During the month of October, our fellowship participated in a few different activities that raised awareness about global sex slavery and tried to have humanizing dialogue around the issue. Our small groups all participated in a discussion to raise awareness about the issue, as well as the various factors that perpetuate the global sex industry. We also had an interactive display on campus to talk about the value of human life and to engage in spiritual conversations with people. The week culminated on Friday night with a talk by IVP Author, Daniel Walker, who shared about his experiences rescuing those enslaved in the sex industry and challenged the Church to be “dangerous.”
Here are a few pictures from our on campus display:
Our display caught a lot of student attention!
Surveying people on how much they knew about the issue as well as what they thought God might have to say
Sophomore, Andrew Miyasato, helping organize our table
Throughout the week, we were able to have conversations and interactions with a number of non-Christians and stir up spiritual conversations with them. But more importantly, our students were challenged to take missional risks, and their hearts were broken for issues of injustice in this world. Sophomore Andrew Miyasato participated in our display almost the whole day (from 10-4pm!) and shares his testimony:
“Participating in IVCCF’s sex trafficking proxe helped me understand some harsh realities about the broken world we live in and how only Jesus can provide confidence, realization, and renewal. As I talked to students about the horrors of sex trafficking, I learned more and more about how deeply I felt for these victims’ plight and how strong my faith was.. The longer I stayed at the proxe, the more I understood that only God is big enough to save his people from slavery. Even when the day was over, it appeared that God’s plan for growing me was far from over as he left me to ponder his purpose in sending me two last students who were not like the rest: a prostitute and a Christian. While I am still searching my heart for God’s reason for the intense, polarizing display at the end of my proxe experience, I am extremely grateful for the conversations that God gave me and I know that he will continue to provide me more opportunities to learn about his plans.”
Praise God for the seeds that were planted through this week. Please pray for our fellowship to continue taking missional risks through this year, and that they would continue to see the world through kingdom eyes.