LAB the Podcast with Christina Kruse: Freedom Is Beautiful

In this first episode of 2026, Zach Elliott sits down with Christina Kruse, Director of the LAB Initiative, to reflect on the growth of the initiative, the fight against human trafficking, and the vision ahead for the new year.

Christina shares how Freedom Roast, church partnerships, and sustainable funding are creating real impact for survivors—locally and globally—and why January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, is such a pivotal moment for LAB. This conversation invites you to consider how beauty, goodness, and truth can move us toward freedom together.  

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