Human Trafficking
Mission Trips
ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings for forced labor or commercial sex.
Domestic human trafficking occurs when U.S. citizens or permanent residents are commercially exploited for sexual services. Children and adults are forced into human trafficking, where they are exploited for sex, pornography, or erotic entertainment.
WORLD STATISTICS
After drug trafficking, human trafficking second largest criminal industry in the world today
Human trafficking generates $32 billion a year
800,000 people are trafficked each year
Women and girls make up 98% of sexually exploited victims
USA STATISTICS
84% of victims in confirmed human trafficking cases are identified as U.S. citizens
There are an estimated 100,000 - 300,000 child sex slaves in the US
The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the U.S. is 12 to 14 years old
There is a significant increase in human trafficking activity during major sporting events in the cities that host them
Women, men, and children are forced or coerced into human trafficking in the United States and around the world on a daily basis. It’s an abhorrent industry that lives under the surface of many of our cities. We are proud to partner with incredible ministries, churches, and organizations that are established and involved in the fight against trafficking. Our goal through Praying Pelican Missions human trafficking mission trips is to come alongside the local Church in their ongoing efforts against this industry by bringing teams that are equipped and prepared to engage in outreach.
Human trafficking mission trips span a spectrum of ministries that include rescue, raising awareness in the community, connecting with victims and perpetrators online, building relationships with women in clubs, supporting social enterprise initiatives, and more. Depending on the location in which your team serves and the focus of your ministry partner, your team can be trained to serve alongside those existing efforts on your human trafficking mission trip to rescue men, women and children from enslavement.
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