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Human Trafficking

Matching Gift to Stop Trafficking

For the month of August, if you make a gift to The SOLD Project, D’Aun and I will match your gift up to a total of $5000. It’s simple, doubles your gift, and makes a huge difference.

Why The SOLD Project? Because they focus on prevention, and the impact of prevention is huge. I admire folks who rescue trafficking victims, and I admire groups that provide after care services for victims. But prevention is so much more powerful because it stops the problem at the source. It’s cheaper, healthier, and faster.

I’ve been in Thailand and seen the impact …

The SOLD Project,

Invest in Prevention

My daughter’s organization, The SOLD Project, is expanding! Please watch the video below and help them do even more in their prevention efforts. Human trafficking and child exploitation are evil institutions, and she needs your help. The best way is by giving through this Global Giving page.

D’Aun and I are planning a visit to Northern Thailand in early January. Should be a great trip and I’m looking forward to seeing all the improvements in the facilities and the programs. Proud of my daughter!

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Family, The SOLD Project,

Human Trafficking and SOLD

My daughter is a beautiful woman, both inside and out. Watching this video reminds me of that. Seeing the work that she is doing always amazes me and it’s why I support The SOLD Project.

Will you help them out with this goal? I hope you will!

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The SOLD Project,

Updates, Upgrades, and an Opportunity

I’ve asked my daughter, Rachel, to share an opportunity to help at-risk kids in Thailand through her organization The SOLD Project. PLEASE be sure to check out the links below her letter TODAY because the opportunity is for today only. I hope you can help!
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Dear Friends,

My Dad asked that I share a few thoughts about how you can help prevent the exploitation of children in Thailand. Thanks for reading this and considering this great opportunity to make a real difference. Your contributions of time, money, and passion can have an impact on the lives of an …

Book Reviews, The SOLD Project,

Modern Abolitionists: What Can We Learn From Lincoln?

What can we learn from President Lincoln about combating modern slavery?

I just finished The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner. The book explores how President Lincoln’s ideas about slavery evolved. It’s a good book if you want to go deep on the topic, but it’s narrowly focused. As such, it will not be a popular book. It can get a bit thick at times.

Even though the book is hard to recommend, it triggered some questions that I want to explore because it covered the idea of public opinion shaping the conversation about slavery.

This April will be the 150th …

Random Thoughts, The SOLD Project,

The Other Half of the Sky

If you peruse the various organizations that combat sex trafficking, you will usually find a consistent narrative that the women and children are victims. The men are evil.

Hard to argue with that.

But … here’s where I’m going to get into trouble. If we’re really going to solve the issue, we need to understand the motivations behind the perpetrators. What drives these sick, depraved men?

I’m not smart enough to answer that question. But I do think we need to ask it more often. An understanding of the issue shouldn’t stop with the simplistic narrative that we’re given by …

The SOLD Project,

Three Things You Can Do

Thailand was an incredible learning experience. I saw the significant need to combat human trafficking and met dedicated people who are doing all they can to stop this evil. My understanding of the issue was relatively good because my own daughter is one of those dedicated people. But after the trip, my appreciation for the need to do something is much stronger.

There are three things I want you to consider doing. Each is unique in it’s own way, and you might want to do more than just one of them. But I’ll let you decide.

First, before my daughter …

Family, The SOLD Project,

Bangkok – First Impressions

The last 24+ hours have been spent in airports, giant aluminum tubes that fly, and traffic. But in the midst of all that … some first impressions.

Bangkok is big, busy, and tropical. The weather — even some of the architecture — reminds me of Honolulu. There’s an old feeling to the city. The people are incredibly friendly and willing to help aging white guys like me (as I was recently called by a colleague).

As with all free and globalized cities around the world, there are strong commonalities. Starbucks, Toyotas, and McDonalds are the most obvious types of things. …