Rescued from the Human Trafficking Lottery

Psalm 68:5-6 “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing” (NIV). God loves the orphan. This came clear to us when an opportunity came up to help rescue a baby from a certain fate of human trafficking.   In a much troubled area of Myanmar, a pregnant, tired and poor mother already had six mouths to feed.  With no husband, she concluded that she had no choice but to sell the baby that was in her womb.   The plight of this woman and her yet to be born child came to our attention in late 2012.    Through God's grace, we were able ...