Justice Awakening: How You and Your Church Can Help End Human Trafficking

Review "Justice Awakening is a handbook for Christians who want to bring an end to human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Korean pastor and activist Eddie Byun provides biblical foundations for understanding God's heart for justice and the oppressed. He offers practical, on-the-ground steps that any believer or church can take, from youth groups to men's ministries, orphan care ministries to short-term and long-term missions." -- Light Magazine Canada, June/July 2014"The crime of human trafficking is the worst kind of injustice and yet its ubiquity makes it seem impossible to overcome. Byun provides a handbook for those who seek to bring an end to modern-day slavery, providing biblical foundations for the fight against injustice and offering practical steps any Christian can take toward ending human trafficking." -- Relevant Magazine, May/June 2014 2014 Readers' Choice Award WinnerWhat can I do about human trafficking? What can my church do about slavery? The realities of modern-day slavery can seem daunting, and sometimes it can feel like we should leave it to the professionals. But fighting for justice is not something we have to outsource to others. Every Christian and every church has a part to play. Justice Awakening is a handbook for Christians who want to bring an end to human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Pastor and activist Eddie Byun provides biblical foundations for understanding God's heart for justice and the oppressed. He offers practical, on-the-ground steps that any believer or church can take, from youth groups to men's ministries, orphan care ministries to short-term and long-term missions. Discover what you can do to be part of the solution. And join God's movement for freedom and justice for all. Includes discussion questions and prayer guides for group use. Review "Worldwide human trafficking is a modern form of slavery that negates justice and neighbor-love in the worst possible way. From Korea now comes a prophetic call to the church to move realistically to counter it. God give us ears to hear Eddie Byun's word for our times." -- J. I. Packer, professor of theology, Regent College About the Author Eddie Byun is lead pastor at Onnuri English Ministry (OEM), the English-speaking congregation of Onnuri Community Church in Seoul, South Korea. He is also the founder and director of Not for Sale Korea, and professor of practical theology at Torch Trinity Graduate University. He earned his MDiv at Regent College in Vancouver and DMin at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston.