Australia’s hottest Christian worship band, Hillsong United, is making its way to the United States over the next few months to promote their newest album, Aftermath. The band, which was birthed through members of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia, is well-known around the world with their mega-hits Mighty to Save, Hosanna, From the Inside Out and Lead Me to the Cross, among others. Hillsong is comprised of a strong and faithful team of musicians, singers and songwriters and the “numbers” speak for themselves in terms of the band’s success; albums such as Tear Down the Walls and All of the […]

THE WAR against Human Trafficking will not be won until we all band together to create awareness and attack the organized infrastructure that makes up this network of slavery, prostitution and exploitation. No longer can we stick our heads in the sand and believe in our hearts that this is not taking place in “my town” or “my neighborhood”. The longer that we turn a blind eye and take a stance that “someone else will deal with the problem”, or continue to naively believe that we as individuals can’t make a difference, the longer that these innocent victims will have […]

A large amount of time was spent researching for this month’s issue theme of Human Trafficking. There was a plethora of information that I wasn’t aware of and I had many questions while sorting through it all. I was curious about the perspective of those who fight trafficking – and so I contacted both a law enforcement officer and a rescue organization founder. I was also interested in knowing how big of a role certain websites played, such as Craigslist and Backpage. And so, I set off for some answers. I spent time speaking with Fort Lauderdale Special Victims Unit […]