Bible Camp Bust: 88 children were removed in the iowa raid; Kishore’s call promoted human trafficking investigation

According to the New York Post report, officials in Iowa have removed 88 children from a Bible study summer camp as part of a comprehensive human trafficking investigation.The operation took place in the weekend at the Shakina Glory Camp run by the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Entertainment at Columbus Junction.From the Louisa County Sheriff Office, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and working with the Columbus Junction Police, carried out several search warrants. The children were taken to the nearby Vephelo Methodist Church, where they met child protection officers, and then kept in temporary spinach care.The Department of Iowa of Health and Human Services said that children would remain in state custody until they can safely reunite with parents or parents. The camp was scheduled to run from 8 to 29 June and to attract participants from across the United States.The family operating the camp has denied all the wrongdoings. Victor Bawi, whose parents founded the ministry in 2018, said that the group helps both children and adults struggling with drugs, alcohol or nicotine addiction. “What we try to do, we take care of adults and children who are under the influence of drugs, alcohol, nicotine,” Bawi explained the local outlet WQAD8. “Adults and children, we take care of them, we provide food for them. Children whom we separate from adults. We separate boys and girls. We take care of them, we provide for them. ,Bawi said that a teenager from Texas called the authorities as he did not want to stay in the camp. “We never harmed the child. We loved him,” he said. “We bought him like $ 400 shoes, clothes, everything like.”He also said that the camp includes activities like not only Bible studies, but also volleyball and football. Another place in Fredonia, where the ministry allegedly helps people with housing, was also discovered by the depot.The church is led by two pastimes Burma, now from Myanmar, and Chin belongs to ethnic minorities. Many Burmese refugees in Iowa work at a local Tyson Foods plant, which is about 2% of the country’s Hogs every year.