January Is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Did you know that President Obama recently declared January as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month? In this week's issue of ENCOUNTER—The Magazine, Melissa writes about the problem of human trafficking, not only internationally, but also right here in our own country. She shares how many people, including her sister, are using things that they enjoy doing or are good at to raise awareness about this problem. What other ways have you heard of people using their skills to fight human trafficking?

Leave a comment and tell us about it!

For ideas on how to take action, check out the following organizations:

StopTraffickFashion—www.stoptraffickfashion.com
International Justice Mission—www.ijm.org
Hagar International—www.hagarproject.org
Call + Response—www.callandresponse.com
Invisible Children—www.invisiblechildren.com

ENCOUNTER article: "Use What You Love to Fight Human Trafficking"
article author: Melissa Hill
magazine: January 17, 2010 issue of ENCOUNTER

It's about time!

This week in ENCOUNTER—The Magazine we have a quiz to help you figure out how well you manage your time. How did you do? Did your results surprise you at all?

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ENCOUNTER article: "Tick Tock, How's Your Clock?"
article author: Laura & Stephanie Farrar
magazine: January 10, 2010 issue of ENCOUNTER

Happy New Year!

In this week's issue of ENCOUNTER—The Magazine, Michelle challenges us to try a different type of New Year's resolution. Think you can try it for 14 days?

Let us know what it was like and what you learned!

ENCOUNTER article: "Resolution Revolution"
article author: Michelle Griep
magazine: January 3, 2010 issue of ENCOUNTER

Birthday Blessings

This week in ENCOUNTER—The Magazine, Brian writes about his friend Keaton, who decided to use his birthday party as a way to raise money to help a village in another country. Have you ever been impacted by another person's godly generosity?

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ENCOUNTER article: "A Birthday Party for Someone Else"
article author: Brian Coates
magazine: December 27, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Merry Christmas!

This week's issue of ENCOUNTER—The Magazine features a quiz to help you figure out if your focus is more on giving or getting. Do you have the right perspective about Christmas, or do you struggle?

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ENCOUNTER article: "Becoming a Christmas Giver"
article author: Teresa Cleary
magazine: December 20, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Giving Back

This week in ENCOUNTER—The Magazine, Joel and Luke of Austoville share how they are giving back to God through their talents and tithing. What are some ways you've seen people give back to God? How do you give back to God in your own life?

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ENCOUNTER article: "The Family Business"
article author: Christy Barritt
magazine: December 13, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER

Green with Envy

This week in ENCOUNTER—The Magazine, Shelley writes about feeling jealous over something a friend has. Have you ever felt a twinge of jealousy over something nice your friend had? What changed your perspective?

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ENCOUNTER article: "Priceless"
article author: Shelley Lee
magazine: December 6, 2009 issue of ENCOUNTER