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While considering ways that you might engage in addressing human trafficking, first reflect on this prayer: "Lord, what can I do to be involved? How can I be your hands and feet in this area of ministry?"

(1) Engage your heart in prayer.

    • For a heart that is broken by the plight of trafficked people.
    • For the trafficked people.
    • For organizations working to free them.
    • For nationals to rise up and stop trafficking in their countrie
    • For the healing and restoration of rescued victims.
    • For the traffickers - that they be convicted and repent.
• Use the 5-Day Prayer Guide on Modern-Day Slavery developed by Women Ministries of the Covenant.
   • Become a prayer partner with an anti-trafficking organization.
    • Become a prayer partner with Internatonal Justice Mission.
    • Pray for NightLight.
    • Incorporate prayer for slavery victims into your church service.

(2) Engage your mind.

    • Study God's Word regarding injustice.
    • Select and read a book from the recommended reading list.
    • View a movie or host a screening from the recommended movie list.
    • Attend a conference on trafficking in your area.
    • Research what organizations are doing to fight trafficking.
    • Read the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
    • Set up a Google Alert on human trafficking.

(3) Engage your voice.

    • Gather a small group to discuss a book or movie from recommendations listed above.
    • Organize a Bible study on trafficking using recommended resources.
       - The Department of Christian Formation has recommendations for both youth and adults.
       - What Does the Lord Require? Compassion and Justice Curriculum Series.
       - Amazing Grace Faith Discussion Guide
   -"Amazing Grace: Christians and the Global Slave Trade" Discussion Guide
   - Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World
       - Modern Day Slavery curriculum for educators
       - Call + Response
    • Encourage preaching on trafficking. Click here for a sermon outline.
    • Organize presentations in local high school on danger signs.
    • Invite a speaker from an anti-trafficking organization or survivor to speak on human trafficking. Organize a fund raiser.
    • Host a "Slavery Still Exists" awareness event.
    • Hang human trafficking awareness posters in your community.
    • Lead youth or college students through the Justice Mission Curriculum.
    • Start an anti-slavery group or chapter on your college campus:
       - Love 146
   - International Justice Mission Chapters
       - North Park University IJM Chapter
    • Communicate to your representatives on key legislative issues regarding slavery and human trafficking: Learn more here about how you can become involved in a letter-writing campain.

(4) Engage your hands and feet.

    • Become a "Break the Chains" Team member as a serious or casual athlete involved in marathons or triathlons. Join as an athlete or sponsor an athlete. For more information on competing to raise funds for "Break the Chains" click here.
    • Communicate to your elected representatives on key legislative initiatives regarding slavery and human trafficking. Click here to learn more about letter writing and contacting your representatives (United States and Canada).
    • Investigate what your state is doing to end human trafficking. Eight states currently have an anti-trafficking task force: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota and Washington. 27 States have passed anti-trafficking laws. For details click here.
    • If your state does not have an anti-trafficking task force, discuss with your state legislators the possibility of creating one.
    • If your state does have an anti-trafficking task force, ask your legislators what they have done to address human trafficking.
    • Explore whether your state has an anti-trafficking task force and determine what your state legislature does to assist victims of trafficking. Consider ways you can be involved in helping make a difference.
    • Contact local shelters to find out if they assist trafficked victims and how you can be supportive.

(5) Engage your time.

• Join online anti-slavery groups that send regular action updates:
    - Polaris Project action updates
    - iAbolish
    - World Vision
• Consider opportunities for short-term service in a human trafficking organization. Volunteer with local social service agencies dealing with restoring victims.
    - The Rescue & Restore Coalition of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services
    - Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (Los Angeles, CA)
    - To volunteer with Nightlight (Los Angeles, CA)
    - Polaris Project (Boston, Colorado, Ohio, Rhode Island, Los Angeles, Seattle shelters) (Washington, DC shelter)
    - Shared Hope International
    - SAGE Trafficking Opposition Project
    - The Illinois Rescue & Restore Coalition
    - Several cities and states have anti-trafficking coalitions or task forces
    - End Child Prostitution, Pornography and Trafficking (Brooklyn, NY)
    - Restoration Ministries (Washington, DC)
    - The Salvation Army (Alexandria, VA)
    - Project Rescue (Springfield, MO)

(6) Engage your relationships.

• Learn as a family with Families for Justice curriculum.
• Learn how to identify victims of trafficking.
    - Click here for a list of identifiers from the Salvation Army.
    - Click here for a ways to recognize trafficking victims
- Tips for social workers, health workers and law enforcement workers are available here.
    - If you suspect someone is a victim of human trafficking, call the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force Complaint Line (US Dept. of Justice and US Dept. of Labor) at 888.428.7581 (voice and TTY). DO NOT attempt any action without their help. For additional information, call the Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline (US Dept. of Health & Human Services) at 888.373.7888. Click here for the Safe Horizon website.
     - 2-1-1 is an organization funded by United Way to help people find their local 2-1-1 services. Click here to connect to their web site.

(7) Engage your resources.

• Donate to Break the Chains.
• Demand "slave-free" goods.
• Buy "fair trade" products. Click here for Trade As One - Change Lives with Everything You Buy. Encourage your church to do the same. Click here for a list of companies that support fair trade products.
• Buy products made by human trafficking survivors.
• If buying a rug, look for the Rugmark symbol for a slave-free guarantee.
• Ask hard questions about your investments.
• Consider supporting one of the anti-trafficking organizations listed.
• Stay only in hotels where there is a "code of conduct."
    - Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
    - Five U.S. companies that are signatories
• Challenge corporations to pledge their products and businesses as slavery free:
    - Traffick Free Chocolate Pledge
    - The Athens Ethical Principles
    - Corporate and Consumer Responsibility