Tim Tebow Takes Action To Fight Human Trafficking After Seeing ‘Sound Of Freedom’ – ‘Push Back This Evil’

Despite not having the support of mainstream Hollywood, the anti-child trafficking film Sound Of Freedom has beaten the odds to become one of the biggest hits of the summer. After seeing the film, the Christian former NFL star Tim Tebow is stepping up his efforts to fight human trafficking in a big way.

Tebow Fights Human Trafficking 

“Our heart is to try and combat it, any and every way possible,” Tebow, 36, told Outkick. “To be on the front lines, to push back this evil. Our biggest heart right now is with this ‘unKNOWN’ campaign. Because in one of the law enforcement databases, there are at least 50,000 boys and girls that have been abused in such severe ways, and also nobody has been able to identify or locate them.”

“And that is why this campaign is called the ‘unKNOWN’ campaign,” he continued. “Because our heart is to be able to identify them, to locate them, and then to be able to rescue them. We just believe that every single life is worth us doing everything possible to get to them.”

Watch Tebow further discuss this in the video below.

When told that human trafficking has become a massive industry that generates $150 billion annually, Tebow responded by saying that this might actually be a low estimate. Human trafficking is sadly a global business that is growing rapidly, which is why the former NFL star wants to fight it through his Tim Tebow Foundation.

“It has been estimated that as often as every two minutes around the world, a life is being bought and sold as if it were merely a commodity to be traded,” Tebow said on his website. “Human beings – image bearers of God – are being captured, exploited, and bound as modern-day slaves.”

“The exact numbers are hard to track, often inconsistent, and presumably underreported, yet they are a global reality steadily trending higher at an alarming pace,” he continued.

Watch Tebow talk more about this in the video below.

Sound Of Freedom Success

This comes after the success of Sound of Freedom, a movie that is based on the true story of the real life government agent Tim Ballard (Jim Caviezel), who quit his job to travel to Colombia to save a little girl who had been sex trafficked. Many have lauded the film for exposing the issue of child trafficking, which some feel is swept under the rug in this country.

Despite not having the backing of mainstream Hollywood, Sound Of Freedom has been the surprise hit of the summer, making $174 million domestically since its July 4 release, according to People Magazine.

The independent film has now surpassed Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s $172.9 million (released June 30) and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One‘s $160.8 million (released July 12).

Related: ‘Sound Of Freedom’ Beats Out ‘Mission Impossible’ At Box Office After Being Endorsed By Trump

Trump’s Sound Of Freedom Screening

Last month, the former President Donald Trump was visibly moved by Sound Of Freedom as he hosted a screening of the movie at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

“I hope you enjoyed it. It’s something I’m not sure if you’re supposed to enjoy or learn —  it’s a combination. But that was a great movie,” Trump said afterwards. “Now I understand why it’s doing so well.”

“I hope everyone had a fantastic time,” the former president continued. “It’s an incredible inspiration.”

Watch Trump’s full comments that he made after the film in the video below.

Full Story: Trump Hosts ‘Sound Of Freedom’ Screening With Jim Caviezel And Tim Ballard – ‘A Great Movie’

Human trafficking is one of the worst issues facing our world today, so we applaud both Tebow and Sound Of Freedom for going above and beyond to combat it. While the media continues to stay relatively silent about this issue, the rest of us must do whatever we can to fight against it!