Human Trafficking in the Amazon: Prostitution and Forced Labor
Human trafficking in the Amazon is inextricably linked with the fight to preserve the rainforest. It has become a hotbed of illegal activity as many seek to illegally exploit its valuable resources like lumber, gold, and exotic animals. Illegal mining and logging are rampant in this remote region which provides a perfect breeding ground for […]
Pastor Tony: A Star That Was Waiting to Shine
Pastor Tony’s life could have been a statistic. He could have been just another dead drug dealer on the streets of the City of God. But God intervened in his story. As he joins the Life Impact staff in Brazil, we are very glad that God’s plan for his life led him to us! Our […]
War in The City of God
In recent weeks, war has broken out in the City of God favela of Rio between the police and the drug traffickers. As this police action began, the drug traffickers ran to the woods to escape. Police then fired indiscriminately in the direction the drug dealers had fled. Chaos erupted as people flooded the streets, […]
Street Children: Calling Them Precious as Well
There are 150 million street children worldwide. These voiceless, nameless children are despised and hated by those around them but they are precious to Jesus. They are not nameless to Him. So they have to be important to us. We have to look at them, reach out to them and call them precious as well. […]
How Porn is Feeding the Beast of Sex-Trafficking
This generation fights human trafficking more than anyone ever has. More than any one ever has, this generation consumes porn. #refusetoclick campaign Source: Refusetoclick, 2019 There are many in the United States that want to fight human trafficking but they do not realize they are feeding the sex-trafficking industry every time they view pornography. In […]
He Was Selling His Own Blood for Money…
Lucas, a young man from the poverty-stricken area of northeastern Brazil, refused to give up on his dream. He was selling his blood to pay for school fees when Life Impact met him and helped change his life. When his father left him as a boy, his mother struggled to care for her three children. His sister […]
Human Trafficking: Understanding This Horrific Crime and What You Can Do About It
Human trafficking is a worldwide problem, it is happening in every country, state, and city in the world. It preys upon the poorest and most vulnerable among us yet it affects us all and no one is exempt from the responsibility to fight this evil. It will take all of us doing our part but […]
10 Ministry Prayer Needs: Join Us In Appealing To Heaven
Truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19 Thailand Pray that the children and staff will be safe from COVID-19. Pray that all staff and children will know God’s love in a deep […]
