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January 19, 2021Uncategorized by admin

A Hopeful Call to Foster Ministries

By: Camille Pook What began with resistance has turned into a propelling passion in my life. I started with foster ministries at First Free Methodist Church in Seattle, WA, reluctantly filling in for a volunteer who was sick. “Lord, I know this is something I should do but I’m tired and don’t feel like giving up another night.” My heart […]

November 10, 2020Church, Human Trafficking, Hungary by Emily Hlavka Freed

Sharing God’s Love in Hungary

By: Zsuzsa Mecséri-McNamara , Set Free Movement Coordinator No matter where we come from, no matter where we live, we all have a desire to love and to be loved. This is absolutely true about the children that we minister to in Hungary. Traffickers try to use this desire for love and belonging against them and attempt to trick and coerce […]

November 6, 2020Uncategorized by Emily Hlavka Freed

A Unity that Brings Freedom

By: Kayleigh Clark, Lead Pastor at the Uniontown Free Methodist Church and Set Free Movement Leader When I was in middle school, the Disney Channel phenomenon, “High School Musical” debuted after a year of advertisement and hype. “We’re All In This Together,” was the moral of the story told by Disney through basketball games and play practices. As cheesy as […]

April 7, 2020Activism, Church, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Justice, Lenten Series: 2020, Uncategorized by admin

The Crucifixion and the Exodus

Jesus suffered and died. Theologically this is our foundation. His suffering and death are the means to our salvation. Jesus is our redeemer. This word is used a great deal. In Hebrew, the word for redeemer, gō’ēl, is a kinsman protector, a family member who is powerful and works to protect the family. (5) Think of Jesus as a brother, who […]

April 7, 2020Activism, Church, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Justice, Lenten Series: 2020 by admin

Leaning into Suffering

In these uncertain times, we realize that many of you may be suffering. The COVID-19 virus has disrupted the normalcy of our lives and our world. If you are not suffering directly, you may be burdened by the suffering of your neighbors, friends, community members, and others around the world. Sadly, the vulnerable are even more vulnerable under the pressures […]

March 31, 2020Activism, Church, Human Trafficking, Justice, Lenten Series: 2020 by admin

Embracing our Poverty

It is precisely when we see and experience poverty — whether far away, close by, or in our hearts — that we need to become the Church; that is, hold hands as brothers and sisters, confess our own brokenness and need, forgive one another, heal one another’s wounds, and gather around the table of Jesus for the breaking of the […]

March 24, 2020Activism, Church, Justice, Labor Trafficking, Lenten Series: 2020, United States by admin

Our Eyes are on You

We are becoming more aware of the global misery of human trafficking. But awareness is only the beginning. In my Facebook news feed, I see more “likes” for tragic stories about human trafficking but little engagement on strategic action to counter it. But both are needed. Knowing without acting is like faith without works—it’s incomplete. 2 Chronicles 20 provides a […]

March 16, 2020Activism, Church, Human Trafficking, Justice, Lenten Series: 2020 by admin

What small thing do you have that God can use?

Scripture is described as a “living word”. Though it was written many years ago, it still speaks to our contemporary situation. This story from II Kings 4:1-7 is a case in point. The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the […]

March 10, 2020Activism, Church, Justice by admin

A Prayer for Hope

The psalms are the prayer book of the Bible. This psalm is balancing many things: the greatness of God, the frailty of humanity, and the hope that the God of creation will also be the God of justice. Meditate on these verses from Psalm 146: 1 Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; […]

March 3, 2020Activism, Church, Human Trafficking, Justice by admin

Lament and Hope

Lament is a “passionate expression of grief or sorrow.” It is the language of suffering. Lament is honesty before God and between each other. There is suffering. There is death. We name these realities in lamenting while also looking beyond our present troubles to our hope in God. Laments are expressions of pain usually coupled with requests to the Lord […]

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A Hopeful Call to Foster Ministries

Sharing God’s Love in Hungary

A Unity that Brings Freedom

The Crucifixion and the Exodus

Leaning into Suffering

Embracing our Poverty

Our Eyes are on You

What small thing do you have that God can use?

A Prayer for Hope

Lament and Hope

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