Win 2 tickets to the IJM dinner with Susan, a free book, and a night's stay at the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis!
There are 27 million people around the globe held as slaves today – more thank 80% of them women and children, and up to 50% minors.
By the way, there are MORE slaves today than were in the time of William Wilberforce. That leaves me horrified, and it was those stats that compelled me to write a story with a human trafficking plotline. Wiser than Serpents is a continuation of the Mission:Russia series, a thriller about Yanna, whose sister is snatched through a Russian dating service, and disappears. Yanna enlists the help of Delta Force Captain, David Curtiss to find and rescue her. Readers who’ve read, “In Sheep’s Clothing” and “Sands of Time” will recognize Yanna as the tech expert, and David as the solid Christian of the group.
Thankfully, the book is written from the point of views of the rescuers, not the victims, and offers hope and empowerment, instead of feelings of helplessness. It raises awareness without lowering the standards of Christian fiction.
However, the world is real, and the need to get involved is great. I so greatly admire people who take their beliefs and put action to them –hence why a portion of the proceeds of Wiser than Serpents is going to help the International Justice Mission, (www.ijm.org), an organization dedicated to rescuing victims and fighting the scourge of slavery.
AND, because I believe my readers are also of the type who want to make an impact on their world, I’m having a very special contest.
IJM holds a banquet every year in Minneapolis (Tuesday, May 27th) and Susan May Warren Fiction has a table for this event. I have 2 sets of tickets for two readers and their guests to join me on this special night. One night’s stay at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis is also included. I’ve heard that the IJM dinners are tasteful, elegant, filled with hope and a night not to be missed. For more information about the Minneapolis dinner go to the event details.
