A couple of years ago, I heard Gary Haugen speak at the Leadership Summit and learned about the International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a human rights agency that works to get justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression all over the world. I was moved by the presentation and the reminder that God is at work all over the world, using a variety of different means to bring relief and salvation to the poor and oppressed. Sometimes we think God only works through one group of people and in only one way, or that God is most concerned about what we know instead of what we do. Not so!
After the presentation, I bought the book, "Just Courage" by Gay Haugen. If you are looking for a read that will inspire you to be used by God to help and serve people, then you might want to check it out.
Also, check out the IJM web site at http://www.ijm.org/
Thank you for the book recommendation, I'm looking forward to reading it. I read "Half the Sky" last year, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, and haven't been the same since. It was eye opening and heart changing.
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