A Cyber Monday Mission.

Today is Cyber Monday, a day when thousands upon thousands of us will shop for holiday gifts for family and friends with the click of a mouse. For many, clicking and shopping online brings so much joy. As it should! This is a season for giving and loving and being together.

But for some children in the Philippines and in other poor countries, the click of a mouse can steal their childhood.

Cybersex trafficking of children involves live-streamed abuse of children, often very young, who are made to perform sex acts with each other, or with adults, in front of a webcam. These live “shows” may cost a consumer as little as $20. This is a hard thing to think about, and it is a very hard story to tell. Cybersex trafficking of children is dark, the kind of darkness we may feel guilt about.  We find ourselves face-to-face with a form of darkness that seems unthinkable, unspeakable. But, remember the alternative reaction we can have to darkness? It’s love in action. So we press on into the story…

The International Justice Mission (IJM) is working with authorities in the Philippines to rescue young children from this abuse, provide trauma-based aftercare, and put perpetrators behind bars. Today, you can help Shutdown Cybersex Trafficking and #RestartFreedom. You can raise your voice online to help #RestartFreedom for these kids, or give a gift tomorrow on #GivingTuesday to end cybersex trafficking of children here. 

Together we can shut down the most heartbreaking online sale we’ve seen.

To learn more about the IJM and their mission click here.