Content Warning - this episode references sexual abuse.

Matthew Clarke and Annabella Rossini-Clarke have always believed in lifting people up and never lowering them down.

The two ordinary Christians from the Anabaptist tradition run social enterprise initiative Turning Teardrops into Joy to aid people in poverty wherever they can.

But, through their work, they were troubled to learn about the worsening global problem of human trafficking.

They started a project to crack open the issue and find effective ways of stamping it out.

The couple spoke with host Jenan Taylor about human trafficking and the role that biblical mercy could play in helping to thwart it.

This episode references sexual abuse. If you or someone you know needs support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14

* CONTENT WARNING * This episode of Everyday Saints touches on gender dysphoria and mental health. If you or someone you know needs support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.Alexandra Amerides is a trans and non-binary opera singer who grew up Greek Orthodox but has since found a home in the Anglican Church. They spoke with Maya Pilbrow about gender roles, opera singing, worship music, and what it means for gender diverse people to be welcomed in religious spaces.

* CONTENT WARNING * This episode of Everyday Saints touches on family violence, self harm, drug taking and sexual abuse, among other issues. If you or someone you know needs support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

The Reverend Natalie Dixon-Monu is coordinator of the award-winning Boroondara Community Outreach, a mental health ministry that also provides those it supports with worship, hospitality and art.A minister in the Uniting Church of Australia, Ms Dixon-Monu has also worked with young prisoners, and individuals who have struggled with a range of addictions.She spoke with Jenan Taylor about how her own turbulent upbringing drove her towards the Bible in her youth, and how her faith has been a gateway into helping people, whom many others might give up on, make sense of the Church.