This is the story of one young women’s journey to discover, build, and live a life of greatness through bringing down the human trafficking trade.

here are a few statistics:

• Federal agents and local police in Johnson County, Missouri raided 12 businesses and four homes
  on 10 May 2007, rescuing 15 women from ‘massage parlors’
• The total market value of illicit human trafficking is estimated to be in excess of $32 billion
• There are at least 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor, and commercial sexual servitude at any given time

For more information please contact trade 61 founder Hannah Roark.

Channel 6 story about trade 61′s impact on the campus and local community.

Education: Currently studying Physics

Joel came from Los Angeles, California. His faith sprouted from a young age. He was deemed the most inspirational player of the year during his high school and collegiate career. After graduating high school he took a football scholarship that brought him to the Midwest. He later transferred to the University of Kansas to pursue Nuclear and high energy physics.

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A native of Kansas, Bethany lettered in golf all four years in high school. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1999 and shortly after surrendered her life to the Lord. She worked for Garmin for over six years before hearing and accepting her call into ministry. Bethany lived in Tonganoxie with her husband Mark, and their two lovely daughters Morgan and Brenna before relocating to Lawrence to reach the next generation for Christ. When she is not working you will usually find her helping people, playing sports, traveling, and taking photographs.

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But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. ~ 1 Corinthians 12:7

God desires to minister to His people. He desires to minister to you. To do that, He has given the manifestations of the Holy Spirit as a way to profit you as you minister to others and others minister to you.

The world does not have this. Sure, unbelievers help and encourage each other, but they do not have the breath of God working in and through them for edification. As the Apostle Paul said, “You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led” (1 Cor. 12:1). Even though we live in the modern age, unbelievers are still carried away to dumb idols—people and things that cannot speak for God.

As Christians, this makes us air-driven tools. It’s like the mechanic who uses the high-powered wrench that removes bolts in a couple seconds. We are empowered to do works for God because of the breath of the Holy Spirit working in and through us:

For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. ~ Philippians 2:13

Once we understand this simple reality, we have to apply ourselves towards it, and that means pulling on heaven itself for this spiritual empowering:

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man. ~ Ephesians 3:14-16

We must be strengthened with might through God’s Spirit in our inner man, viz. our spirit. This is part of the purpose of prayer—it’s our spiritual exchange with God Himself to do His good work in our hearts:

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. ~ Romans 8:26

Even if you don’t know what to pray, the Holy Spirit is still working in your heart. Your responsibility is to acknowledge it and believe accordingly. The more you do, the more you’ll experience the fruit of the empowering. The more you do that, the more you’ll be used by God to edify others. Again, “the manifestation of the Spirit is given to EACH ONE for the profit of ALL.”

Originally from Kansas City, Amber became a Christian at the young age of 7, but faith became real for her around age 12. Her freshman year of high school she felt the direction of full-time ministry. After graduating high school, she spent two years interning in youth ministry, and then became active in Called to Greatness. She now serves as a Campus Minister.

Amber loves meeting and hanging out with people of all nationalities, and talkin’ ’bout Jesus! You can normally find her in someone’s house, in a Bible study, playing games, laughing hysterically, or eating Chinese food, or any combination of the above mentioned.

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A pastor’s kid from Leavenworth, KS, Jon gave his life to the Lord at the age of 5. In college, though, is where he really began giving his all for Jesus. He lost the childhood shyness and found a love for meeting new people and sharing Jesus! Jon currently serves Called to Greatness as a campus minister at the Kansas State campus in Manhattan, KS.

Jon loves making music, having adventures, and anything involving being around other people! He has a passion to be “the best campus minister [he] can be” and to see others find their callings and serve Jesus with everything they’ve got.

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Jonathan and Reagan went to high school in opposite parts of the world (Taiwan and England) before meeting as college students through their involvement in campus ministry. They have now been ministering to college students for 15 years, and love investing their lives in reaching and training the next generation. They are also proud parents of five children, ages 1 – 14. When the Hupps get a chance to catch their breath, they enjoy reading, exercising and traveling.

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Jenny gave her life to the Lord in her home state, Ohio, at the age of 13. She has worked in junior high and high school classrooms with a community pregnancy center in Ohio, and was also part of a youth outreach in Newcastle, Australia. She finally settled in Lawrence when she began attending KU in 2008. Currently, Jenny interns with the youth ministry, focusing on middle school girls. In her spare time, she likes to play guitar, sing, write poetry, have impromptu dance parties, and perform various characters and accents for friends.

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Originally from Corning, KS, Derek gave his life to Jesus during his sophomore year at KU. He transferred to KU after playing one year of football for Emporia State University and earning the distinction of being a Kansas Shrine Bowl MVP. He currently serves as the co-director of the CTG Flag Football Experience and as an intern with the campus ministry. In his spare time you’ll find him working math problems for fun, playing basketball and leading other guys in studying the Bible.

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