Will You Unlock the Cage for Survivors?

This summer we’ve been giving you tools to Open the Door. You’ve been growing your knowledge about the reality of human trafficking in Europe and around the world.

Many of you have watched our videos and taken our quizzes.

You might have even downloaded our free Bible Study on human trafficking (If not, grab it now!)

Today, we are excited to share a new video with you we filmed earlier this year in Romania. It is the story of the day our Founder, Kim Westfall, was waiting for a friend at an airport and saw something suspicious.

So, what are you going to do with that knowledge? Are you willing to take a step and unlock the cage for trafficking survivors?

Now, that you know—how will you respond?

We are going to be sharing throughout the month of August practical ways YOU can unlock the cage. Don’t miss your chance to join The Freedom Highway and help us make sure we can say, “Slavery No More!”

Today, you have the chance to lift up a trafficking survivor in Romania who is on the road to healing! You have the opportunity to train essential members of the community in anti-trafficking practices that could prevent a life of slavery for countless women and girls. You can help a refugee who fled Ukraine in the war stay safe.

Will you unlock the cage and take a step by giving today?

Our Free Gift to Help Grow Your Knowledge

Our mission is to eradicate human trafficking and unlock transformation for its survivors. This is our life’s calling and we aren’t going to quit anytime soon.

Part of that missions means helping others grow their knowledge. What is human trafficking? How can we prevent it?

According to the FBI, what percentage of sexual advances (a grooming practice for traffickers) occurs online or through instant messaging?

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  22%
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  48%
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  63%
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  89%

See the answer here!

As we continue to grow our knowledge, we believe Scripture has a lot to tell us about the topic of human trafficking. Those trapped in human trafficking are captives. It's important to ask, "What does God say is our responsibility to those in bondage?"

So, we created a brief Bible Study, Bathed in Sunlight.

It is our gift to you!

It's perfect for use alone or in a small group. You can use it in your church to begin the conversation about how God is asking your people to get involved in this fight for freedom. If it’s meaningful to you, we hope you will share what you learn with us and with friends.

Download the free Bible Study now, and learn how you can join the Freedom Highway that is leading more and more survivors to freedom every day!

Will you join us in listening to what God has for us in this next season? I know that together we can unlock transformation for hundreds, even thousands of survivors across the globe.

The Freedom Highway is Expanding into Moldova

You’ve supported us as we responded to the dire need for protecting Ukrainians from trafficking this year. The war in Ukraine is far from over. Last month, the world watched as a large dam was bombed and flooded villages and cities. We watched from far away, but our team in Europe heard from the people who lived it.

Their villages were devastated, and their animals drowned. Everything they owned went under the water. If that was not enough, those that tried to escape were fired upon by the Russian army. Hundreds of people need refuge and are trying to save their lives by fleeing into Moldova and Romania.

An ally organization has opened its schools and homes to 500 Ukrainian refugees. 200 of those refugees are children, under 14 years of age. We know that war makes a perfect opportunity for traffickers to prey on vulnerable people fleeing. The organization contacted our team and asked them to intervene. Thanks to the support of donors like you, we were ready to respond!

Our team traveled to neighboring Moldova to meet those arriving. We provided food, medicine, and clothing, and are making sure that these children are not being trafficked by criminal networks operating in the area. The needs continue to grow, as those people have nothing. They need clothing, medical care, food, hygiene, products, school supplies, and emotional therapy for their trauma. Many of them swam or floated for miles and have lingering health concerns.

Providing for basic needs helps these people settle in a free country and trust Uncaged as we educate them on how to protect themselves. In the first days of handing out brochures and training people to recognize the signs of trafficking, we realized organized groups of traffickers had been identified in the area. They were able to identify several people in the group that are potential traffickers. This is a normal strategy traffickers use: embedding themselves in refugee populations to recruit people. Authorities were alerted and our training is already reaping the benefits of keeping these people safe!

We are training those working with these refugees and they are continuing to educate others. Anti-trafficking education is rippling outward throughout Moldova and more people are gaining knowledge and being protected! This is how you reach a nation! This is how we blanket Eastern Europe with anti-trafficking strategies and ensure people stay free.