Pastor was an advocate for addiction recovery—and a supplier to those he was supposed to help
A Seattle pastor arrested last year for living a “double life” as an addiction recovery advocate and a high-level drug dealer is serving a sentence in a Washington penitentiary.
Ministries, churches face scrutiny because of customs exemptions
In recent years, assault weapons have poured into Haiti, often from Florida.
Chris Hundl and Daniel Savala, both involved with the Assemblies of God Chi Alpha college ministry, are facing felony charges in Texas.
Former Baylor University campus minister Chris Hundl and his mentor Daniel Savala were indicted by a McLennan County, Texas grand jury on September 14 for indecency with a child and trafficking of persons.
Ministry claims to have protected 2,000 victims and brought 500+ perpetrators to justice
Last month, former football star Tim Tebow announced on Instagram that the Tim Tebow Foundation (TTF) was launching unKNOWN—a public campaign to generate $1 million towards combating human trafficking and child sexual exploitation by his ...
Jeanne Allert urges donors to ask questions before giving
Well-meaning donors passionate about fighting human trafficking can do more harm than good if they give money to groups without due diligence, says Dr. Jeanne Allert, president of the Institute for Shelter Care.
Using a “community protection model,” IJM works to bring perpetrators to justice while also rescuing and restoring victims.
From a vision for improving local justice systems to protect vulnerable people, International Justice Mission now has revenue exceeding $100 million and field offices in 16 countries in Central and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, ...
Give locally. Before you send money off to a national organization that is taking in tens of millions of dollars, see if there’s a ministry in your community. My experience is that there likely is. ...
Given some concerns, and the proliferation of trafficking ministries, what’s a Christian donor to do? Here are a few guidelines.
A Wisconsin pastor was among six people arrested last week in a solicitation of minors and sex trafficking sting operation carried out by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
A former member of a communal religious group in Portland is suing the church and its former pastor for sexual harassment and human trafficking, among other charges.