As I type this our nation is celebrating Women’s History Month.  This month and the memorialization of it can easily become another marker on the calendar, something to fill our screens for a brief moment and pass away.  Today, however, I pray that we are slowed enough to absorb some of the stories we’ll attempt...Read More

This is Part 2 of our interview with Stuart Greaves, leader of the Executive Leadership Team of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC). In the first part of his interview, Stuart talked to us about the gospel and justice and the need for prayer in the fight against trafficking. The second half...Read More

In this podcast episode, we got to interview Stuart Greaves. Stuart leads the Executive Leadership Team of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC). He has been part of IHOPKC since 1999. For 20 years Stuart led the NightWatch – the section of the main Prayer Room which goes from midnight to 6am...Read More

In this podcast episode, we got to interview Cindy McGill, a speaker, author, and founder of Freedom Lounge which facilitates outreach into adult conventions and pagan festivals. Cindy talked to us about how to effectively communicate in a loving, nonjudgmental way when doing outreach. She has a new book out, Words that Work, that expands...Read More

If we want to effectively combat human trafficking we must listen to those who are lived experience experts. In this episode of the podcast, Tre9 and James discuss pimping, and what factors lead someone to that lifestyle. We also ask the question about how to best reach out to pimps with the love of Jesus,...Read More

In this interview with Tre9, Founder of Eyes on Me Inc, we talked about how to engage the church to impact communities. Eyes on Me, Inc has a number of different outreach programs for communities that are typically low income, high crime, and under-served. For years they have done after-school mentoring, prison ministry, church partnerships,...Read More

We ask you to engage with this content so that you can become informed and equipped to stand for righteousness in this age. Sex trafficking is an epidemic today, and one of the major contributors is the increased exposure to pornography at younger ages. Most people know this, but many are uninformed about the intentional...Read More

Andrea Cressy is the Forensic Nursing Program Director at Houston Methodist. She is also a SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) nurse with both national and international certifications to conduct forensic exams. Andrea talked to us about the importance of training SANE nurses to identify women in trafficking situations, resources Methodist provides women they suspect are...Read More

We were thrilled to interview Pastor Frankie Mazzapica, founding and lead pastor of Celebration Church of The Woodlands, Texas. Celebration Church is a source of strength for many families and ministries including Elijah Rising. In 2018, Elijah Rising’s Executive Director, Micah Gamboa, was speaking at Celebration Church when she experienced sudden cardiac death and miraculous resuscitation two days later....Read More

A study done by the University of Texas at Austin states there are more than 300,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas, including almost 79,000 minors and youth victims of sex trafficking. In our experience of doing outreach and intervention we also come across teens being trafficked on the street and even in strip clubs....Read More