Redeem the Shadows: Archive

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Atlanta Bound!

Redeem The Shadows is on the road again! The crew left at 8:30 AM from Stuart, Florida and got an early start for the second tour of 2011. This tour will last 1 month and be focused on continuing to grow relationships and cultivate networks interested in partnering with Redeem The Shadows to bring an end to modern day slavery, specifically sex trafficking! It is super important that we...

Jul 6th

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Isaiah 61

Isaiah 61: Announce Freedom to All Captives 1-7 The Spirit of God, the Master, is on me because God anointed me. He sent me to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, Announce freedom to all captives, pardon all prisoners. God sent me to announce the year of his grace— a celebration of God’s destruction of our enemies— and to comfort all who mourn, To care for the...

Jun 28th

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It's the Little Things in Life

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to appreciate the little things in life. You know what they say, “it’s the little things in life that really matter.” But sometimes it is so easy to get caught up in life. As Americans, we are always busy working, playing, or perhaps even sleeping the days away. It’s easy to forget just how blessed we are...

Jun 16th

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11-11-11 Redemption Day Video

Jun 10th

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Jun 10th

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Horton Hears A Who!

“even though you can’t see or hear them at all, a person’s a person, no matter how small.” - Dr. Suess This year on 11-11-11 Redeem The Shadows is creating something huge. We want communities, businesses, organizations, universities, and your everyday local to come together and make some noise about human trafficking. Now sure, it is great to have individuals representing a certain...

Jun 10th

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2011 Warped Tour

Redeem The Shadows will have a booth set up at this years Warped Tour for all Florida locations! This is exciting news and we are ready to get the word out about human trafficking and horrific trap of modern day slavery! If you are planning on attending, be sure to stop by the Redeem The Shadows booth to show your support. Here are the dates: Fri Jul 29 Central Florida Fairgrounds Orlando,...

Jun 7th

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Little Ones to Him Belong, We are Weak but He is...

I was raised singing the song Jesus Loves Me and eventually learned sign language to the song. My peers and I would travel to nursing homes, children’s church, and youth group to perform this song for an audience. Everyone would clap after we finished and think it was cute to hear little voices singing. It was one of the most common and well liked songs among the children. Now that...

May 21st

Apr 15th

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Christian Television Network to feature Redeem The...

On Wednesday, April 13, at 11:30 AM the Christian Television Network (CTN) will be featuring Redeem The Shadow’s very own, Priya Arul and Stacey Wesche, on their show, Bay Focus. If you are living in the Tampa Bay/Central Florida Area be sure to tune in and watch the show which has a human trafficking theme. If you are not located in the central Florida area, you can still watch the...

Apr 5th

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PROVISION, CONNECTIONS, VISION

God is so Amazing; I just can’t say it enough! I wish you all could be on tour with us to see how God has been blowing our minds on a daily basis. 1. PROVISION We have not slept in the car one night on tour We have been provided meals everyday We have been blessed with funds to fix our vehicle multiple times (just last night we went to a church and unexpectedly spoke and then they...

Apr 4th

Mar 5th

Building Patience Like a Boulder

When you pray for patience and for God to grow you, He generally chooses the one thing you desire most to grow you. For me, it was a chance to dust off my Floridian snowboards and take some time to hit the Colorado slopes, a real difference from the North Carolinian ice patches I am used to. For days I day dreamed about fresh piles of white powder and the sound that my snowboard would make on...

Mar 3rd

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Feb 24th

We need prayer for our vehicle

In the last 2 weeks we have traveled through Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Last Friday was our longest drive all the way to Colorado Springs. While we were in Texas we visited the Alamo and Noels Aunt who provided us a lovely place to sleep. In Texas we connected with a Organization “Trade in Hope” We also got an interview with a lady that was sold by her parents as a prostitute when she...

Feb 24th

Feb 21st

Tampa, Florida: Human Trafficking Training

Redeem The Shadows has a heart for educating individuals on the truth behind human trafficking. We encourage anyone living in the Tampa, Florida area to attend this 4 hour training event on March 12,2011. Details are listed below. We hope you are able to attend and take a stand against slavery! Redeem The Shadows will have a table set up with materials and T-shirts!! WHEN: Saturday, March 12 ·...

Feb 18th

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Feb 14th

Men and Women on Tour

From Miami to currently Austin, I have been pondering one of life’s greatest mysteries. What does a woman do in the bathroom for so long? I began to ponder this mystery, philosophizing the secret ways of a woman and their possible whereabouts. Here is my top theory on this mystery, which I believe to be the most probable option. Woman, I believe are not actually in the bathroom. Hair dryers...

Feb 10th

Super Bowl Sunday = Spike in Trafficking

Good Morning from Sunny Florida! It’s hard to believe another Super Bowl is upon us! Most of the time all people think about when the hear “Super Bowl” is fun parties, tailgating, cheering on their favorite team, going to Disney World, and football champs. Human Trafficking is rarely an idea that pops into heads when the Super Bowl is mentioned. BUT…Did You Know that...

Feb 4th

Jan 30th

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Please tell everyone you know through Facebook, Twitter, and Email about this video. http://vimeo.com/19279168

Jan 30th

What will you do with your vapor?

From Mercer College to Samford University, the RTS tour continues! This is my first birthday on the road, I’ve been practicing for this moment by spending the last four 4th of July’s on the road. In an effort to combine a psuedo 4th of July and celebrate my birthday, I’ve come to the conclusion that this birthday will not be complete until dozens of bottle rockets have been fired...

Jan 30th

Jan 27th

"On the road again"

“On the road again” This is our fun new phrase we will be repeating for the next three months. :) We have ventured the last couple days from Atlanta to Birmingham. In Atlanta we connected with 12 Stone Church and Sugar Hill church. We went out to dinner with Miles who is the College Pastor of 12 Stone Church to connect with his church. Our plan is to come back to 12 Stone Church on...

Jan 27th

Jan 20th

The Lord Moves

The Lord allowed us to move North today! Just a couple more days and we will be out of Florida. :) We traveled to Gainesville to speak at the University of Florida today. We set up our materials in a beautiful park on campus today called plaza of the Americas. Our hearts were so expectant to see how God was going to move throughout the day. We were able to connect with a (student) journalist...

Jan 19th

Faith

Well despite plums of smoke pouring out of our van from a blown engine, God has provided another vehicle for us!There is one theme that remains consistent and that is that God desires us to trust Him in the midst of the storms. It’s easy to become so focused on the problem that we loose sight of God. With our sights set on Christ, nothing else can really keep us down! It’s time to hit...

Jan 16th

Brrrrr!!!

We wake up today in Lakeland, Florida to 30 degree weather, and realize we are slightly unprepared for the frigid conditions we will be facing all too soon as we head further north on our adventure. But we are excited, maybe we will see snow! Which makes the freezing cold weather almost worth it! Last night we had the privilege to speak to the youth group at Mulberry Assemblies of God Church, and...

Jan 13th

Relentless

Today when I woke up I noticed that a bunch of people had Redeem the Shadows as their profile picture on facebook to show their support! Thank you to everyone who stands united with us. Also we just premiered our first demonstration featuring a visual demonstration of people being sold as slaves. The demonstration brought a lot of awareness and inspired others to take action. We hope that we can...

Jan 11th

Holy Gaucamole!

There is nothing that builds up your calve muscles like pushing a full size van out of gas uphill. Lesson learned, automobiles require gas to run. As we carried on in Christ, we’ve braved the concrete jungles of Miami, blazed through Fort Lauderdale, and ignited West Palm Beach. At the begining of the week we started our tour in Homestead at the Oasis church. This church was filled with a...

Jan 10th

Vigorous Vision

The word vigorous is defined in the dictionary as: 1. strong, active, robust 2. energetic, forceful 3. powerful in action or effect This is what Redeem The Shadows longs to be know as; an organization that is vigorously helping put an end to modern day slavery. An organization that longs to make a difference in the world of human trafficking victims. It is easy to put this vision on the...

Jan 9th

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Sep 29th

The End is Near...But the Beginning is Ahead!

With all the incredible adventure of tour there is one thing I will surely not miss. That is cramming 8 suitcases, 2 guitars, and of course all the girl’s spare shopping bags (jk) into a european sized car. If you could imagine trying to put an elephant into a refrigerator, its pretty much the same comparison. Every time we show up to a new place, it feels as if the USA circus team has arrived....

Aug 19th

Aug 12th

Redeem The Shadows House Party @ The Wesche's

If you are living in the Lakeland, Florida area we invite you to our first ever Redeem the Shadows House Party! When? Saturday, Aug. 7 @ 6 PM Where? Brian & Stacey Wesche’s House What? The first ever RTS House Party! We will be having FREE dinner and snacks. Priya Arul & Stacey Wesche will be sharing about their time in India with Redeem the Shadows and Cheryl Roth is making her...

Jul 22nd

1st clip from documentary!

Here is our first clip from the film, please pass to everyone you know! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COthuXJZX0A

Jul 8th

RTS GLOBAL

So we’ve hit the campaign trail starting off in Isle of Skye and Isle of Lewis. First things first, never challenge an Australian to a chili eating contest, they will continue to compete until they burn their insides out. After one painful session of that, the lesson is learned. I am amazed by how little the issue of human trafficking is being promoted in the areas we’ve visited....

Jul 3rd

Jun 29th

The Redemption Tour -It's Time for Take-Off!

Greetings from Hot and Sunny Florida! Tour Time Anchor of Hope has launched off into their second European tour! On June 23 Noel, Matt, Kristen, and Anna flew to their first destination of Isle of Skye. Totally cool. From what I’ve heard back here in the states, it’s going pretty amazing. God is totally at work and the team is being used to raise awareness for Redeem the Shadows!...

Jun 29th

Wide Awake

On Thursday, April 22, at 7 PM Redeem the Shadows took part in a human trafficking event held at First United Methodist Church in Lakeland, Florida. The place was packed! We even had to bring out more chairs to accommodate everyone! We were told 250 people were in attendance! There were booths set up in the back from other local organizations fighting against this great injustice. Redeem the...

Apr 26th