Human Trafficing

A close friend of ours is heading up some initiatives within OMS relative to human trafficing. Through her efforts, we have received copies of some training materials and been made much more aware of this horrible sin. We have been routinely discussing the topic with our church leaders and finding that there is a general knowledge that it is a problem here. We are also noticing more news and newspaper articles about some of the things happening in southern Africa. There have been several arrests lately in Mozambique as it is a 'source' country or an 'intermediary country' where humans or their parts are trafficed through to other countries, most notably South Africa. Recent arrests point to international involvement (multiple nationalities) and there is thought to human sex trafficing to support the World Cup games this summer in South Africa. Are people that stupid to risk HIV, Aids - it's almost a guarantee? I guess so...

Anyway, I was asking in Mocuba 'what happened to all the street children?' We used to see alot of them within the town. The answer we heard is that those are the children being captured and processed for parts as a part of human trafficing. We were told of a recent arrest in that area that included finding a freezer with human parts; hearts, kidneys, sexual organs, and the like, most likely used in rituals or moved overseas or to other countries for rituals. This depravity is beyond understanding but shows how low man can sink in the absence of God. The Old Testament is full of stories of the horrible things that happened in those times as well, and the judgment that eventually followed. It just tears at our hearts that such things are happening here.

The culture is aware that this goes on and rumors abound when people go missing. Work 'too good to be true' in South Africa can be a lure and families can receive money on the spot to send a family member to South Africa for training and a 'good job'. Just today, I saw something where young girls were being sold for around 650 US dollars in this trafficing market.

We hope to include this subject in our training programs but until the culture itself is outraged, each life is valued, and governments truly don't tolerate the practice, the horrible injustice will continue. There is no end to the depravity that man will sink when he turns his back on his Creator or refuses to acknowledge Him.

Where did all the street children go? Please no........ Come quickly Lord Jesus!

Dave & Ann

"And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD." 2 Ch 12:14