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      Mike Howerton

      Why does God Hate Sex?

      Before marriage, we're told to be promiscuous and sexually adventurous... But after we're married we're told to yawn, ...

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Stop Human Trafficking

OCC has partnered with international organizations preventing, rescuing and offering healing to those victimized by human trafficking. We will work to prevent thousands of children from being trafficked and rescue, stabilize and empower 1000 girls and boys to live free of the sex trade in the hub city of Pattaya, Thailand.

Locally, we will educate and partner with organizations and state authorities who are fighting this rising epidemic in our own backyard. Seattle is the second largest port for smuggling trafficked victims through. We are also seeing a growing trend among American at risk youth to be coerced or forced into prostitution.

See how you can join the fight against human trafficking by checking out the events and groups below:

Eastside Women of Purpose is a project of World Concern based in Seattle. With poverty, child trafficking, prostitution, and slavery running rampant, the Women of Purpose project seeks to link North American women with poor, marginalized women in countries overseas to receive healing and provide opportunity and freedom to women and children. This is accomplished through education, missions, microloan programs, job training, and shelter and safe house programs.

For more information on how you can get involved and join the fight against human trafficking, check out Eastside Women of Purpose website and get up-to-date news from their blog.

 

 

OCC 2012 Stories: Women of Purpose
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Join the efforts! There are opportunities to engage your passions, professions, skills or connections to work on prevention, intervention, healing and restoring of individuals and communities most impacted. Consider…

  1. Educate yourself on the issues. Check out Not for Sale or the
    International Justice Mission to read more about the issue.
  2. Join a focus team going after key areas of this initiative:

Pattaya Project

Join the wholistic efforts targeted on this city on prevention, intervention, rescue, stabilize and empowering of lives to experience God’s life for them. Join a short- term team to see and participate first hand. Contact .

Business Team

Use your platform and experience to join the efforts of this team in developing business enterprises, MFI’s, education, and other job creation. Currently working toward model centers related to the Pattaya Project, with hopes to impact other regions of the world. Contact

Local Efforts

Join this developing team on educating, advocacy and some hands-on prevention activities. Contact 

Fair Trade Purchasing

Join this developing group focused on educating themselves and others to use our purchasing power to protect slaves for labor.

Eastside Women of Purpose

EWOP is the hallmark ministry team that has been fighting human trafficking for several years. Join this group of women working to educate, advocate and fundraise for projects of impact. Contact 

Freedom Stone

This team organizes and sells handcrafted jewelry that are giving 10 women an alternative to the bars and brothels. Want to host a house party? Know of buyers in retails chains? Contact

  1. Consider going on a short term mission trip to Thailand to see this issue first-hand. E-mail  Lynne Ellis for more information.