Written by Lauren Jekowsky and Oliver Kaplan: The recent kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is putting the spotlight on the problem of human trafficking in Nigeria, a scourge that has existed for some time and reaches far beyond Boko Haram. Nigeria is currently ranked as a “Tier 2” country…
Last August, I experienced a Mother’s Day unlike any other. In Thailand, the people celebrate Mother’s Day on the queen’s birthday. It just happened to fall on the week that my daughter and I ventured to Thailand with Rescue 1 Global. On Mother’s Day, we arose to attend a church service. Upon arriving, there sat a…
Mark Rempel’s testimony and experience as a participant on one of the R1G Thailand trips on Mother’s Day last August is moving and powerful. He understands that when a child does not have the nurturing bond of a mother, there will be a certain void only a mother can fill. As a child, Mark never knew his…