Rebecca Pratt, co-founder of Orphan Relief and Rescue, discusses the organization’s expansion into Village Eight to help 53 children at risk of trafficking. She shares the village’s tragic history of exploitation and reflects on the impact of their work in Village Five, including a new Community Freedom Center and well. Rebecca also highlights the life-changing power of Jesus, even amid persecution and threats.

Bible Verses shared: John 6:35; John 7:37–38; John 8:12; John 14:19–25; John 15:7

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this episode, long-time Orphan Relief and Rescue sponsor Brittani shares her transformative journey supporting Fabrice, now a mechanic and driver in West Africa. She reflects on traveling to visit him, attending his wedding, sharing her testimony in community meetings, and the emotional impact of sponsorship. Brittani also explores the healing power of art and encourages listeners to use creativity as a tool for growth, forgiveness, and stress relief.

Fabrice Interview: Episode #53 “When One “Yes” to God Changes Lives Forever”

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

Summary:

Deb and Rebecca discuss the importance of forgiveness as they enter the new year, exploring how unresolved unforgiveness and bitterness can lead to emotional and spiritual unrest. Rebecca shares a personal testimony of working through forgiveness toward her mother and the freedom that came through obedience and compassion. The episode also encourages intentional use of time, reducing distractions, and prioritizing prayer and spiritual growth. The conversation concludes with a reflection on choosing a word for the year, including the theme “Battle Plan,” representing strategic focus for the year ahead.

Spiritual Retreat Questions Document: https://orphanreliefandrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Personal_Reflection_Prayer_Guide.pdf

Song: “Mighty Name of Jesus” by: Hope Darst: https://youtu.be/o8Gds6lBick?si=OD-fY-xYHkSwPpqK

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this episode, Rebecca and Deb share how spiritual disciplines shape their work and vision, along with encouraging updates from West Africa. Rebecca announces that permits are complete for Freedom Center #5, made possible by a generous donor honoring her sons.

The conversation also explores how every year the ORR staff prayerfully seeks God’s direction through reflection and prayer for the year. This episode highlights the power of listening to God’s guidance and the lasting impact this work has on vulnerable children and their communities.

Spiritual Retreat Questions Document: https://orphanreliefandrescue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Personal_Reflection_Prayer_Guide.pdf

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

Pastor Andy from Christian Life Community Church on Whidbey Island, Washington, joins us to share his powerful experiences traveling with Orphan Relief and Rescue to West Africa. During the journey, Andy reflects on the deep impact of serving alongside Rebecca Pratt, the organization’s president, and the dedicated staff working on the ground.

In this episode, Andy shares how worship played a central role throughout the trip, strengthening both the mission team and the communities they served.

Andy highlights the tangible impact of the work, including feeding more than 1,000 people and honoring courageous mothers who chose to rescue their children. He closes by discussing how the trip transformed his church community, leading to increased engagement, prayer, and ongoing support for Orphan Relief and Rescue.

This conversation is a heartfelt reminder of how faith, worship, and hands-on service can change lives—both for those served and those who go.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this special Christmas episode, Deb Baliko and Rebecca Pratt reflect on an incredible year at Orphan Relief and Rescue. In 2025, the organization grew to serve 696 children, many rescued from human trafficking, slavery, and forced labor.

Hear powerful stories of rescue, including a 12-year-old girl freed from slavery and three boys who escaped forced labor. The episode also highlights expansion into seven villages, the hiring of 10 new staff members (now 47 total), growing education and apprenticeship programs, and the Break the Silence initiative in Liberia, which has reached over 6,000 children.

The episode concludes with heartfelt gratitude to donors and supporters, celebrating the power of love, hope, and community this Christmas season.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this episode we meet Lis, executive assistant to Rebecca Pratt at Orphan Relief and Rescue. She reflects on her transformative trip to West Africa. Though initially unsure about the heat and her role, she quickly felt a deep sense of belonging and purpose.

The team focused on trauma care, testing new Heart Healing programs with our ORR staff aimed at communities processing pain and find restoration. Lis saw how simple calming tools and lessons on forgiveness could bring immediate comfort, and she was especially moved by a new believer’s eagerness to grow in faith.

The experience also shaped Liz personally. She gained clarity on the purpose behind her own past suffering and recognized how her work with Orphan Relief and Rescue is fulfilling dreams she’s held since childhood.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this episode, Rebecca highlights how the apprenticeship program equips young adults who are trafficking survivors with practical skills, literacy, and emotional stability—giving them a pathway toward independence and safety. These immediate interventions are crucial—many of these children face severe hardship and are at high risk of being pulled back into harmful situations without support.

 Listeners will hear inspiring success stories, including a young girl who used her apprenticeship training to start her own business and transform her future.

The conversation also explores how faith, education, and community engagement work together to break long-standing cycles of exploitation and poverty.

This Giving Tuesday 2025, Orphan Relief and Rescue is raising $8,000 to provide 20 sewing machines for this apprenticeship program—empowering young women with the tools to build a brighter future.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us equip 20 Young women with new sewing machines, visit: donate.orphanreliefandrescue.org/GT

In this episode, Rebecca updates from her recent trip to West Africa, where she witnessed remarkable spiritual transformation within a remote village. The village—now renamed “The Way of Jesus”—is experiencing a profound move of God under the leadership of its chief and elders. They shared stories of forgiveness and reconciliation. These meetings, which now draw hundreds, have become a catalyst for healing, unity, and hope.

The episode also highlights the story of Fabrice, a young man rescued from an orphanage years ago. Rebecca reflects on the joy of recently attending his wedding—a beautiful testament to God’s redemptive work.

Throughout the conversation, Rebecca emphasizes the importance of listening to the Holy Spirit, obeying His leading, and fully surrendering to God’s will. Her reflections offer encouragement to remain sensitive to God’s voice and trust Him for transformation—in individuals, families, and entire communities.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate

In this powerful episode, co-founder Rebecca Pratt sits down with Samuel, a dedicated member of Orphan Relief and Rescue’s anti-trafficking team in West Africa. Samuel reflects on his early disbelief that child trafficking could exist in his own community—until he witnessed the painful realities firsthand. Seeing children suffering and parents accepting trafficking practices transformed his understanding and ignited his calling to protect vulnerable kids.

Samuel shares the deep joy he experiences when children are rescued, restored, and introduced to the hope of the gospel. He describes how the spiritual impact of their work extends beyond physical rescue—parents’ hearts change, families are strengthened, and even profound spiritual moments occur. During worship sessions, team members and children alike have reported seeing visions of angels, reinforcing their sense of divine protection and purpose.

Rebecca highlights the essential role of prayer in sustaining the team’s safety, courage, and effectiveness. She expresses gratitude for supporters who stand with them and invites continued prayer as they press forward into community meetings, prevention efforts, and ongoing spiritual breakthroughs.

How to Connect or Learn More?

Inspired to Action: How Following the Promptings of Your Heart Can Change the World by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Inspired to Live an Extraordinary Life: Even through Difficult Circumstances by: Rebecca M. Pratt/ Book can be found on Amazon

Orphan Relief and Rescue: orphanreliefandrescue.org

Rebecca M. Pratt: https://www.rebeccampratt.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orphanreliefandrescue/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoicewithAction

If you want to help us end child-trafficking in West Africa, your recurring donation will protect a child from falling victim to trafficking but also ensures they have regular meals, access to education, and equipping their parents through our Savings and Loans program.

Visit: orphanreliefandrescue.org/donate