BREAKING NEWS FROM IJM (International Justice Mission): NAIROBI KENYA

Late last week, these innocent men were set free from a Nairobi prison.

Silas, left, and Anthony, right, celebrate freedom with their IJM lawyer, James Kironji

The young men—Anthony and Silas—had been living a nightmare for more than two years. They were languishing in a high-security prison, on trial for a violent robbery they never committed. Their only connection to the crime was the fact that they worked nearby. That’s it.

Terrified in jail, Anthony heard about an IJM lawyer from another prisoner. When we heard his story, we knew that he and Silas were innocent. And though the truth seemed so clear, we knew we had a fight ahead of us.

That fight for the truth ended last week, two years after we began. Anthony’s parents were in the room when the judge declared both men innocent.

Silence filled the tiny room, as everyone tried to find words to express their joy and relief. Anthony’s father spoke first: “Today, you have returned my son.”  {source}   What an amazing story of freedom!  I am so glad to share this with you!  May there be even more stories like this in the future.  Read more here.   Blessings, Grace   

Great News From IJM!!!!!!

:GREAT NEWS FROM INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION:

 
IJM has permanently shut down this brothel this year.  Isn't that amazing!!!  With your help, they can shut down more in 2014. 

 

Here is the story of Mala, a young girl not much older than me, who was trapped in this brothel: 

 

"When she was just barely out of childhood, Mala was trafficked into a horrific brothel—one of the most violent we've ever seen. She was raped by as many as 20 men every day, beaten, humiliated and abused. Mala lost any hope of escape: "There are only two ways to get out of this brothel," she said. "You either get sold to another brothel, or you die.""

 

 

"But there was another way.  Our IJM team uncovered the brutal trafficking ring. The powerful man behind it—a trafficker named Nakul Bera—seemed unstoppable, but we refused to give up on Mala. After six attempts, we were finally able to rescue her." Read the whole story here

 

 

 

Mala stood up to Bera in court, and because of her brave testimony he was put in jail.  Praise the Lord!  Now, hundreds of girls like Mala will be protected.  But there are still others who are trapped.  There are still more brothels like this one, and there more traffickers like Nakul Bera, who will force girls and young women to do things they should never have to do. 

 

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

 -Edmund Burke

 

"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say, 'I did not know'."

-William Wilberforce