In May 2012, Lexie Saxion packed her bags and left on a mission trip to Thailand. Immersed in the redlight culture of Bangkok, she found herself questioning the reasons God led her there. Was her presence actually making any difference? Why did she say "yes" to this trip?     The first in night in Thailand, we walked the noisy streets of the redlight district and prayed. We prayed for freedom from oppression and strength for our own hearts. The next night was our first time in the bars. We sat and talked with girls, buying them drinks and giving them bracelets....

SLAVERY IS WRONG. YOU KNOW IT. WE KNOW IT. AS A COUNTRY, WE'VE OFFICIALLY KNOWN IT SINCE 1863. BUT HERE'S SOMETHING YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW — SLAVERY STILL EXISTS. WE WANT EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE 27 MILLION MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, JUST LIKE THEM, LIVING IN THE SHADOWS. IN BROTHELS. IN FACTORIES. IN QUARRIES. WORKING AS SLAVES. IN 161 COUNTRIES. INCLUDING OUR OWN. WE ARE HERE TO SHINE A LIGHT ON SLAVERY. NO MORE BONDAGE. NO MORE SEX TRAFFICKING. NO MORE CHILD LABORERS. NO MORE, STARTING NOW. "So, how does this red X thing help?" This...

In cooperation with End It Movement, we're spending Tuesdays this month shining a light on slavery and human trafficking. Slavery is not OK, and our missionaries around the world have had raw, firsthand experiences fighting it. This week we hear from World Race alumnus Laura Meyers of the October 2008 G Squad. After the World Race, Laura did an apprenticeship to learn about human trafficking and educate others on how to fight it. She shares a list of lies and truths about trafficking from the Salvation Army. LIE #1 All women working in prostitution, strip...

In cooperation with End It Movement, we’re spending Tuesdays for the next month shining a light on slavery and human trafficking. Slavery is not OK, and our missionaries around the world have had raw, firsthand experiences fighting it.    Our first story comes from Jessica Johnson, a Passport Thailand participant. Jessica and her team spent two months walking the streets of Thailand’s red light district and befriending the girls caught in sex tourism to offer them a way out. They took part in the spiritual battle raging in the human trafficking industry, and this is what...

  Slavery is wrong.  You know it, and we know it. So we're teaming up with END IT to shine a light on modern slavery.   Every Tuesday for the next five weeks, we'll be highlighting stories of trafficking, injustice, and freedom. We'll share stories from Passport participants and other Adventures missionaries about their experiences with human trafficking around the world – stories of heartbreak, stories that shock you, stories of how slavery is just not OK.    And stories of hope.    We'll...

This past week some of our Adventures in Missions staff members attended the Passion 2013 conference in Atlanta. They worshipped alongside 60,000 college students from around the world and learned about practical ways to fight against modern-day slavery and human trafficking. This week on this blog and our World Race updates blog we’re sharing posts from each of them with their perspectives on Passion 2013 and how you can get involved to end slavery.   Today’s post is from one of our staff writers, Stephanie Bernotas. Stephanie did the World Race in 2011...