Wow, I am blogging like twice in one week! This trend is awesome. Anyways, I am on staff at one of the clubs at my school known as the College Chapter of International Justice Ministries. We had a club meeting on Tuesday in which we had a Law Professor and two of her students come speak about their experiences with IJM.
The professor had not had a lot of firsthand experience overseas, but she definitely supports the organization financially. The two students each had different experiences to share. One of the girls spent time in Uganda working as a law clerk and writing opinions which would influence the judges opinions on different court cases. The other girl spent extensive time in Uganda (often on her own) building relationships with people and seeking to provide stability in the lives of former child soldiers.
While those experiences were phenomenal and life changing, a theme started to become apparent in all three of the speakers presentations. People need to be a voice to bring justice to those who don't have a voice but that doesn't always necessarily mean overseas. We can all do justice right here where we live. We can seek out hurting people and have compassion on them. We can love those who are "unlovable." We can seek justice for foster children who are bumped from house to house with no one truly loving them by showing them love. There are many ways to bring justice and not all of them involve going overseas. So what are we waiting for?
