New Campaign Empowers Churches, Individuals to “Rescue” Survivors of Sex Trafficking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — In 1998, four young girls were rescued and brought into a Project Rescue safe home in India. Now these girls, who are college graduates and close friends, represent thousands of others who have been reached and restored through the ministry of Project Rescue.
“For the ministry of Project Rescue, every day is rescue day,” says Project Rescue Foundation director Jon Barratt, “Every day we see women and children, survivors like these girls, enter our affiliate homes. That is where they begin the journey to full healing restoration in Jesus Christ.”
According to Barratt, in response to the countless women and children needing rescue from sexual slavery, the number one question he is asked by churches and individuals is, “How can we join the fight, and rescue those in need?”
Answering that plea is the heart of a new strategic Project Rescue annual giving campaign, which invites churches, organizations, and individuals the power to change destinies for women and children throughout the world who are victims of sexual slavery—to be a part of these survivors’ “Rescue Day.” The cost of this rescue is $3 per woman or child per day.
“We are asking friends to designate a day to join hands with Project Rescue and fight for the spiritual and physical freedom of women and children who are sexually exploited—helping as many of them as possible,” Barratt says.
The toolkit, available at projectrescue.com, gives pastors or coordinators all the resources they need to conduct their Rescue Day on whatever day they want to do it, giving it more flexibility than a sanctioned one-day national event.
As well as the Rescue Day video, which shares the incredible testimony of the four girls, resources include books, t-shirts, handmade products from Project Rescue vocational centers, a jump drive of video, information, and slideshow materials that are designed to use in Church digital and print presentation materials.
A few Rescue Days, which have taken place across the country, were met with great success. “People are excited to be able to get involved in the fight against human trafficking on a personal as well as corporate level,” Barratt says.
Over 100 Rescue Days have already been registered to take place across the country this year.
For more information on how you or your church can host a Rescue Day, go to projectrescue.com or email [email protected].
