REFUSE TO DO NOTHING! Estimates of 20,000,000-30,000,000 slaves in our world today should make us all cringe in horror! Abject poverty, perverse self-interest, greed, and secrecy have combined to literally enslave millions of people for whom our Savior died. REFUSE TO DO NOTHING! Pray for an end to human trafficking and ask the Lord of the Church to help you know how to get involved in solving this crisis of global proportions. Members of Hope Lutheran Church will be making and selling memorial bracelets December 1, 2013, at approximately 10:15 AM, in the entryway (1575 Reckinger Road, Aurora, IL) to raise funds for “Women at Risk” which provides safehouses and support ministry for women who have been rescued from slavery. Cooperating churches in our area will be conducting a door offering for this worthy cause. All checks must be made out to: Thrivent . If you are mailing in a donation, please address it to Christopher Dove,  181 Amherst Cir, Oswego , IL  60543-5203.  Due to the generosity of our board in opening this project to other churches, it may take our production crew awhile to catch up to what we hope is an overwhelming response, but we will! There will be a sign-up sheet at each supporting church and donors by mail should include their return address and indicate if they would like the memorial bracelet.    Matching funds up to $1,500 will be applied for through Thrivent Financial.