When we first learned of the global reality of sex trafficking in 2012, we knew God was calling us to respond. At our local church, we began serving alongside WorldVenture’s anti-trafficking director and a team of lay leaders to create awareness of the issue among church leadership and the congregation through Sunday school classes, anti-trafficking prayer meetings, and special presentations.
The longer we served in anti-trafficking ministry and the more we prayed, the more evident it became that God was calling us to full-time anti-trafficking ministry. Brian completed his Graduate Diploma in General Studies from Western Seminary while Melissa finished a Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies at Western Seminary and went on to complete a Masters in Global Development and Justice from Multnomah University.
We officially were appointed as missionaries with WorldVenture in August of 2016 with the goal of serving in anti-trafficking initiatives across Europe.
