Recommended Readings

A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery by E. Benjamin Skinner” A great storyteller, Skinner brings the whole underworld of traffickers and their victims to life. At the same time, he shows how complex the phenomenon really is, and why the solutions of would-be abolitionists in this country have proven misguided or simply futile.” (Frances FitzGerald)
Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian by Gary A. Haugen” With tremendous power, simplicity and godly courage, Haugen is leading the body of Christ toward a more substantial expression of faith and love through the preservation of human dignity, value and worth.” (Paul Coughlin, author of Unleashing Courageous Faith )
Good News about Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting WorldbyGary A. Haugen” A book of prophetic and vital significance. Haugen has pioneered in a field where Christians should be at the forefront.” (Philip Yancey, author of What’s So Amazing About Grace? and Soul Survivor)
Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World by Zach Hunter Zach Hunter is a teenage abolitionist and activist, spending much of his time working to end modern-day slavery around the world and fighting other problems in the world today. When he was twelve, he started a campaign called Loose Change to Loosen Chains, helping to raise awareness and money to free people from slavery. The author of Be the Change, Zach speaks to hundreds of thousands of people each year, inspiring them to find their passion and make a change in the world.(Amazon.com)
Generation Change: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Change the World by Zach Hunter Just look around and you’ll be reminded that our world is broken. People are hurting and dying every day. But it can change. God wants you to help change the world for the better. Zach Hunter is not that different from you. He’s a teenager who likes to listen to music and hang out with his friends. But he’s also committed to ending modern-day slavery and helping address other issues facing our world…(Amazon.com)
From Congress to the Brothel: A Journey of Hope, Healing, and Restoration by Linda Smith The author, a former member of the United States Congress, tells of how a child prostitute in India touched her heart, and how Ms. Smith then went on to found “Shared Hope International”. (Frontlineforjustice.org)
To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today’s Slaves by Kevin Bales and Zoe Trodd…Told in the words of slaves themselves, the narratives movingly and eloquently chronicle the horrors of contemporary slavery, the process of becoming free, and the challenges faced by former slaves as they build a life in freedom. An editors’ introduction lays out the historical, economic, and political background to modern slavery, the literary tradition of the slave narrative, and a variety of ways we can all help end slavery today...(Amazon.com)
Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin BalesSlavery is illegal throughout the world, yet more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in one of history’s oldest social institutions. Kevin Bales’s disturbing story of contemporary slavery reaches from Pakistan’s brick kilns and Thailand’s brothels to various multinational corporations. His investigations reveal how the tragic emergence of a “new slavery” is inextricably linked to the global economy.
Beyond the Soiled Curtain: Project Rescue’s Fight for the Victims of the Sex-Slave Industry by David and Beth GrantFifteen year old Sumi peels back the soiled curtain of her stall on Falkland Road in Bombay, India’s red-light district. She peers at the middle-aged customer and watches as her madam collects payment. Christians will discover how millions of girls are living tragedies every day as they are forced into the third largest profitable criminal industry in the world. Through this story God s grace and compassion will be poured out as Project Rescue sets out to share Christ’s love and rescue girls from this cycle of abuse.