A Christian trafficking ministry leader is trekking 580 miles across three U.S. states with her pet goat named “Freedom” to raise money for trafficked women.
Britney Higgs, 35, a mom-of-four children and both founder and chief executive officer of HER Campaign is aiming to raise $580,000 USD through the "Walk for Her" hiking trek, reflecting a thousand dollars for each mile walked with her goat, during her quest to raise awareness on the issue. Funds would allow the ministry to continue bringing restoration and healing to trafficking survivors, according to HER Campaign.
“If you can train a baby goat to travel with you for 580 miles, anything is possible,” said Britney.
Higgs began her journey on Tuesday (July 1) at HER Campaign’s safe house in Billings, Montana, established in 2016, and will trek all the way to the ministry’s newly established emergency shelter for trafficked women in Denver, Colorado. Freedom will then become a therapy animal for trafficking survivors when the duo arrive at the shelter in Denver.
Higgs believed that walking with her goat showed the world “that anything is possible” after working hard training for the long walk over several months.
"Freedom will be walking the allotted amount a baby goat can handle, traveling in a stroller and with the support crew throughout the journey. Who doesn’t love a baby goat?” said Higgs.
Supporters and friends will line up at various route points along the journey to encourage Higgs and Freedom. They will nestle down together and sleep in Higgs’ RV, driven by husband Sammy, scheduled to meet them at prearranged check points.
“Every step is a reminder that it will take a nationwide movement to see every survivor and child have access to safe housing to heal and step into freedom,” said Higgs. “Together, we will see it happen.”
Higgs began HER Campaign after she visited Iraq in 2015 and worked with women trafficked by ISIS islamist extremists. She discovered that the issue of trafficking had increased in the U.S. and subsequently developed a support program to provide urgent care for trafficking survivors. Higgs, husband Sammy and their children live across the two sites in Montana and Colorado, supporting staff.
“HER Campaign was birthed out of a deep encounter with the heart of God, where He broke my heart for what breaks His and placed a burden on me and my husband to step into the fight against human trafficking and create safe places for survivors to encounter healing and restoration,” explained Higgs.
Human trafficking remains a widespread and deeply troubling issue in the United States and globally, with investigations by Homeland Security revealing exploitation in bars, massage parlors, hotels, truck stops, and online platforms. According to the International Labor Organization, 27.6 million people worldwide were trafficked in 2021, with most victims forced into labor or sexual exploitation.
In 2023, the National Human Trafficking Hotline recorded thousands of cases involving both adults and minors, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received nearly 28,000 reports of child sex trafficking—18 percent of whom had previously been in the care of social services before going missing.
Motivated by their Christian faith, HER Campaign aims not only to provide safe housing and counseling for trafficking survivors but also to raise public awareness and support prevention efforts.
"Our mission is to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth, just as Jesus taught us to pray. That means cultivating spaces where women and children can know true freedom, not just physical safety, but mental, spiritual, and eternal restoration through the love of Jesus.”
