Human Trafficking is a grave problem in America and likely in your city. Misinformation, manipulation, and demand allow human trafficking to flourish in the shadows. Our goal at The US Institute Against Human Trafficking is to end human trafficking in America by educating citizens and lawmakers, disrupting sex trade activities and demand, and partnering with like-minded organizations to fight human trafficking together. In this podcast, survivors will tell their stories and truths about human trafficking and share what is actively decreasing human trafficking. By listening to this podcast, you are learning how you can grow your community to unite against human trafficking. This war will not be won overnight, but it can be won together.
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Human Trafficking is a grave problem in America and likely in your city. Misinformation, manipulation, and demand allow human trafficking to flourish in the shadows. Our goal at The US Institute Against Human Trafficking is to end human trafficking in America by educating citizens and lawmakers, disrupting sex trade activities and demand, and partnering with like-minded organizations to fight human trafficking together. In this podcast, survivors will tell their stories and truths about human trafficking and share what is actively decreasing human trafficking. By listening to this podcast, you are learning how you can grow your community to unite against human trafficking. This war will not be won overnight, but it can be won together.
Advocate Series Ep. 3 | Made in God's Image: Worth, Love, and Breaking Exploitation
Trafficking Free America
27 minutes
2 weeks ago
Advocate Series Ep. 3 | Made in God's Image: Worth, Love, and Breaking Exploitation
About this Episode:
What gives a person their worth? In this episode of the Advocate Series, Francis Chan and survivors reveal how traffickers exploit broken identities—and how the truth that we are made in God's image can restore hope, value, and freedom. Watch full series here. [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_3jPg4BtOSZs7M6VL9t01xVcbEdMEsip&si=1wT7VbQh5BaoGUrg]
Full Description:
Episode 3 of the Advocate Series exposes one of the trafficker's most powerful weapons: distorted worth and counterfeit love. Survivors share raw testimonies of being dehumanized and coerced, while pastor Francis Chan reminds us that true value comes from being made in the image of God.
Through stories of pain, resilience, and redemption, this episode explores how unconditional, patient, and consistent love—rooted in Christ—can break exploitation and restore lives. It's a call for the Church to not just recognize trafficking but to live out real, sacrificial love in homes, communities, and congregations.
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🕒 Episode Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction
0:48 – Humanity made in God's image
2:01 – The lies of worldly worth vs. God's truth
2:58 – Love as Jesus commanded: turning away loneliness and evil
3:45 – How traffickers exploit identity and worth
4:26 – Victims who don't see themselves as victims
5:09 – Why boys are often left out of the conversation
5:53 – Predators target the vulnerable and traumatized
6:42 – Recognizing the signs of trafficking in everyday life
7:44 – The Church's responsibility: proactive, not reactive
8:47 – Trafficking myths vs. reality (not like Taken)
9:53 – Survivor story: a mother's betrayal and cycles of abuse
12:10 – Discovering the truth: "It wasn't my fault"
15:33 – The chase for love traffickers prey upon
17:24 – Families and communities showing consistent, unconditional love
18:40 – Group home story: consistent love that changed a life
22:15 – Choosing survivor identity over victimhood
23:12 – Oree's redemption story and the rarity of breakthrough
25:16 – Equipping the Church: showing true love in families and communities
26:22 – Valuing others—and yourself—as made in God's image
Trafficking Free America
Human Trafficking is a grave problem in America and likely in your city. Misinformation, manipulation, and demand allow human trafficking to flourish in the shadows. Our goal at The US Institute Against Human Trafficking is to end human trafficking in America by educating citizens and lawmakers, disrupting sex trade activities and demand, and partnering with like-minded organizations to fight human trafficking together. In this podcast, survivors will tell their stories and truths about human trafficking and share what is actively decreasing human trafficking. By listening to this podcast, you are learning how you can grow your community to unite against human trafficking. This war will not be won overnight, but it can be won together.
