International Justice Mission (IJM)
This week's prayer is for one of our International Missions partners - International Justice Mission (IJM) and their program in South Asia to combat forced labor slavery. They rescue victims, partner with agencies to bring criminals to justice, restore survivors, and work to strengthen justice systems.
They have asked us to pray for these items: (*the names of the states/country are confidential to protect those involved)
Pray for effective collaboration between source and destination* states for trafficking. Pray that IJM can help facilitate cross-border coordination among government agencies, so that victims of trafficking can return to their home states smoothly and stay engaged with the justice system to receive resources to support their restoration.
IJM has a fruitful connection to an existing network of trafficking survivors in the region. Pray for the identification of survivors in one* State who will receive training as advocate leaders. As survivors are empowered to share their stories, they can raise awareness of the challenges they faced while going through the justice system. Pray that the voices of these survivor leaders will be powerful in activating the government to protect vulnerable people from trafficking.
Now that IJM has obtained registration in a new program *country, pray for the hiring of staff as we build out a new team. Pray also for the staff members who will be relocating to the new country to work on our program initiatives.