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International Justice Mission operates around the world to rescue victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression. Their stated mission to “Seek God, Seek Justice” expresses itself in four key areas: victim relief, perpetrator accountability, structural prevention and victim aftercare.

For a dramatic example of the important work they do, check out this amazing story about sex trafficking in the Cambodian village of Svay Pak:

It was the part of the video footage when men would finally look away in revulsion and women would quietly gasp and involuntarily lift a hand to cover their mouths. For nearly a year we had been showing, to anyone who would watch, video clips from Svay Pak, Cambodia – a little village outside Phnom Penh where hundreds of children were brutally being sold on the open market to be raped and molested by sex tourists. In such showings, there was always that moment when the grainy undercover video would finally become clear. It was then that everyone could see that the girl being offered by the pimp was only about six years old.

IJM investigators were able to infiltrate the Svay Pak sex ring and gather video evidence against the specific pimps and traffickers, and identify the senior police commander who cashed-in by protecting the child molestation business. American diplomats took up the cause with Cambodian authorities and urged vigorous cooperation with IJM. Local NGOs stepped forward in faith to prepare aftercare and social workers; and a mountain of Cambodian police officers (nearly 80 in all) were deployed to conduct the enforcement operation with IJM.

In the end, after some of the most intense moments in IJM’s history, police rescued 37 girls out of the brothels – including nine between the ages of five and ten. A dozen perpetrators were immediately arrested and six were later sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to 20 years. And most miraculous of all, the senior police commander who protected it all is now fired from the police force. According to one Internet chat-room frequented by pedophile customers of Svay Pak: “The party in Cambodia is over!�

IJM invites you to partner with them in protecting defenseless victims around the world in a variety of ways, including financial giving, volunteering and prayer.

Ask yourself what you can to do help!

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