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It is important for us to keep raising<br />
awareness every day of human trafficking in<br />
the state of Mississippi. Teams in Louisiana,<br />
Texas, and Florida that we partner with and<br />
work with have a higher awareness rate than<br />
in our own state, and that is something worth<br />
fighting for to make a change and an impact.<br />
Iron Sharpens Iron also focuses internationally,<br />
and we focus on 13 countries which<br />
include Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,<br />
Nicaragua, El Salvador, Haiti, Venezuela,<br />
Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Belarus, and Russia.<br />
We also focus on the Mexico border, with a<br />
presence in Texas. We have volunteers that<br />
help us raise awareness about Iron Sharpens<br />
Iron and the fight against human trafficking in<br />
Texas, Louisiana, and in Florida.<br />
Our programs include “Impact Summer<br />
Camp,” where the participants can spend a<br />
week outside their environment to heal from<br />
their trauma and have the chance to enjoy<br />
what it is like to be a kid again. We provide<br />
meals, games, and worship. After the week is<br />
over, we give them an opportunity to stay<br />
connected throughout the year with monthly<br />
meetings and activities until they meet again<br />
the following summer. The camp forms<br />
long-lasting friends and a support group.<br />
We want to ensure the participants of the<br />
summer camp that they are not alone.<br />
The fight to stop human trafficking is a<br />
hard fight, but solely a fight that is from the<br />
Lord, given the fact that Beautiful Deliverance,<br />
Celebrate Recovery, and SWAG ministries<br />
are 100% volunteer based. Approximately<br />
two-thirds of our program’s participants have<br />
experienced some form of human trafficking,<br />
which just shows how real modern-day<br />
slavery is in today’s world. Participants<br />
experience healing from any hurt, habit, and<br />
hang up, aiming to fulfill neuroplasticity healing.<br />
We offer services to over 350 individuals a<br />
month, with a meal at each meeting, and<br />
worship. Following worship, Iron Sharpens<br />
Iron participants break out into classes.<br />
Our intent for the following years is to<br />
bring the fight to our backyard and make sure<br />
the human trafficking ranking in Mississippi<br />
drops below #1 in the United States. By raising<br />
awareness and training to the local community,<br />
NGO, local schools, and businesses, with the<br />
intent to prevent and identify potential new<br />
victims, we can help fight to stop end human<br />
trafficking.<br />
All of the efforts of Iron Sharpens Iron<br />
have been funded by CEO, Alexander<br />
Nazario’s retirement check, and our team<br />
is formed of volunteers that have a burning<br />
desire to help others and they love to see<br />
the restoration of others.<br />
www.isiron.org<br />
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