Kalamazoo Area Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition

08/06/2026

800 BIBLES OF HOPE: HELP SOMEONE TAKE HOPE HOME

UnSilenced is collecting 800 new or gently used Bibles—one for every seat inside Northwestern Auditorium—as we prepare to welcome The Story Tour to Battle Creek on November 14, 2026.

Our hope is that every person attending has the opportunity to take home Scripture, encouragement, and connections to trusted local resources. This project is about more than reaching a number. It is about preparing 800 opportunities for someone to feel seen, supported, loved, and reminded that their story is not over.

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate complete, clean, gift-worthy Bibles for adults, youth, or children. Large-print, Spanish-language, study, recovery-focused, and easy-to-read editions are also welcome.

You can also:
1. Adopt a Row of Hope
2. Host a collection box
3. Invite your church, business, or organization to participate
4. Share our project flyer
5. Give toward Bibles and project supplies
6. Help inspect and prepare donated Bibles

BIBLE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
1. Battle Creek
Christian Counseling Center of Battle Creek
601 S. Shore Drive, Suite 224
Battle Creek, MI 49014

2. Kalamazoo
Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo
1819 Gull Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49048

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT

Visit our new 800 Bibles of Hope webpage:

https://www.kaahtc.org/800-bibles-of-hope

GIVE THROUGH ZEFFY

Financial gifts can help us purchase Bibles and cover transportation, collection materials, printing, outreach, and other project supplies:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/800-bibles-of-hope-take-hope-home-project

The Bible collection deadline is Saturday, November 7, 2026.

To donate Bibles, adopt a Row of Hope, host a collection box, arrange a pickup or drop-off, or become a community partner, contact:

Robin Bolz: 269-339-5057
Tricia Meek: 616-329-5579
Email: [email protected]

800 seats. 800 Bibles. 800 opportunities to place hope into someone’s hands.

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” —Psalm 119:105

Please share this post and help us invite churches, families, businesses, ministries, and community organizations throughout Battle Creek and Kalamazoo to be part of something meaningful.

08/06/2026

THE STORY TOUR IS COMING TO BATTLE CREEK

On Saturday, November 14, 2026, The Story Tour with the Allan Scott Band is coming to Northwestern Auditorium for an evening of live music, powerful stories, faith, hope, healing, and community connection.

This evening is especially meaningful to me. Northwestern was the last traditional school I attended before exploitation and trafficking changed the direction of my life. More than three decades later, I will return to that stage—not as the child whose pain went unseen, but as a survivor, trainer, advocate, social worker, and community leader helping others recognize their worth and believe their story is not over.

VIP admission: 5:30 PM
General admission: 6:00 PM
Event begins: 6:30 PM

Get Tickets

Tickets and event information are available here:

https://brushfire.com/foundandfavored/the-story-tour/633249/tickets

You can also learn more about the Battle Creek event here:

https://www.kaahtc.org/unsilenced-events/the-story-tour-battle-creek

Community Resource Tables

The Story Tour will include opportunities for local organizations, ministries, and trusted community resources to connect with guests before and after the event.

Organizations interested in hosting a resource table should contact:

Jodi Schmouder, Booking & Tour Manager
570-506-8100 (this # does not accept txt msgs)
[email protected]

HELP US COLLECT 800 BIBLES OF HOPE

As we prepare to welcome our community, UnSilenced is collecting 800 new or gently used Bibles—one for every seat inside Northwestern Auditorium.

Our hope is that every person attending The Story Tour has the opportunity to take home Scripture, encouragement, and connections to trusted local resources.

You can help by donating Bibles, adopting a Row of Hope, hosting a collection box, sharing the project, volunteering, or giving toward Bibles and project supplies.

Learn more about the 800 Bibles of Hope Project:

https://www.kaahtc.org/800-bibles-of-hope

Support the project through Zeffy:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/800-bibles-of-hope-take-hope-home-project

800 seats. 800 Bibles. 800 opportunities to place hope into someone’s hands.

Please share this post, invite someone to attend, connect us with organizations that may want to table, and help us make November 14 an evening Battle Creek will remember. 💜

08/01/2026

Something hopeful begins today.

Today marks the start of a 15-week journey as UnSilenced invites our community to be part of a faith-filled project leading up to The Story Tour in Battle Creek on November 14.

The goal is big.

The vision is meaningful.

And we can't do it without our community.

Today, we're officially launching the 800 Bibles of Hope Project.

Together, let's fill 800 seats with more than people.

Let's fill them with hope, God's Word, and lives forever changed. 💛

Will you join us on this journey?

05/19/2026

So true

04/28/2026

Meeting Tuesday, April 28th 6:30 ZOOM -

We need your help with phone calls and emails to push human trafficking legislation through that has stalled in the house.

04/09/2026

🚨 Human trafficking doesn’t start with kidnapping.
It often starts with grooming a vulnerable child.

April is a reminder:

Child abuse + sexual assault are not separate issues…
They are often the entry point into trafficking.

Traffickers look for: • Trauma
• Isolation
• Low self-worth
• Unmet emotional needs
Then they offer:
➡️ “Love”
➡️ “Protection”
➡️ “Opportunity”
…and turn it into exploitation.
At True Justice, we are committed to:
✔️ Educating communities
✔️ Training law enforcement
✔️ Protecting and restoring survivors.
Because when we understand the why, we can stop the what.