"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke
Throughout the development work around the GVNF Anti-Trafficking Fund, I'm beginning to read a lot more about the sex-trafficking epidemic in an attempt to understand the issue at a deeper level, determine survivor needs, and pinpoint organizations that are making a difference. Terrify No More (written by the President of International Justice Mission - Gary Haugen) portrayed the horrific crimes against children in Cambodian brothels, and a detailed account of Gary's team infiltrating and gathering evidence to free the girls. Great read -- highly recommend it.
I began reading it to prepare myself for a site visit I'm making to a safe-house in Northern Thailand next month. While the accounts in the book were graphic and hard to read at times, I felt it was an honest portrayal of the evil that exists, and the power of truth . "Truth compels people of goodwill to act; and because all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing, the end is near for the perpetrators of injustice when the truth compels good people to do something." Terrify No More, Gary Haugen
What compels you to act?
(stay tuned for more upcoming details on my site visit to a safe house in Thailand!)
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