slavery

In my previous blog which was a book review of Stop the Traffik, I mentioned that slavery and trafficking are huge issues in the world today. 

I have been staying at my Aunty & Uncle’s home for a few days (today was the lats day) and it’s always refreshing to read other people’s books.  They had a book on the shelf called “Stop the Traffik” which is all about slavery in today’s world and people trafficking.  I hadn’t realised it was such a HUGE issue.  In fact slavery and trafficking today is so large that it is the second biggest international crime issue behind illegal weapons sales. 

Today in the world there are also more people in slavery than in the whole entire time the British empire were trafficking slaves to the Carribean for the sugar plantations.    Back then a British politician called William Wilberforce made it his life’s work to campaign against slavery and was able to have it abolished.  See the movie Amazing Grace for this story.

“Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.  For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God.” 1 Peter 2:18–19