I first got involved with Global Renewal in 2020. I was planning to take a trip to visit some of the Selah Houses to assess the students’ educational needs. Unfortunately, due to the Global Pandemic our trip was canceled, but our team didn’t let that stop us from finding a way to help further the education goals of our students.
Read MoreEducation can build physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being that is integral to reforming more susceptible communities. According to Olivia Giovetti from Concern Worldwide, children who receive a primary education are more likely to develop social, emotional, cognitive, and communications skills at a higher level which can be used to generate higher incomes. If primary education can reach the hands of impoverished communities at early ages, the risk of trafficking within future generations will decrease substantially…
Read MoreAlthough human trafficking is a commonly discussed subject, individuals often do not know the magnitude of the growing number of children sold into this form modern-day slavery. Global Renewal is a nonprofit organization that works to bring awareness to the worldwide issue of human trafficking by rescuing child victims of human slavery and giving them a safe house (our Selah Safe Houses) as a place to rehabilitate rescued children through medical care, emotional assistance, and the power and healing of God’s love.
Read More“A” was 12 when she was sold to a brothel. In the first few weeks, they used her to wash and clean and serve clients—soon the clients were allowed to rape her. In her own words, “I lived with fear and hopelessness… but when I start my life living at the safe house I felt very happy and stop crying because I feel loved and hope, especially when I pray and sing to the Lord I feel real joy from inside of my heart.“ Hatred can be erased and FREEDOM can come…
Read MoreGlobal Renewal is dedicated to rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking and sexual abuse. Our staff, volunteers, and partners focus is on child victims of human trafficking for sexual purposes and abuse. We do this by many programs and a variety of avenues for healing, recovering, growing and eventual reintegration into their societies. The ultimate goal is to help the young innocent population who are victims of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. We empower them to get past enormous victimization and bleak darkness of their “modern-day slavery” childhood and negative societal mindsets…
Read MoreWe hear a lot about human trafficking and forms of abuse happening around our world—but do you ever wonder what modern-day slavery really is? This blog, written by the U.S. Department of State, describes exactly what the definition of modern-day slavery (human trafficking) is. From sex trafficking to forced labor and Domestic Servitude to Unlawful Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers, this blog has everything you’ll need to know!
Read MoreEarly in 2010, while teaching trafficking prevention in a poor, Cambodian village, we unknowingly met our first rescue—and her sweet smile was immediately etched into our hearts. We soon discovered that her mother, sold into a life of slavery, had recently died of HIV. Her grandmother, the beneficiary of the sale, became this child’s guardian…
Read MoreWhat this ministry has been doing for the past 20+ years is creating an army of leaders and change-makers who will with absolutely, with no doubt, eradicate this kind of darkness and abuse from their nations. Global Renewal creates leaders everywhere they go. They call out the gold in individual hearts and lives. They’re raising up an army all over the world—an army of people that I believe will actually see the change we all want to see: The end of human trafficking in our world…
Read MoreIn the spring of 2017, David and Liney Chacko invited me to go with Liney to serve in Southeast Asia. I had never felt a call to go to Asia, but after much prayer, the Lord made it clear that He wanted me to go on this trip. I spent several weeks preparing my heart to minister to the children at the safe houses and seeking God on messages to share with pastors during the training sessions. As a member of the western American church, I felt I had something to impart to believers in third world countries. The Lord had a bigger plan…
Read MoreThe issue of modern-day slavery and human trafficking affects nearly 40 million men, women, and children who are involved in forced labor, sexual exploitation, and coerced marriage across Southeast Asia. Human trafficking is now one of the world’s most lucrative and organized crimes, generating more than $150 billion a year with two-thirds of its victims (25 million people) in East Asia and the Pacific. That’s why we’re working all over Southeast Asia to shed light on this darkness and to make a difference in the lives of those in need. Join us in our fight to end modern-day slavery—for good…
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