Austins in Thailand

Several weeks ago the following resolution was unanimously passed by 240 delegates at the General Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North America:

“Slavery and human trafficking in all their forms are unjust, destroy human dignity and devalue human life. We denounce and resist all forms of slavery and human trafficking: indentured servitude, trade slavery, sex-slave trade, and the forced sale and/or transport of people (forced adoption for profit and mail order bride for profit) in all its forms. We actively oppose slavery through establishing local and global networks in conjunction with existing Free Methodist ministries to combat slavery through prayer, education, advocacy, rescue, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims, and the call for application of justice and opposition to the people and organizations responsible for human trafficking.”

The Free Methodist Church sides with the poor and oppressed in the world. Once again, we have embraced the call to act on behalf of the weak, vulnerable and oppressed.

Let us rally around this call and act with boldness and hope.