Reflection on Migrante

Below is a copy of a reflection I wrote earlier today about my time with Migrante International.

I have now spent 4 days working with Migrante. It's sometimes overwhelming to take in all stories of injustice an corruption. Hearing the statistics is one thing, but to put faces and stories behind those statistics makes it harder to digest. Every statistic has hundreds and thousands of individual stories not unlike those we heard. It seems like an impossible problem to tackle, but the work Migrante does is chipping away at the big issues. My hope is that through my experience with Migrante, I might be able to educate those around me back in my home country. I feel empowered to share the stories that I heard first hand while I was here. Human trafficking is an issue that I, as a Christian and as an American, have to care about. While this is a Filipino issue, it is also my issues as well, and an issue fr many others around the world. Migrante International has helped me to lay the foundation for future advocacy for human trafficking victims and for other Filipino issues I have been exposed to.