{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6fa017c7-71a4-482a-a8ef-e9689efe32a6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"ETE_017_Dr. Rondi Smith_RestStop Ministries\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/6fa017c7-71a4-482a-a8ef-e9689efe32a6\"></iframe>","title":"ETE_017_Dr. Rondi Smith_RestStop Ministries","description":"Dr. Rondy Smith of Rest Stop Ministries discusses the heart breaking tragedy of Human Trafficking. The mission of Rest Stop Ministries is to comprehensively restore survivors and stop the oppression of human trafficking. <a href=\"http://www.reststopministries.org/\" rel=\"noopener\">http://www.reststopministries.org/</a> You can donate here. <a href=\"https://reststop.kindful.com\" rel=\"noopener\">https://reststop.kindful.com</a><br /><br />There are 27 million people enslaved in the world today\u2026more than any time in history<br /> <br />80% are female and 50% of those are children trafficked for sexual exploitation<br /> <br />Sex Trafficking is a 34 billion dollar business \u2013 it is the 2nd largest criminal enterprise and fastest growing crime in the world. The average age of entry into prostitution is 13<br /> <br />There are girls as young as 5 and 6 years old in the U.S. that are forced to do sexual acts for economic gain by their pimp (U.S. Department of Justice)<br /> <br />A 2011 TBI report concluded that no county in Tennessee was immune to the crime of sex trafficking, with 85% of all counties having documented cases<br /> <br />\u201cThe results of the study are shocking.  Human trafficking and sex slavery in Tennessee is more common than previously believed possible,\u201d said TBI Director, Mark Gwyn<br />Some sex traffickers kidnap their victims, but more prey on vulnerable runaways and throwaways.  Many children are funneled into the system by their own families due to extreme poverty and often to support drug habits. <br />The Grace Empowered Project, led by the Attorney General\u2019s office, (formerly called the Hannah Project led by Assistant District Attorney Antoinette Welch) gives first offenders arrested for prostitution an opportunity to seek exit strategies and survivor services\u2026however, there are few shelters and long-term rehabilitation programs in TN<br /> <br />Beginning February 9, 2016 Nashville instituted the first-in-state Human Trafficking Intervention Court dedicated solely to human trafficking cases in order to expedite and be more \u201cvictim services\u201d oriented.<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href=\"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/echoes-through-eternity-with-dr-jeffery-skinner--5523198/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss\">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/echoes-through-eternity-with-dr-jeffery-skinner--5523198/support</a>.<br /><br /><i>Echoes Through Eternity</i><i></i> Guiding church planters and pastors to plant seeds of prayer, holiness, and courage that outlast a lifetime. contact drjefferydskinner@protonmail.com","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/549ed49a-9217-46e7-a32e-6d4c340bb6e1/cefe3b1c62f833a31cac499745a1008a.jpg"}