The Potter family is involved in forming a partnership in California with CGi and Oasis USA to reach out to people in the Los Angeles metro area and in further education.

 

Linsey is studying at the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, Josh & Charys are in school, Ben is on a GAP year in Chennai, India and Kevin is assisting CGi/Oasis USA with ‘Stop the Traffik’ which looks to end human trafficking. 

Stop the Traffik is a global campaign with over 1000 member organizations. Oasis USA spearheads the campaign on the West Coast of America. Oasis works to end human trafficking through education, advocacy and intervention. 

 

Human trafficking, commonly referred to as modern day slavery is a global problem effecting both urban and rural areas. The U.S. State Department estimates between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across an international border each year. It is also estimated that up to 17,500 individuals are trafficked into the U.S. for prostitution or forced labor each year. This does not include the thousands of individuals who are trafficked within the U.S. There are approximately 300,000 youth who live on the streets of America each night. Most of these will be approached by a pimp within 48 hours of leaving home. Once under pimp control they are forced into sexual slavery.

 

Oasis aims to create “traffik free” communities through an integrated approach including advocacy on behalf of victims, education of the public, law enforcement and service providers about how to address the issue and intervention that empowers trafficked people to experience freedom.

 

Find out more through www.potterabout.blogspot.com or contact Richard at Richard@christiangrowthinternational.org