The International Justice Mission (IJM) has received much blog attention from me lately and rightly so. Hopefully you have followed my links and checked out their website. *(I just have to say for those of you unfamiliar with blogs, if words are underlined and appear in a different color, such as the word "website" here, you can click on them to be taken to the website to which the writer refers. I'm serious. As my dad says, this is Jetson stuff. Try it.) Many of you received the Freedom CD from me for Christmas or your birthday. You already know I mostly snag great deals and free things, so it should be no surprise that this CD is an absolute steal at $5.00, so you should buy some for presents while supplies last. Sarah Groves' "When the Saints" song makes Beth and me cry; we were able to listen to her sing it live at a concert last Friday as part of the conference. (She has a more upbeat version of it on her own CD.) Here is the description from Family Christian Bookstores, the distributor:
This unprecedented compilation was written and performed for the Freedom project by many of the biggest names in Christian music – artists MercyMe, tobyMac, Jars of Clay and Tenth Avenue North – who share in the vision of the International Justice Mission and donated their time and proceeds to this project. Third Day takes the lead with the first track, entitled “Arise,” an amazing song that cries out to God for freedom and forgiveness. The accompanying DVD is IJM’s compelling presentation on ending human slavery and includes a feature on The James Fund.
Yes, I have to say that the "Arise" song also makes me cry, but in a good way. It is the overwhelming feeling that I am part of something much larger than myself, partaking in the glory of God's inevitable plans.
More on IJM tomorrow! Yippee!
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