People may not realize that human trafficking crimes occur at truck stops across the US and certainly in PA, especially in the Harrisburg area, and that truck drivers are sometimes “johns” and sometimes transport victims across state lines.
People may not be aware as well that there are many heroes in the transportation industry who are working hard to raise awareness about this issue and fight against human trafficking that is occurring on our highways. It was a privilege to interview Lynn Kolb and Lead Chaplain Jake Wise from Transport for Christ’s (http://www.transportforchrist.org/) initiative, Exit 58, whose mission, “helping drivers on life’s highway,” fuels their passion to help truck drivers who may “buy sex” during the often long and lonely drives or somehow get involved in this crime to get the help and support that they need.
Lynn often spends time outside of her job speaking to groups and on radio shows about human trafficking. Jake, who is now Lead Chaplain, can relate to the stresses and temptations on the road as a truck driver himself.
For these two, their work for Exit 58 is not just a job but also a calling in the fight to abolish slavery on the roadways of our state!
