Week of Prayer for Human Trafficking

by Richard Long,

  Just in case you are thinking of devoting some special prayer around this very current issue, the folks at 24-7 Prayer.com are calling for a concentrated emphasis on the human trafficking issue coming up on Oct. 11-18th or 18-25th. 

Here’s an excerpt from the announcement…

Within the 24-7 family, one of our central values has always been the marriage of prayer and justice. Over the last year, we have discovered that there is a growing contingency among us whose hearts have been broken with the reality of human trafficking, and we want to respond.

So, we are inviting anyone who would like to join us in a week of prayer to unite our hearts in prayer. Together, we will cry out to the only Just Judge for the abolition of this appalling reality that has gone largely unchecked in our cities and in the nations of the world.

Whether you have a life calling to the arena of human trafficking, or are reading about it for the first time, come and seek the heart of the Father with us.

We will be hosting prayer rooms in the UK in Reading (18-25th October) and in the US at the Kansas City Boiler Room (12-16th October). There will also be several groups of students on campuses from Georgia to Colorado who will be praying with us.

We want to extend an invitation to all of you to join in this week of prayer by travelling to Reading or Kansas City.

You can also host a week of prayer in your city.  If you are already booked into hold a prayer week, either from 11-18th October or 18th-25th October why not consider having an area of your prayer room set aside for the issue of Anti-Human Trafficking …

If you are interested in participating or would like to learn more, please contact Andy Freeman in the UK at or Amanda Siebold in the US.”

Vote on Bill C-268 today

by Richard Long

   As our regular readers will know, we have been following the progress of MP Joy Smith’s private member’s bill on Human Trafficking.  It will have it’s second reading vote today, we are told, right after Question Period around 3:05 PM.  (This is ealier than originally scheduled.)  Please be praying that it will pass so that it can be sent on to the Justice Committee for further work.  Pray that members of other parties will join in and get it to the next stage.

We will let you know on this blog a little later on today, how it went.

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Update:  Great News!  Bill C-268 easily passed it’s second reading and is now headed to Committee.  It was encouraging to see that the Liberal and NDP parties also supported the motion.  One Bloc Quebecois member also took a courageous stand and voted for the bill although her party had taken a stand against it.

Exodus Cry Canada

by Richard Long,

   Good friends of NHOP, Jason and Yvonne Parks have been commissioned and recently launched a Canadian version of Exodus Cry.  This is very timely.  The Lord seems to have moved the issue of human trafficking to the front burner in the last few months.  You can learn much more on their great new website.

   There are many ways to get involved, but the first and foremost is prayer.  It’s in the Lord’s presence that we get His heart for this great injustice, and it is before His throne that we listen for instructions about what should be done.  We know Jason and Yvonne well enough to have a great confidence in them that they will follow the Lord’s direction carefully.

  A lot is happening on this front.  If you need an introduction to this whole effort the best place to start is by clicking on the intro videos on Jason and Yvonne’s site.  We encourage you to check the Exodus Cry Canada website regularly.