Awareness

January was a month of awareness. First, we had Sanctity of Human Life. It always amazes me that as horrible as the Holocaust was with killing over 8 million people, we are still facing a Holocaust! One of unborn babies. Each year in the United States alone, there are over 1 million (1,000,000) babies that have their life ended through abortion. Since 1973 when abortions were made legal due to the ruling of Roe vs. Wade there have been over 56 billion abortions, that is 56,000,000,000. Now do you want to tell me that we do not have a Holocaust going on? Just a side note...abortions do not happen to the unchurched population only, 1 out of 3 people in the church have been affected by abortion.

Secondly, January is also a month that brings awareness to the epidemic of Human Trafficking. There are well over 27 million people...women, men, & children who are enslaved by force and manipulation to do things that are harsh and unthinkable. Most Americans believe this is happening in other countries, not here in the "Land of the Free". THINK AGAIN! Florida is one of the top states  for Human Trafficking.

God's Word, clearly states in Psalms 82:3-4, "Defend the case of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." If I may be so bold, What are you doing to not only bring awareness, but to prevent these tragedies from occurring? As Christians, God has not called us to sit idle. We have been called to action. We cannot sit by every Sunday, get a "feel good" message and think we have done our job! There are many organizations that you can volunteer at whether your passion is to protect the unborn, protect women and children from domestic violence, feeding the homeless, or rescue those who are trapped as slaves. Find your niche', I know you have one!