sW4H 33 | Rachel Rose Nelson Business that Brings Freedom

sheWorks4Him podcast

Guests: Rachel Rose Nelson

Ministry/Business: Freedom Business Alliance

Human trafficking affects over 40 million people. Although there are many impactful rescue organizations on the frontlines, today's guest believes that we need a strategy beyond the initial rescue to fight human trafficking and exploitation. Today we visit Portland, Oregon, to have a conversation with Rachel Nelson. Rachel is the Executive Director of Freedom Business Alliance. Rachel believes that Christian women in the marketplace have an opportunity to play a key role in creating safe employment opportunities for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.

After leaving an abusive relationship, Rachel became aware of the great needs of women and children that left them vulnerable to human trafficking. With her business background and personally held passion for "setting the captives free," Rachel became an integral part of Freedom Business Alliance. Women-owned and operated businesses play a huge role in responding to the economic and emotional needs of survivors of trafficking. A Freedom Business joins an alliance of other companies passionate about offering business training followed by economic sustainability to survivors. Rachel's testimony proves that God wastes nothing and that even our past traumas can be redeemed and used to serve Him and His people. Rachel reminds us of God's heart for the captive from her life verse in Isaiah 61:1-2, "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn."

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Rachel is giving away the gorgeous Gold Bar Necklace Gift Set to one listener from the Starfish Project. Keep one for yourself and then give the other two to friends or coworkers and share the Freedom Business story! To be entered to win, call 866-713-9675 (WORK).

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