Tiny Hands International

This post is a little premature, as I haven't written yet about the decision I have made, but I only have these items a short while, so posting on THI now.  More information about my decision and other human trafficking/fair trade agencies will be coming soon.

One of the choices I made was to raise money for human trafficking and to buy fair trade when/where possible.  I perused the Internet for quite some time - several months - and found Tiny Hands International (THI).  THI allows those of us with the desire, to become part of their mission.  You can donate, pray, become informed, become an advocate, volunteer, or host a product party.

According to the THI website at http://tinyhandsinternational.org/:

Tiny Hands is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the church in the developing world to help the poor overcome poverty and become lights of the world. We are committed to finding the greatest injustices in the world, and working towards relieving them however possible. We are particularly called to orphans, street children, and the victims of the sex-trafficking industry. We want to find those who are already doing the work, who are called and faithful, and help them do it in greater ways and with more efficiency. We do it all in obedience to, and for the glory of Jesus Christ.

This post I am going to talk about the product party.  We are having a Human Trafficking Awareness day at church this Sunday.  Jean Roberson from WMU will be speaking during the services.  After church is over, we are having a fair trade/slave free meal and there will be fair trade items for sale.  Tony from Three Story Coffee (more about him in another post...what a great guy) will be there with coffee and I will have THI products.  According to THI website at http://tinyhandsinternational.org/get-involved:

Many of the women who have been trafficked or have been vulnerable to trafficking have learned to make jewelry for a living as part of their aftercare. Each of these handcraft necklaces, earrings, bracelets and pendants are uniquely crafted. We also sell Tiny Hands bags, purses, fleece jackets, pashmina scarves, and more! Putting on a Tiny Hands product party in your home is a fun way to support the ministry as 100% of the profits from the sale of these items at product parties goes to fund the ministry.
They make participating easy, which allows you to participate in an important ministry.  Here are a few of the items they sent my way.  If you are interested in Tiny Hands International, I encourage you to check them out.  Read about who they are and what they do.  If nothing else, you can become informed about them and know how you can pray for their ministry.