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PENTECOST NOVENA
	   	   	   	   	
DOMESTIC SERVITUDE
IN THE UNITED STATES --MODERN
DAY SLAVERY
   The second highest number of
   human trafficking victims in the
   United States is domestic servants.
   They are the slaves “next door” or
   the ones we see at the park
   watching children or standing
   beside us in the grocery line. She
   may be a weeping woman sitting on
   a front step! She is a prisoner,
   cheaply acquired and maintained,
   kept hidden, abused and at the
   mercy of her keepers.
The story of Ruth from the book, The Slave
Next Door by Kevin Bales

Ruth is from West Africa and arrived in
Washington, DC at the age of 52. She was
promised a car and home in return for serving
as a housekeeper and nanny for a man who
worked for the World Bank. She was happy
to be able to send money home to her family.

The reality was that she was enslaved by this
family, paid nothing, beaten and terrorized.
Her day consisted of rising before dawn to
clean, make breakfast, prepare lunch for the
children, clean more and prepare dinner. If
the family went out she had to stay in the
hallway of the apartment until they returned.
When neighbors heard her screaming they called
the police, but the slave owners convinced the
police that she was crazy. They got a security guard
to watch her so she wouldn’t hurt the children.

Finally neighbors who could still hear her cry
helped her to escape. She was too traumatized to
take part in the prosecution of her abusers and
returned to West Africa penniless.
MORE INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTION


http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=349
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/
for_child_domestic_servants_work_is_life
http://nomoreslaveryct.com/tag/domestic-servitude/
http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=109082
http://www.theabolition.org/solution.html
http://www.ipjc.org/journal/fall03/HumanTraffickingContinuumofAction.pdf
PRAYER
Good and Provident God, you are the compassionate and
loving Creator of all. With trust, we claim your justice,
mercy, compassion, and comfort for the millions affected
by human trafficking in our world today. God of all
goodness, give freedom to those who are bound by the
chains of modern-day slavery. Comfort those who are
trapped and exploited, heal their hurts, give them courage
and hope. Awaken in the hearts of those who are buying,
selling, and holding other human beings enslaved, a sense
of righteousness and justice. Unsettle those whose apathy
allows human trafficking to go unchallenged. Give wisdom
and insight to all lawmakers. Give valor and integrity to
those who enforce the laws. Holy Spirit, show each of us
how to live as a hope-filled presence in our world until all
God’s children are set free.
                             AMEN
Peggy Cummins SND de Namur

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May 17 United States (Pentecost Novena Day 3)

  • 1. PENTECOST NOVENA DOMESTIC SERVITUDE IN THE UNITED STATES --MODERN DAY SLAVERY The second highest number of human trafficking victims in the United States is domestic servants. They are the slaves “next door” or the ones we see at the park watching children or standing beside us in the grocery line. She may be a weeping woman sitting on a front step! She is a prisoner, cheaply acquired and maintained, kept hidden, abused and at the mercy of her keepers.
  • 2. The story of Ruth from the book, The Slave Next Door by Kevin Bales Ruth is from West Africa and arrived in Washington, DC at the age of 52. She was promised a car and home in return for serving as a housekeeper and nanny for a man who worked for the World Bank. She was happy to be able to send money home to her family. The reality was that she was enslaved by this family, paid nothing, beaten and terrorized. Her day consisted of rising before dawn to clean, make breakfast, prepare lunch for the children, clean more and prepare dinner. If the family went out she had to stay in the hallway of the apartment until they returned.
  • 3. When neighbors heard her screaming they called the police, but the slave owners convinced the police that she was crazy. They got a security guard to watch her so she wouldn’t hurt the children. Finally neighbors who could still hear her cry helped her to escape. She was too traumatized to take part in the prosecution of her abusers and returned to West Africa penniless.
  • 4. MORE INFORMATION AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTION http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=349 http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/ for_child_domestic_servants_work_is_life http://nomoreslaveryct.com/tag/domestic-servitude/ http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=109082 http://www.theabolition.org/solution.html http://www.ipjc.org/journal/fall03/HumanTraffickingContinuumofAction.pdf
  • 5. PRAYER Good and Provident God, you are the compassionate and loving Creator of all. With trust, we claim your justice, mercy, compassion, and comfort for the millions affected by human trafficking in our world today. God of all goodness, give freedom to those who are bound by the chains of modern-day slavery. Comfort those who are trapped and exploited, heal their hurts, give them courage and hope. Awaken in the hearts of those who are buying, selling, and holding other human beings enslaved, a sense of righteousness and justice. Unsettle those whose apathy allows human trafficking to go unchallenged. Give wisdom and insight to all lawmakers. Give valor and integrity to those who enforce the laws. Holy Spirit, show each of us how to live as a hope-filled presence in our world until all God’s children are set free. AMEN Peggy Cummins SND de Namur

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