Dreams are made possible. Just maybe not the way you dreamed them.

I had two reoccurring dreams as a little girl. I would lie in bed, look up at my glow-in-the-dark ceiling stars and fall asleep, imagining myself flying from city to city, fighting crime and destroying whatever punk kid made fun of my siblings that day (yes, I am well aware of the irony, being a 13-year old girl who only wore dresses to school.) 

If I wasn’t playing the superhero in my imagined reality I was Harriet Tubman working the Underground Railroad, in which I was wearing a conductor’s hat and sneaking slaves into the luggage compartment.

I never thought too deeply about the potential repercussions of such delusions; after all, I also dreamed about being a supermodel and climbing Mount Everest and we all know how that would have played out in my life …

But then I joined IJM (International Justice Mission).

It wasn’t until training week that I finally connected my past and present. I had subconsciously chosen a career path that would let me fly around the world in an effort to rescue victims from the slave trade. What up! I am a 21^st century abolitionist who can fly! The only difference: I get to talk about it somewhat openly.

During training our leadership spoke incredible truth into our lives, the most poignant being paraphrased as: we expect excellence because what you’re doing matters. 

So here I am, in transit to “a major city in South Asia”, sipping on wine and eating unbearably salty peanuts, off to save the world. Just instead of flying with a cape I am flying in a mega international plane. Instead of saving slaves by hiding them in my home I am saving them by hiding them in my words. Instead of superman powers I have God.

So as I spend the next year abroad, I look forward to including you all in this journey to end human trafficking. There are just a couple things you need to know if you are going to jump on this train: firstly it’s a LONG ride, secondly it can be done, thirdly nothing is accomplished without prayer, and fourthly we serve a God of justice, which means if you are to serve God you must participate in bringing about justice (both locally and globally). If you would like ideas on how to promote justice in your individual life and in your community just ask. I think about these things often.

All this is to say: ask and you shall receive.

Yours Truly,

Kristy