Rescuing Children At Risk for Human Trafficking

Team Hope International

 

It started with an extraordinary need. Hundreds of thousands of children in Southeast Asia, many of them orphans, being trafficked. Exploited. Raped. Some of them by their own parents.  The very people who gave them birth selling them for a buck. 

The need gave way to extraordinary passion.  One woman who found a way to help more than one of the least of these, and through her efforts, Team Hope International was born. Together with her husband, God is allowing them to help the helpless.

You can find out more by going to the Team Hope International website. 

Diane Tirakis coordinates Team Hope International at Grace Church.  Team Hope seeks to raise funds for organizations that help rescue orphans and children at risk for human trafficking; specifically through the ministries of Asia’s Hope and G.R.O.W.  

Asia’s Hope is a non profit agency committed to mobilizing resources to meet spiritual, physical and educational needs among Asia’s poor.  G.R.O.W. is a an organization committed to rescuing at risk children in Thailand to place them in small, family homes.   

To sign up for Team Hope International, visit teamhopeintl.org or contact Diane Tirakis, dtirakis@hotmail.com (330) 345-5779

Learning how to lead in Atlanta, GA

  How awesome to be in Atlanta, GA to attend Catalyst 2013. In less than 10 hours, I get to attend one of the best leadership conferences.  This will be my second in-person conference. My first in-person experience was overwhelming but fulfilling and challenging. Yet I experienced Catalyst via social media two years ago in 2011 (Twitter and website).
  As I end my day before Catalyst I want to engage the process of being distracted from the routine. I want to discover new connections. I want to come away inspired to do great things for God. I am blessed to have the opportunity to join 12,999 others tomorrow.
  I have embedded the preview video below. I will be posting comments via Twitter (@daronbutler) both days.
  I want to say thanks to my church, Grace Church for allowing me the time to get inspired to be a better lead. I also want to give a shout out to Encompass World Partners for being our host for Catalyst.