Warning: The following articles are very graphic and intense. Please do not click the links to these two articles if you are sensitive. (I don't want to be a "Debbie Downer" but I do want to talk about real issues that are happening now. I promise that tomorrow I will write about something less intense.)
National News: Yesterday this was on the front page of MSNBC
Apparently a young woman was looking for housing on Craigslist, but ended up being held in NYC as sex slave for days. Everyone should be extremely careful with Craigslist. DO NOT EVER go to anyone's house alone, to buy or sell anything!The article is here, but is extremely graphic and intense. Don't read it if you are sensitive to this kind of material.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41620089/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
Global News: Female Genital Mutilation
Did you KNOW that three million girls face FGM/C (Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting) each year worldwide? Though this practice is mostly prevalent in Africa, globally up to 14o million women and girls have already undergone the practice.
Current 2011 Prevalence Rates (according to United Nations FPA):
- Ethiopia 74%
- Kenya 27%
- Egypt 91%
Current Press Release 2/6/11
Over 6,000 Communities Across Africa Abandon Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
What is FGM/C?
To read a current article from the UNICEF about FGM/C click here: http://www.unfpa.org/public/cache/offonce/home/news/pid/7219
"The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble."
Ps. 9:9
Ps. 9:9
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