INTERNATIONAL

JUSTICE MISSION

My Story: a journey years in the makingMy journey to Chennai began back in high school when God placed a passion in my

heart for missions. I went on two mission trips which radically changed my

worldview. In college I studied missions as my minor and thoroughly enjoyed

classes over world religion, inter-cultural communication, and history of missions

which little did I know at that point would come in handy years to come.

In 2008, I went to South Korea to teach English for two years. I thoroughly

enjoyed my time there learning the culture and was active at Seoul International

Baptist Church. While in Korea and around Asia, seeing open prostitution, sex

trafficking, and lack of social justice for the poor really bothered me. I shared this

passion with my friends, and found out the Not for Sale campaign had a conference

in Seoul that month. I read up on the organization, read the founders book, and

attended the conference which ignited a desire to not just have a burden for these

issues, but to be involved. At that time, I was not sure how I could be involved as

an ordinary person with skills or training in that field.

Fast-forward two years and I am back in the US working as an HR manager at a

small tech company. On a whim, I go out to Vegas to meet a friend and when

having lunch one day, I begin talking to the women next to me who happened to be

a former IJM employee. After learning about what she did with the organization,

she encouraged me to apply. I did apply the following month and received word

back that after seeing my resume that they have a particular role in mind for me,

working in their South Asia field office doing HR work. Praise God for doing

things in his own time.

WHAT IS INJUSTICE?

Injustice occurs when someone abuses their power to

take from others the good things God wants them to

have — their life, liberty, dignity and the fruits

of their love and labor

OPPRESSION

Estimated 27 million people in slavery

(National Geographic)

OPPRESSION

Total market value of illicit human trafficking is estimated to be in excess of $32 billion. (UN)

BIBLICAL JUSTICE

“Seek justice,

rescue the oppressed,

defend the orphan,

plead for the widow.”

Isaiah 1:17

BIBLICAL JUSTICE

Defend the weak and the

fatherless; uphold the cause of

the poor and the oppressed.4 Rescue the weak and the

needy; deliver them from the

hand of the wicked.

Psalm 82:3-4

IJM’s Vision: to rescue thousands, protect

millions, and prove that justice for the

poor is possible.

IJM’S GLOBAL PRESENCE

IJM CASEWORK

– Slavery

– Sex Trafficking

– Sexual Violence

– Police Abuse of Power

– Illegal Property Seizure

– Hill Tribe Citizenship

Rights

COLLABORATIVE CASEWORK

Victim Relief

Perpetrator Accountability

Victim Aftercare

Structural Transformation

Venkatesh and Subbulu

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

EXPLORE

– Your Church or Student Group

– Your Community’s Injustices

– IJM’s work around the world

– Support those that are going both

with prayer and financial gifts

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

WWW.IJM.ORG/GET-INVOLVED