By Connie Davis Bushey
News Editor, Baptist and Reflector

Leaders of Night of Hope Nashville, a conference on human trafficking, were, from left, Joe Sorah of the Tennessee Baptist Convention; Jim Cross, pastor, First Baptist Church, Donelson, site of the meeting; U.S. Sen. Bob Corker; Ashleigh Chapman, Alliance for Freedom, Restoration, and Justice; and Rusty Sumrall, director of missions, Nashville Baptist Association.
DONELSON — “The United States of America needs to use its moral leadership to end modern slavery around the world,” said U.S. Sen. Bob Corker at First Baptist Church here. His statement elicited applause from the about 300 in attendance.
Twenty-seven million people around the world are living in slavery because of human trafficking, “more than at any time in our world’s history,” reported Corker. He was one of several speakers for “Night of Hope Nashville” on ending human trafficking. First Baptist hosted the Oct. 13 conference.
To address human trafficking in the United States, a law was passed within the past year and a half to help law enforcement identify traffickers who are using the Internet, said Corker. [Read more…]


