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Many of you have no doubt already seen the news; a tractor trailer was found at Walmart with two-dozen immigrants packed inside and ten of them have died. An ugly reminder of the issue of human trafficking both internationally and locally. For more about this story, you can click here. The article gives some good insights into what to look for when spotting human trafficking and what to do. Victims tend to look discounted from friends and family. They usually look scared or submissive. Bruises or other signs of abuses; being denied food, water, sleep, or medical care are key indicators....

If you didn't see our last post - we have been on a road trip sharing about our work with Kairos Traders. We have been on the road now for 12 days and have had an amazing time! We went through Boise, up to Seattle, and down into Portland and Salem. We have had the opportunity to share about our work and it's been cool to see people offering up connections to assist our work. Tonight we will again be sharing with another small group and I'm excited to see what will develop. Tomorrow we head down into California with...

First off, Happy Fourth of July! Stay safe as you celebrate! We are in week one of a month long road trip. Part of the reason we are taking this trip is to share a bit about Kairos Traders work. We will get to share with small groups and individuals in Boise, Seattle, Salem/Portland, then to Northern California and into Central California. We look forward to getting the opportunity to meet with people and see what happens! written by Matt Peterson

Hello! We just finished running our first giveaway for Kairos Traders and we are so happy with how it turned out. Getting to see so many people engaging in our story and helping us share about our work was a real treat. In the end we did have a winner - Brittany! Congrats! We hope to continue to run giveaways at different times and to continue getting the word out about businesses that are fighting human trafficking! Thank you to everyone who participated! Matt Peterson

We've had a full couple of weeks! Because of that we didn't get to share about our fundraiser from a couple weeks ago. If you remember we had Purnaa's director, Corban Bryant, share about their work in Nepal with survivors of exploitation and marginalization. We held the event at Kairos Coffee House and they served us some delicious dessert and drinks (which it's hard not to love). It was encouraging to hear Corban share about their work and we were grateful to have organized the event. Purnaa is one of the businesses that we are most passionate in supporting. Their...