It only takes 2 minutes...

Yesterday afternoon I shared a post on Facebook urging people to sign a petition on Change.org to gain media attention with CNN to the atrocities happening at the Son of God Orphanage in Haiti. Children's HopeChest has worked with this orphanage and has been gathering facts and evidence over the last 15 months of the unspeakable things happening to these children.

Orphans are among the most vulnerable when it comes to traffickers and abuse. The Bible says "The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy." I ache at the photos I've seen of the abuse...You can view blogs of volunteers on the ground here. Please don't just look at the photos and do nothing. Please don't do nothing. It takes 2 minutes. These kids don't have a voice. We MUST be their voice. It HAS to stop. We need 10,000 signatures. It's easy. Go here and sign the petition. I will post follow up blogs and other information about this as we receive it.

A few of the facts stated below. (Taken from Children's HopeChest President's blog.)

The evidence in hand shows:

> Children have been and are currently being trafficked from the Son of God Orphanage. The evidence on human trafficking leads back to the Son of God orphanage. The orphanage director was imprisoned in July as part of a police-led operation that resulted in his conviction of trafficking a child.

> Haitian investigators have told our team the evidence suggests organ harvesting and trafficking as well.

> Numerous photos show extreme physical abuse and neglect. U.S. and Haitian doctors have documented cases of severe abuse and neglect including burns and broken bones.

> As recently as October 10, American volunteers took children with late-stage starvation out of the orphanage and to local doctors. Without this intervention, the doctors confirmed the children could have died of starvation.

> After boldly bringing these facts to the attention of government officials, American citizens received death threats from those associated with the current orphanage leadership–documented by the Haitian police.

This orphanage must be shut down. Other orphanages are ready and willing to take these children. Please urge CNN to cover this story and work to close this orphanage and re-locate the children immediately.

This trafficking is REAL, it is documented, and it must be stopped now. In ADDITION to signing the petition, please:

Tweet this right now, using hashtags #cnnfreedom, #endslavery, and #not_for_sale

Post to Facebook

Call your elected officials and forward them this article. We can provide the file of evidence DIRECTLY to their office for further investigation.

Re-post on your blogs

We need coordinated, concerted pressure. We believe the best chance these children have is through a focused effort to bring international media and political attention to their abuse, and neglect. Children in Haiti at this orphanage are being trafficked. They are being abused, burned, and starved. We have other orphanages ready to take these children, but need to bring MORE focused attention to this matter so that official action will be taken now. Take time to stop this. Sign the petition, and get everyone you know to do the same. Thank you!

Read more: http://blog.beliefnet.com/redletters/2011/10/tell-cnn-to-expose-ongoing-human-trafficking-of-orphans-in-haiti.html#ixzz1b2tcwawt