Chris and Ellyn Hunt

Did you know an estimated 50 million people live in modern slavery worldwide including millions of children? This is the reality of exploitation. In 2014, God called us to establish The Lily & The Sparrow to eliminate exploitation in vulnerable communities across Latin America. Today, we serve in Lima, Peru equipping local churches to share the Gospel and fight human trafficking through church planting, community centers, education, and street outreach. We walk alongside survivors on pathways to freedom while working to prevent exploitation in vulnerable communities.

That calling has shaped our family. With over a decade of ministry experience, we use our backgrounds in education and trauma counseling to equip local churches and mobilize others to fight trafficking. We also work to build meaningful partnerships with government and community leaders to create lasting change. Our children share our call to missions and use their unique gifts to share the love of Jesus. Jubilee loves playing soccer and leading worship; Selah enjoys baking and creative arts; and Asher brings joy and laughter wherever he goes. Serving Jesus together as a family is our greatest joy.

We have seen what God can do through one transformed life beginning with a trafficking survivor who accepted Christ during street outreach. Our team helped her start a small business and pursue a pathway out of exploitation. She dreamed of feeding children in her area, and together we launched a feeding program that grew into our first community center. Her vision became the model for our centers today: God transforms lives through lives that have been transformed.

Stories like hers inspire our vision for locally led, Christ-centered anti-trafficking ministries throughout Latin America. We believe the local church is uniquely positioned to bring lasting transformation by sharing the Gospel and walking alongside those vulnerable to exploitation. We invite you to be part of this mission through prayer, monthly financial partnership, or by serving alongside us on a mission trip. Together, we can answer God’s call to reach the last, the least, and the lost.