John Luke opened by sharing a statement from best-selling author and speaker, Bob Goff. “If you want more f aith, do more stuff.” He explained that he had been thinking a lot about that phrase and how he could apply it to his life. Meanwhile, he recalled hearing about an old building near him that was being given away for free. You are probably thinking, “For free? There must be a catch.” The catch, which John Luke found out after signing the papers, was that the building is under construction. The construction costs are going to be an estimated 1.5 million dollars! The building 22 thousand square feet, and four stories high, to which John Luke thinks: “That’s pretty big, but my God is pretty big too.” This all happened on a Friday morning, and on Friday night John Luke asked his pastor what he would do with a big building. His pastor informed him how great of an issue human trafficking is in their area of Monroe, Louisiana. An 18 wheeler truck was recently found in their region filled with woman being trafficked.
A few days later, while John Luke was at youth group he was able to talk to a young woman who is involved with helping the victims of human trafficking. She mentioned the need for a building…”coincidently.” Soon after John Luke spoke with representatives from Purchased who told him that with the help of a building, human trafficking in Northern Louisiana could be ended in 6 years!
Some wise words from John Luke: “All you have to do to change the world sometimes is just say yes, just be available and not worry about the hard things that could come out of it…keep your eye on the prize, do more stuff.” So, here is a tangible way to get involved with the abolition of human trafficking, and you will see the results in six years! How cool is that? I encourage you to donate to the vision of John Luke.
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