owner over $40,000 a year.

It's time we shone light on this darkness!! Be a voice. Get educated. Get it out there! It can't stay hidden forever. There are 27 million stories left to be told! Don't allow them to just become another stat we causally stroll through. 

here are a few websites that can put some action behind your passion

http://www.thea21campaign.org

 http://www.4mycanada.ca/HumanTrafficking.html

http://72daysforfreedom.com

I am willing to be a voice!

When I first started this blog, I intended it to make a difference. I wanted it to be a voice to the voiceless. My tiny piece of the internet is called... For such a time as this. 


I sat in my church a week ago and I was made aware of 27 million silenced voices. 27 million forgotten. 27 million hidden in plan sight. This number represents Men, Women and Children bound to human trafficking. These numbers represent our mothers, sisters, daughters, sons... Their hearts scream out but no one hears. Their lives are in danger but our hands are tied. 


You may think that you are only one person what can I do? But everyone else is thinking that too! It's time to rise up and take a stand if we do it together then we can change our land. 

The A 21 Campaign can help you be a voice!!

Come be the change with me!

I intend on changing the world!

Not just a commodity

She's just like you and me

desperate for hope

learning to cope

cast aside

forced to hide

wrecked on the inside

every last tear cried

wanting freedom

needing the Kingdom

sold for ransom

WE CAN SAVE THEM!!

Good bye dear friend...

Well I finally did it! I got rid of Facebook. To most this would be no big deal. It was a struggle to get to this point but in the end what am i living for.. pokes, instant chat, inbox msgs, photo comments and the like or is there something worth more than all of this.... I have been called to come out from among and be separate.. So long dear friend.. It's been swell!

Whom do you fear?

As the season of Passover quickly approaches, I have been brought to a place of self examination. Every remnant of selfishness, pride and sin is going to be exposed to the sincere seeker.

Revival changes everything. I want that change more than the things of this world. Call me weird for not going to the latest movies to hit theaters or go to all 3 Sunday services, not out of obligation or wanting to be seen, but to simply be with Him. I want Him more than idle chatter and meaningless fellowship.

I was called to "come out from among and be separate."  And that's what I intend to do.

Peace amongst the chaos....

Peace amongst the chaos….


Sitting here by the water, the warm spring breeze blows thru my hair, the sun’s heat kisses my face, I can here the water lapping up against the rocks… I unwind from the chaos brought on from the day… I look around and everything was created by God. The bugs buzzing around my head… the ducks swimming in two’s.. the wind blowing.. You created them to do exactly what they are suppose to be doing. The trees stand tall… the grass covers the ground like a blanket…. and even thru all the chaos there is a peace... thru all the pain and tears there is a peace.. thru out the fight there is a peace... He is ny peace... regardless what is going on around me all i need to do is retreat to our secret place....



He sees what lies inside

That secret place we try to hide
Its time its in the light

Never tire of this fight



He gives us the strength to go on

Who is leading your life?

Who is leading your life? It's a fairly simple question when you think about it. Right? As a Christian you could give a super spiritual answer... The Lord leads my life! But is that entirely true?! I am about to become as transparent as a glass of water, if that offends you turn your computer off now! I have always been lead by my emotions. If I was sad I was lead by that. If I was angry I would base decisions on that. If I was happy I would be more happy then anyone I knew. This rollercoaster of emotions is a pretty scary ride. One I do not encourgae anyone to get on.

    One day I thought I had figured out the trick to not get so "sick" on this ride! A man can just make everything better! Brilliant! Why hadn't I thought of this fix sooner?! Life would have been so much easier! Haha.. you laugh at this silly notion but hundreds of girls choose this ride. I loved this guy! I made him my everything! My world! I thought about him. I always wanted to be with him. I was consumed by him. I started to lose my identity in him. Oh I guess this  would be the time I mention I am a Christian. I know all you super spiritual readers will wonder why I put a man before God. I didn't know any better. I kept walking down this road with this boy. I fell in love with this boy, all the while losing myself a little more each day. Now please don"t hear what I am not saying. He wasn't a bad guy. He tried his best to be everything I needed. It wasn't his job. I replaced God with a boy.

   God was dying to get to know me. I had only been saved not quite a year when I meet this boy. God wanted me to fall in love with Him. I feel in love with a boy. God wanted me to depend on Him. I turned to the arms of a guy. God wanted me to find peace, joy and love in Him. Instead I did it on my own and filled the void with the only thing I knew, a relationship. The only relationship I should have focused on was my relationship with God. When I took my eyes off Him, I began to unravel.

   The burden proved to heavy and the relationship ended to which i still feel the sting of loss. My identity was gone. I had no idea who I was. I had no idea who I was suppose to be. All I ever was, was his g/f. I am still picking up the pieces.

   No one told me it would be quite this hard. I am on a different path now. My peace is found in Him. My joy and gladness come from Him. My identity is found in Him. I am a child of the most high God. I am loved. I am cherished. I am satisfied. To know God is to know love. To know God is to know peace. To know God is to know exactly who I am and not waivering. Not comprominig and not changing my convictions. I am who I am b/c of Jesus. I will be who I become b/c of Jesus.