Terrify No More
Terrify No More, by IJM founder and president, Gary Haugen with Gregg Hunter is the compelling true account of IJM’s courageous and heroic undercover rescue of young girls held as slaves in a brothel in Cambodia. I am not going to try to write a detailed description or review of the book, because others can [...]
International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission is a Christian organization and, as stated on their website, “a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen the community and [...]
Justice and Righteousness
In my research on justice, I discovered that many times throughout the Bible, when justice is mentioned, so is righteousness. Both of these words signify acting in accordance with what is right and good. Here are just some of the verses I found . . . “The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who [...]
Not For Sale
After reading about William Wilberforce, I became aware of the book, Not For Sale, by David Batstone. This book deals with modern-day slavery, or as the subtitle puts it, The Return of the Global Slave Trade – and How We Can Fight It. It is a book that is both terrible and good, heartbreaking and [...]
William Wilberforce
Amazing Grace, by Eric Metaxas, is a wonderful book on the life of William Wilberforce, a man who spent most of his life working to overthrow the African slave trade and, ultimately, the practice of slavery in the British Empire. Wilberforce was a Member of Parliament in England and spent 20 years striving to bring [...]
