“You can sell a bag of cocaine once. A 5-year-old child, you can sell them 5-10 times a day, for 10 years straight.” – Tim Ballard from the movie, “Sound of Freedom.”

In case you still haven’t seen it, “Sound of Freedom” is a 2023 American-Colombian-Mexican action film about Tim Ballard, a former U.S. government agent who starts Operation Underground Railroad and embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. Directed, written, and produced by Eduardo Verástegui. It is based on an incredible true story.

April and I just watched it the other day. It was very moving, and of course, we cried. Perhaps not because of a particular scene or series of dialogue, but because in our hearts and minds, we knew it was true. There are children, people being trafficked every day, and a lot of it is here in America!

“God’s children are not for sale.” – Tim Ballard.

One character in the film, Vampiro, said that he got involved trying to rescue children out of sex trafficking after sleeping with one girl he was told was 22 years old. After the deed was done, he saw the sadness in her eyes and asked her what her real age was. She cautiously admitted, “14.” He admitted, “I was the sadness in her eyes.” He said after she left, he put a .45 up to his head and said, “If there ever was a God, now is the time to know.” He felt a stirring in his spirit. He went on to say, “When God tells you what to do, you cannot hesitate.”

“Do you know there are 22 million new images of child porn on the Internet? That’s up 5,000% from just 5 years ago!” – Tim Ballard.

What does freedom sound like? In the movie, the sound of freedom was when the children, realizing they had just been rescued, started singing. There is another kind of freedom, and that is knowing God, accepting his Son, Jesus, and asking for your sins to be forgiven. We, who know God, need to join the others who are praying against human trafficking. Praying is the least we can do!

​​​​​​“You know trafficking exists, you’ve heard of it, but you don’t want to look.” – Tim Ballard.

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