Justice Testimonies

Gary Haugen and the Raid That Started International Justice Mission

1997•🇺🇸Washington D.C., USA

After investigating the Rwandan genocide, Gary Haugen founded International Justice Mission in 1997, which has since helped rescue over 100,000 people from violence worldwide.

The Innocence Project and the DNA Revolution in American Courts

1992•🇺🇸New York City, USA

The Innocence Project, founded in 1992, used DNA evidence to exonerate over 375 wrongfully convicted people and transformed the American criminal justice system.

The Birmingham Children Who Changed America

1963•🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, USA

In May 1963, over a thousand Black schoolchildren marched in Birmingham, Alabama, facing fire hoses and police dogs, catalysing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Pastor Who Went to Court for Feeding People

Fined for feeding homeless residents, a pastor fought the city and won — but the real victory was that opposition multiplied the ministry from one church to seven, reaching five times more people.

The Student Whose Religious Liberty Case Changed a University

A medical student challenged her university's discriminatory hijab policy through a religious liberty case, winning a ruling that changed the institution's approach to faith and professional dress codes.

The Whistleblower Who Lost Everything and Found Freedom

🇺🇸Washington, DC, USA

A federal employee working in immigration discovered systematic abuse of detainees. She reported it internally, then to Congress. She lost her job, her security clearance, and years of her career. But she gained a conscience.

Rosa Parks' Unyielding Faith

1955•🇺🇸Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Rosa Parks' Christian faith gave her courage to refuse giving up her bus seat in 1955 Montgomery, sparking the Civil Rights Movement through God's strength.

How Daniel Ellsberg Changed a War with a Photocopier

1971•🇺🇸Washington D.C., USA

Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, exposing two decades of government deception about the Vietnam War and reshaping press freedom in America.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Cost of Speaking Truth to Power

1945•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, opposed the Nazi regime through underground seminaries and resistance work, ultimately giving his life at...

Mary Slessor's Divine Mission

1910s•🇳🇬Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Scottish missionary Mary Slessor answered God's call to Nigeria, where she saved twins from cultural death sentences, established schools and churches,...

From Slavery to Sojourner

1851•🇺🇸Swartekill, New York, USA

Born into slavery, Isabella Baumfree experienced God's call to become Sojourner Truth, a powerful voice for justice and women's rights in 1800s America.

Elizabeth Choy: A Beacon of Faith

1940s•🇸🇬Singapore

Elizabeth Choy's unwavering faith sustained her through torture and imprisonment during WWII Singapore, leading to miraculous protection and a...

Faith in Business: David Green's Story

1985•🇺🇸Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

David Green, Hobby Lobby founder, discovered his business was his ministry when God provided through a devastating 1985 financial crisis and later...

Desmond Tutu's Faithful Fight

1931-2021•🇿🇦Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa

Desmond Tutu's journey from apartheid South Africa to Nobel Peace Prize winner shows how deep faith in God's justice can transform oppression into...

Gary Haugen and the Founding of International Justice Mission

1994-present•🇺🇸Washington, D.C., United States / Global

After investigating the Rwandan genocide for the U.S. Department of Justice, Gary Haugen founded International Justice Mission in 1997.

Walter McMillian: The Case That Inspired "Just Mercy"

1988-1993•🇺🇸Monroeville, Alabama, United States

Convicted on fabricated evidence in the town that produced To Kill a Mockingbird, Walter McMillian spent six years on Alabama's death row before Bryan...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Costly Grace

1930s-1940s•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer's faith deepened from intellectual belief to costly discipleship during Nazi Germany, leading him to resist Hitler's...

Courageous Faith Against Tyranny

1930s-1945•🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's testimony of courageous faith during Nazi Germany shows how God strengthened a pastor to resist tyranny, help Jews escape, and...

The Shepherd Would Not Be Silent

1981-1994•🇮🇷Iran (Tehran)

Iranian pastor Haik Hovsepian courageously defended persecuted Christians and refused to compromise his faith, ultimately giving his life for religious...

The Courage of Compassion

1942•🇳🇱Haarlem, Netherlands

During Nazi occupation, Dutch Reformed pastor Willem ten Boom and his family sheltered countless Jewish refugees in their Haarlem home, witnessing God's...

Gary Haugen's Fight Against Injustice

1994-2015•🇺🇸Washington, D.C., United States

Harvard lawyer Gary Haugen founded International Justice Mission after witnessing Rwanda's genocide, leading faith-driven efforts that reduced child...

Faith in the Face of Evil

1930s-1940s•🇵🇱Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland)

German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer found unwavering faith and courage to oppose Nazi evil, ministering to prisoners until his execution in 1945,...

Anthony Ray Hinton and the 30 Years That Could Not Be Stolen

2015•🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama death row for murders he did not commit before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2015.

Whimsy and Justice in Uganda

2023•🇺🇬San Francisco, California, USA and Uganda

San Francisco lawyer Bob Goff left his successful career to fight injustices against children in war-torn Uganda, founding Love Does ministry and...

Christine Caine and the A21 Campaign Against Human Trafficking

2008•🇬🇷Thessaloniki, Greece

Christine Caine founded the A21 Campaign after seeing missing persons posters in a Greek airport, growing it into a global anti-trafficking organisation...

Faithful Resolve in Civil Rights

1950s-1960s•🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Martin Luther King Jr.'s faith journey from Baptist upbringing to civil rights leadership, guided by a powerful prayer experience and God's presence...

How a Teenage Refugee Named Yusra Swam for Her Life and Then for the World

2016•🇩🇪Aegean Sea / Berlin, Germany

Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini swam for hours to save a sinking refugee boat, then competed on the first-ever Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Games.

Jan Hus: A Stand for Truth

Jul 1415•🇨🇿Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Jan Hus, rector of Prague University, challenged the Church's sale of indulgences in 15th-century Bohemia.

Mary Slessor - The White Queen of Calabar

1876-1915•🇳🇬Calabar, Calabar Municipal, Nigeria

Mary Slessor, a Scottish mill worker, transformed violent Nigerian tribes through courageous missionary work, becoming the first female British...

Jackie Robinson - Breaking Barriers with Faith

1947•🇺🇸New York, Kings County, United States

Jackie Robinson's Christian faith gave him strength to break baseball's color barrier in 1947, enduring hatred without retaliation and changing America...

Faith Amidst Chile's Turmoil

1973•🇨🇱Santiago, Chile

During Chile's 1973 military coup, Spanish priest Joan Alsina chose faith over fear, forgiving his executioners even as he faced death.

William Wilberforce - The Man Who Ended the British Slave Trade

1785-1833•🇬🇧Greater London, England, United Kingdom

William Wilberforce had a spiritual awakening in 1785. John Newton told him God raised him up for the nation's good.

The Slave Who Won in Court - Dred Scott's Faith

1857•🇺🇸St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Dred Scott and wife Harriet maintained their faith through 11 years of legal battles.

Bryan Stevenson and the Mercy That Rebuilt a Broken System

1989•🇺🇸Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative, freed wrongly convicted death row inmates, challenged child sentencing laws, and built America's...

Gary Haugen: Catalyst for Justice

2023•🇺🇸Washington, D.C., United States

Gary Haugen left his Department of Justice career to found International Justice Mission after witnessing the Rwandan genocide, demonstrating how God...

Mama Maggie and the Garbage City Children of Cairo

1989•🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

Mama Maggie Gobran left her career as a university professor to serve the Zabbaleen garbage collectors of Cairo, building schools and clinics serving over...

Forgiveness in the Face of Division

1990s•🇿🇦East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, demonstrated God's power to heal a nation divided by apartheid...

The Friendship Nine: Lunch Counter Convictions Overturned After 54 Years

1961-2015•🇺🇸Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

In 1961, nine Black students in South Carolina chose jail over bail for sitting at a whites-only lunch counter — pioneering a strategy that changed the...

Anthony Ray Hinton Spent 30 Years on Death Row for Crimes He Didn't Commit

1985-2015•🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on Alabama's death row for murders he didn't commit.

Genocide Survivor Looked Killer in the Eyes — Forgave

2006-06-01•🇷🇼Kibuye Province, Rwanda

A Rwandan genocide survivor faced her family's killer at a Gacaca court and publicly forgave him. She now leads a reconciliation ministry in Kigali.

Mary Slessor: A Legacy of Courage and Faith

1870s-1915•🇳🇬Dundee, Scotland and Calabar, Nigeria

Mary Slessor overcame poverty in Scotland to become a missionary in Nigeria, where God used her to end twin infanticide, heal the sick, and transform...

Faith in the Fight Against Apartheid

1980s•🇿🇦Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

During South Africa's apartheid era, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other Christian leaders demonstrated how faith can drive the fight for justice and...

Corrie ten Boom: The Watchmaker's Daughter Who Hid Jews and Forgave Nazis

1940-1947•🇩🇪Haarlem, Netherlands / Ravensbruck, Germany

Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Boom helped hide an estimated 800 Jews during the Nazi occupation.

Mordechai Vanunu: The Whistleblower Who Exposed Israel's Nuclear Program

1986-2004•🇬🇧Israel / London, United Kingdom

Former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu exposed Israel's secret nuclear weapons program to the Sunday Times in 1986.

Sojourner Truth: The Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Won Her Son Back in Court

1826-1828•🇺🇸Ulster County, New York, United States

In 1828, formerly enslaved Sojourner Truth became one of the first Black women to win a court case against a white man in America, recovering her...

Desmond Tutu

1931-2021•🇿🇦Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's faith-driven fight against South African apartheid demonstrates how God uses believers to champion justice and reconciliation,...

Faith Unyielded in Sudan's Trials

2013-2014•🇸🇩Omdurman, Sudan

Mariam Ibrahim faced death sentence in Sudan for refusing to renounce her Christian faith, remaining steadfast through imprisonment and childbirth...

Sojourner Truth's Divine Calling

1850s•🇺🇸Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, USA

Born into slavery, Isabella Baumfree experienced divine calling through Jesus that transformed her into Sojourner Truth, leading to freedom, legal...

The Bishop's Transformative Journey

1960-2000•🇲🇽San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Bishop Samuel Ruiz García experienced a profound transformation in 1960s Mexico, converting from traditional Catholic views to championing indigenous...

Darryl Burton Freed After 24 Years for a Murder He Didn't Commit

1985-2008•🇺🇸Missouri, United States

Wrongfully convicted of murder at 20, Darryl Burton spent 24 years in prison before the Midwest Innocence Project proved his innocence.

Nadia Murad: From Captivity to the Nobel Peace Prize

2014-2023•🇮🇶Kocho, Northern Iraq / The Hague

Captured by ISIS at 21, Nadia Murad escaped and became the first person to testify about Yazidi sexual violence before the UN Security Council.

A Champion for the Oppressed

1960s-1990s•🇲🇽San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Bishop Samuel Ruiz was appointed to Chiapas, Mexico in 1960. He traversed his diocese by mule, learned four Mayan languages, and became 'Tatic' (father)...

Olaudah Equiano's Journey to Freedom

1789•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Westminster, London, England

Former slave Olaudah Equiano found faith in God after baptism in 1759 Westminster, purchased his freedom in 1766, and became a powerful voice for...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Pastor Who Chose Justice Over Safety

1939-1945•🇩🇪Germany

Dietrich Bonhoeffer returned from American safety to Nazi Germany, joined the resistance, helped smuggle Jews to safety, and participated in plots against...

Erin Brockovich and the Hinkley Groundwater Case

1993-1996•🇺🇸Hinkley, California, United States

A filing clerk with no legal degree, Erin Brockovich uncovered PG&E's contamination of groundwater in Hinkley, California that was causing cancer in...

Desmond Tutu and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

1996-1998•🇿🇦South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu chaired South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission after apartheid, creating a radical framework where perpetrators...

Elizabeth Fry: Angel of Prisons

1810s-1840s•🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

Elizabeth Fry's spiritual awakening led her to transform prison reform in 19th century London, bringing hope and dignity to thousands of inmates through...

Faith Unyielding: Youcef Nadarkhani's Journey

2023•🇮🇷Rasht, Gilan Province, Iran

Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani faced death sentence for converting to Christianity, but God sustained his faith through multiple arrests and...

Amy Carmichael's Mission of Love

1890s-1950s•🇮🇳Dohnavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Amy Carmichael's testimony shows God's call to rescue children from temple prostitution in India, founding Dohnavur Fellowship and saving 130+ children...

Forgiveness in Apartheid's Shadow

1990s•🇿🇦Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

During South Africa's apartheid era, Christian leaders like Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela demonstrated how faith empowers forgiveness and...