Ever met an abolitionist? 16-year-old Zach Hunter of Atlanta, GA, is a modern-day campaigner against slavery. His organization, Loose Change to Loosen Chains, collects loose pocket change to fund the efforts of national and international law enforcement to remove slaves from their bondage.
About four years ago, Zach took action on his strong desire to free modern-day slaves. He was just twelve when he heard that there are 27 million slaves in the world today. He started the powerful campaign LC2LC and collected over $10,000 of American pocket change to further the abolitionist cause world-wide.
“Slavery can be anything from making bricks…to working in an agricultural plantation to working in a restaurant or brothel,” Zach says. He holds up authentic iron shackles while speaking at high schools or conferences, demonstrating the kind of bondage slaves endure as they work. “They probably would have been used on a 5-year-old boy while he was sitting…all day long, rolling cigarettes.”
Steve Carter, a youth pastor who arranged for Zach to speak to his youth group, commented, “He’s just This is who I am and this is what I have to offer,” and that “He says deeply compelling things.”
Zach continues to fight for freedom. He urges his peers to find the purpose, or passion, that God has given them, and to go after it. “…our passion is freeing slaves. If that’s not your passion, there’s gotta be something else. God intends for you to use whatever you’re good at for the good of the world.”
Other Links:
Read an article about Zach Hunter from Breakaway magazine:
http://www.youthspecialties.com/files/freeresources/breakaway_march.pdf
This is a link to Zach's blog on Breakaway Mag's website:
http://www.breakawaymag.com/alltherest/a000000686.cfm
Discover more about modern-day slavery and human trafficking:
http://www.gvnet.com/humantrafficking/
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