Charlene Aaron

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken into captivity. "These are the children that have been either deported to Russia or forcefully transferred within occupied territories," Maksym Maksymov, the leader of Bring Kids Back UA, told CBN News. Bring Kids Back UA is an initiative launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to identify, locate, and return their children.

Human trafficking is considered one of the most profitable criminal enterprises worldwide, generating roughly $150 billion each year. Given that massive challenge, the anti-trafficking ministry Helping Captives is on a mission to serve trafficked women across the U.S. by providing opportunities for freedom and safety through prevention, intervention, and recovery services.

Thousands of Southern Baptist delegates voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors by a 75 percent margin, sending a clear message that only men should hold that role in the church. Delegates known as messengers voted in favor of the SBC's Truth and Unity Amendment at the SBC's annual meeting. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who introduced the measure, expressed pleasure at the result. "I'd love to have 100 percent," Mohler told ChurchLeaders.