Reaching the World Right Here at Home: Refugee Beads and WorldCrafts partner to help refugee families.

This is the sixth in a series of articles as part of the WorldCraftssm Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor.  Juli was born in Chin State, Burma (Myanmar), a region where Christians are severely persecuted for their

Lily’s Second Chance: Priscilla Center Reaches the Down-and-Out in Northeast India

This is the fifth in a series of articles as part of the WorldCraftssm Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor. For Lily, life was grim. Married for four brief years to an alcoholic, she too became

She’s Not for Sale: A Fair-Trade Business Connects with India’s Poor

 This is the fourth in a series of articles as part of the WorldCraftssm Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor.  In cities such as Kolkata (Calcutta), India, many young girls and women, like Puja, are forced into

“Old Jo Has Died”: A Young Thai Woman Finds New Life at The Well

This is the third in a series of articles as part of the WorldCraftssm Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor.  A perfect storm of greed, gossip, adultery, and addiction plunged Jo, a young Thai woman, into

From Dance Bars to Higher Ground: Two Nepalese Women Find Freedom Making Jewelry

This is the second in a series of articles as part of the WorldCraftssm Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor.  When Sara and Cara first heard about Higher Ground Crafts (Nepal), they were teenagers working as

What is He calling you to?

Stepping out in faith. Following through in what He’s called us to. Obeying even when it seems crazy. This is the journey I am on. Aren’t we all? All my studies on obedience, faith, and how He does not waste any experience(s). All of these lessons that are being pounded

Radical Change Comes to Kolkata: Freeset Offers Hope Amidst India’s Sex Industry

This is the first in a series of monthly articles as part of the WorldCrafts Set1Free campaign. This campaign highlights WorldCrafts artisan groups working to end sexual exploitation and human trafficking among the world’s poor. Human trafficking and poverty feed India’s sex trade, where women and children forced into prostitution

Champions and Challenges

In Capetown, South Africa, resides a godly girl named Meg. She is a champion. Glossy straight hair brushes her stunning complexion, sprinkled with endearing freckles. While Meg is a photographer and designer by trade, has a special place in her heart for the impoverished women of the Capetown townships. Through

God's Red Pen

Continuing my processing thoughts from reading other blogs: we feel as if God wants to take a red pen and cross out the bad or unsavory parts of our lives. But that theology is false…that is what we would do, but that is not what the crossbow about. The cross

The Words of my Story

I recently have been reading this highly interesting and interactive blog and one of the beginning questions in a current ongoing series is: what are the words of your story? Simple question, but loaded reply. Here’s my first attempt at mine: Faith Family Friends Justice Missions (reaching/teaching the lost) passion