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"Pastor Eddie Byun shows us that it is the job of the church to tackle injustice, oppression and the brokenness in our world. He is proof that individual Christians and local churches can transform lives and entire communities by preaching and demonstrating the whole gospel." -- Richard Stearns, president of World Vision US, author of Unfinished: Believing Is Only the Beginning"The church has a mission to battle evil in every generation as the salt and light of the earth. Our God is a just God; therefore, not being in opposition to evil is to be in agreement with it. To date, only parachurch organizations have been actively involved in the proclamation of the justice of God, but now, more and more evangelical churches are taking on the message and mission of the justice of God. Onnuri English Ministry has been committed to such a justice mission for several years now. They are obeying the call to share the gospel in fighting against the evil and unjust enterprises in Korea and the rest of Asia. As the lead pastor of Onnuri English Ministry, Pastor Eddie Byun has dedicated himself to working for the righteousness of God's kingdom in turning the tide against the evil and injustices in Korea's society, in particular sex trafficking, which the Korean church has been neglecting. Based on his conviction of the role justice places in missions, this is a precious book that will encourage people to join this good kingdom work. I consider Justice Awakening a blessing from the Lord. I sincerely pray that, through this book, many Christians will come to join this fight and bring freedom and justice in our generation." -- Rev. Joshua Jae-Hoon Lee, senior pastor of Onnuri Community Church"This is a fantastic resource for the church! The biblical narrative makes it clear that worship without justice is a stench in the face of God. At a time when there is more slavery than ever before in history, Pastor Eddie calls the church to engage in the fight to set people free from everything that enslaves them. His words are timely, powerful and echo the very heart cry of God. Pastor Eddie offers the church very practical ways to rescue the oppressed and in doing so to communicate in very authentic, visible and effective ways what it means to really know God." -- Daniel Walker, author of God in a Brothel"Pastor Eddie Byun couldn't be any clearer in his message to the church. The church needs to be relevant and a key to their relevance is to be leaders in the fight against modern-day slavery. That's loving your neighbor as yourself and that is the heart of Jesus!" -- Jeremy Affeldt, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants and author of To Stir A Movement"With an anchor in biblical theology, Pastor Eddie Byun's passion for people's lives is evident as he brings his personal experience of seeking to live Jesus' heart for justice through the abolition of the modern-day slave trade to the pages of this book. This is the practical handbook for all churches who seek to live justly yet don't know where to start." -- Tara Teng, Miss World Canada 2012"Justice Awakening provides both the blueprints and t