Summary: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A few years ago, two successful corporate executives teamed up to fight human trafficking. Kevin Malone, the former general manager of the L.A. Dodgers, and Geoff Rogers, a former vice president of IBM, founded the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking. Jeff and Travis spoke with Kevin and Geoff during the 2019 Evangelicals for Life conference about how God called them to this fight and their work to build trafficking free zones in local communities.</span></p> <h3><b>Guest Biographies</b></h3> <p><b>Kevin Malone</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, named “The Best General Manager in the Game” in 1995, retired from professional baseball in 2001 after an illustrious 17 year career in which his teams earned a World Championship and several trips to the postseason. Kevin is the Founder and Executive Director of Protect The P.A.T.H. (People Against Trafficking Humans), and President and Co-Founder of the United States Institute Against Human Trafficking where he currently serves as the director of the board. Malone has been married to his wife Marilyn for 35 years. They relocated to Las Vegas from L.A. in Feb. 2018 to fight child sex slavery. They have two children, Shannon and Shawn. </span></p> <p><b>Geoff Rogers</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> entered the hi-tech corporate world at IBM after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. In just 7 years’ time, Geoff rose quickly to the rank of Vice President at IBM while running a North American software division. But as his corporate climb continued, the call of God was drawing him closer to ministry, and as he puts it, each rung on the corporate ladder became more and more hollow. Geoff and his wife Kerri co-founded the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking with Kevin Malone, where Geoff serves as the CEO of the organization, applying his vast business skills to the ministry. Geoff and Kerri have been married for 20 years. They place tremendous value on their family and enjoy spending time with their three amazing boys.</span></p> <h2><b>Resources from the Conversation</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://usiaht.org/about-us/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">USIAHT | </span><a href="https://usiaht.org/trafficking-free-zones/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trafficking Free Zone</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Article from Christian Post | </span><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/how-god-prepared-former-dodgers-gm-to-fight-sex-trafficking-its-spiritual-warfare.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How God prepared former Dodgers GM to fight sex trafficking: It’s spiritual warfare</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Article by Joe Carter | </span><a href="https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/5-facts-about-the-stop-enabling-sex-traffickers-act"><span style="font-weight: 400;">5 Facts about the ‘Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act’</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Video by Dean Inserra | </span><a href="https://erlc.com/resource-library/event-messages/the-problem-with-porn-gospel-hope-for-parents-and-teens"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Problem with Porn: Gospel Hope for Parents and Teens</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">ERLC Conference | </span><a href="http://www.evangelicals.life/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">2019 Evangelicals For Life</span></a> </li> </ul>
