Saved in America co-founders Joseph A. Travers and Mark Gillespie appeared on TEXASPI with Mike Pivarnik, where these two God-fearing patriots talked about their organization, which was created as a way to save children from the horrors of human trafficking. 

The Evil Triad, The Foundation of Human Trafficking 

According to the interview, there exists an evil triad that began in California and spread throughout the entire nation. This trio of evil is made up of three primary facets, street gangs, prison gangs and cartels. The gangs are very divided by race, with each race, white black, etc., all having different affiliations. This evil group is now a syndicate that has taken over child the sex trafficking industry, beginning in 2008. These evil groups realized that children are the perfect “product” to sell because they can be bought and sold over and over and over, unlike drugs that can only be sold once and then are gone. 

The Three Pillars of Saved in America to Fight the Evil Triad

Saved in America was formed as a way to fight back against these evil groups, which were only growing in number and power. Three pillars form the underpinning of everything Saved in America does. First, all members of the organization are volunteers. Therefore, secondly, no parents or families are ever charged a fee to find their child. The third pillar is that all the volunteers are former professionals who are highly skilled and able to utilize their specialized training to find lost children and bring them home before they fall victim to the sex trafficking industry. 

Mark’s Story

Mark Gillespie tells his story as well on the TEXASPI show. He shares that he was an officer in the Air Force and a former forensic specialist in law enforcement. Mark, who is friends with Joseph, joined forces with Joseph in a collaborative effort to launch Saved in America. Their friendship only grew stronger as Saved in America formed and began rescue efforts in earnest. Since its beginning, with the first assignment completed in 2014, Saved in America has successfully rescued 250 children. 

Dragon Slayers

During the interview, Mark explains that Joseph is a dragon slayer. The dragons in this instance are the human traffickers. Co-founders Joseph A. Travers and Mark Gillespie are both slaying the dragons of these evil triads through the efforts of Saved in America, aiming to rescue missing and exploited children.