Saved in America Blog

This KWVE Radio interview features an in-depth look at Saved in America through the eyes of founder Joseph Travers. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports an estimated 800,000 children go missing every year.

The 13th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Walk in Vista took place on January 12th and was covered by the North County Daily Star. Unfortunately, the event, organized by the beloved Vista’s Soroptimist Club, was dampened by a chilly rain, which could’ve prevented participation. Thankfully, even with the rain, participants remained vigilant and just grabbed umbrellas and continued their walk in earnest.

In the second part of the America Trends interview by Aimee Fuller, Joseph Travers continues his interview sharing insider information about human trafficking in general and Saved in America's efforts towards fighting back against it in particular. In the Bible, Genesis 50:20 states “As for you, you meant it for evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring about that many people should be kept alive.”

Part II of the America Trends interview of Joseph Travers by host Aimee Fuller explains more in-depth information about human trafficking as it exists today. He begins this second part of the interview by explaining how kids are groomed by traffickers and recruiters. He explains how they work to get kids to run away through coercion.

While many think that slavery is a horror that ended decades ago, today, even within the blessed country of the United States, human trafficking, known as modern-day slavery, is booming and only growing stronger by the minute. America Trends, host Aimee Fuller, interviewed Joseph Travers about the horrible trend of human trafficking throughout the country.

This article by Vista Press highlights the many contributions of the Soroptimist group and their efforts towards bettering their community. The piece begins by highlighting the group’s first-ever charity casino night fundraiser cleverly called “A Night at the Museum.”

Darrell Mansfield, a friend of Saved in America and a member of the Blues Hall of Fame, wrote a song for Saved in America about the horrors of the human trafficking industry. This video shows Mansfield performing the song, which features sections of testimony from real-life victims of the industry who tell their story of tragedy turned to triumph.

Founded in 1921 in Oakland, California, the Soroptimist group has over 25,000 members across the Pacific Rim, Latin America, and North America. Formed when women were not permitted to be part of service organizations, the group comprises women working to help other women be their best. Soroptimist is loosely translated from Latin to read “best for women.”

Saved in America’s founder Joseph Travers had the pleasure of addressing a Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland and North County Anti-Human Trafficking Collaborative meeting according to North County Daily Star. This group is an international women’s organization that brings together professionals and business women to improve the lives of girls and women throughout their local communities and all over the world.

The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Club is made up of local business, professional, and civic leaders in the San Diego area. They meet in the mornings, thus giving them their name, and dedicate themselves to “Perfecting the Practice of Service Above Self.” The group is committed to learning more about their community and what needs to exist that should be a point of focus for their efforts.

Sir Edmund Burke famously said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” The Bible itself backs up this statement in James 4:17, which reads, “Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him, it is sin.” These two points both emphasize the importance of good people acting on behalf of others to oppose the ongoing success or triumph of evil.

Globally, there are more than two million children worldwide who have been victimized by human sex trafficking, with nearly 100,000 being from America. Sadly, of that number, less than 2% of these victims are rescued. This evil is growing throughout the world, even in America, which is the most blessed nation in the world. Thankfully, Saved in America is fighting back against this immense threat and has personally rescued over 270 kids to date,

Part II of America Trends with Amanda Fuller looks further into the work Saved in America is doing as they fight back against the ever-growing human trafficking industry. The conversation begins with Amanda talking about how kidnapping used to look, the milk carton kids who were taken from their families, often off the streets or in stores, never to be seen again.