Justin is Biking for a Cause

In the fall of 2007, I had an opportunity to tour the delicacies of Thailand; from its soft sanded beaches to its intricate Buddhist temples. As tranquil and beautiful as Thailand is, there is a darkness that lingers in the nightlife within its cities.

In the tourist alley, known as Walking Street in Pattaya, women are strung out in the bar-fronts to attract any and all tourists; doing whatever it takes to lure them in for a drink. “A 2004 estimate by Dr. Nitet Tinnakul from Chulalongkorn University gives a total of 2.8 million sex workers, including 2 million women, 20,000 adult males and 800,000 minors under the age of 18.” (Prostitution: More Thais selling sex, study finds. The Nation, 3 January 2004.) This staggering statistic is just an estimate of the devastating number of individuals trapped in the sex trade of Thailand.

After coming back to the U.S., I couldn’t get this vivid glimpse of sex tourism out of my heart. Though four years later, I have chosen to fight for this cause and share the importance of protecting women and children.

Richard Stearns, president of World Vision, though speaking on global poverty, understands this same ideology and puts it succinctly in his book, The Hole In Our Gospel...

“[T]he most significant thing that can be done to cure extreme poverty is this: protect, educate, and nurture girls and women and provide them with equal rights and opportunities – educationally, economically, and socially.”

The unfortunate reality is that we don’t think about such events, as human and sex trafficking, but simply leave them as mere ideas rather than real issues. Let us not keep these issues so distant, but rather fight, because we are all able...

My Campaign

Starting on July 6^th, committed to take a 2,000 mile journey, I will be cycling from Vancouver, B.C. to the Mexico border; raising awareness and funds along the way for One Day's Wages Human Trafficking Fund.

What I’m asking of you, humbly, is to donate for this cause. Join me in this fight against human/ sex trafficking by providing funds for education, safe houses, and investigations for those in and rescued from these crimes. You can partner with me and ODW in making a difference by donating one day’s wages or .01, .05, .10, .25, .50, or $1 per mile. Updates of my journey can be found on my blog and my Facebook page.