After a wonderfully relaxing long weekend in the Midlands with dear family friends, I am now in Stellenbosch for a week of research here. In the midst of my research today I came across interesting case study results. The South African government published its first comprehensive report on human trafficking last year (2010). In one section of the report, 13 cases of trafficking in children were analyzed. The following was a reoccurring theme: “The children placed faith in a significant higher power such as God: Many drawings included a higher power that will be able to rescue him/her, suggesting that limited trust is placed in human beings and in any other close relationships” (NPA 2010, 87). The authors of the report interpret this faith in God as indicative of little trust in human beings . . . but maybe it suggests they are looking to and clinging to the One in whom we live and move and have our being . . . the Only One who has the power to heal each child’s heart, mind, and soul after experiencing such exploitation, abuse, and brokenness.
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