Free the Captives Houston

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"Free the Captives Houston" details the need for anti-human trafficking initiatives in Houston and internationally. See http://freethecaptiveshouston.com for more information.

How to combat modern slavery | Video on TED.com

Kevin Bales says the average price to purchase a human being today around the world is about $90. In the US, human slaves cost between $3,000 to $5,000 but there are places in India or Nepal where human beings can be acquired for $5 or $10. (Click the following link to watch his 18 minute presentation on modern slavery:

Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery | Video on TED.com

The Joy of Unanswered Prayer

Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to you in all that you have said to me, and have set a king over you. See, it is the king who leads you now; I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my

youth until this day. (1 Samuel 12:1-2)

The people clamoured to God for a king. Here is an example of people praying against their own interest. God finally relents and gives them a king. Sometimes God grants our prayers even when they are not in our best interest. Other times, God has mercy on us and denies our requests when they are against our best interest. It is only years later, sometimes many years later, that we may be able to see how God has blessed us by not answering our prayer. God is like a loving parent who knows us better than we know ourselves and seeks what is best for us even when that is not what we want.

This text also points to the historical phenomenon of the movement from leadership by priests to leadership by kings. I am reading a fascinating book that documents this movement along with many other historical developments in the history of magic and religion. The Illustrated Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Hardcover) by James George Frazer at amazon.com > http://tr.im/qsZR

"Born in Arizonya, move to Babylonya, King Tut."

Here is Steve Martin singing "King Tut."

Is the Seer Here? -Yes, he is here.

If you were a trillionaire, would you have a business plan? Would you have employees who would figure every single possible angle in order to maintain your wealth for the next 100 years? Of course you would or else you wouldn't be a trillionaire for long. If you were a trillionaire you would hire entire foundations to develop and implement a business plan that would benefit you and help bring to pass your vision for the future of humanity. Perhaps you would join with trillionaires and combine your resources for maximum benefit both of you.

What you would not do if you were a trillionaire is to sit around hoping things would work out well. You don't get to BE a billionaire doing that and you certainly don't get to be a trillionaire by being a "go with the flow" kind of person. No, trillionaires employ GET ER DONE people to take care of their business. They are very well paid and they don't make mistakes. They have hundred year business plans and they implement them with precision. The amazing thing is that these trillionaires foundations publish their business plans. Of course they are boring to read and who has time what with American Idol on TV tonight or the baseball game on ESPN?

As they went up the hill to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?" (1 Samuel 9:11)

Here is a modern day seer, the late Aldous Huxley, in an interview with Mike Wallace in 1958. Aldous Huxley wrote BRAVE NEW WORLD, which I highly recommend, as this is the future that some of the trillionaires have in mind for humanity. This is their business plan in print. Here is a video of the conversation with Aldous Huxley. He sounds as if he is talking today as what he says seems to apply to well to these very days.