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Justice in a Broken World, Oct 24 - Nov 11, 2011

God designed the world to flourish, but something went profoundly wrong, and now every layer of the physical and spiritual world is corrupted.  Injustice and inequality are widespread. 

Throughout this Chapel series, film screening, and prayer focus, we will consider the realities of international poverty and of human trafficking in the United States and will consider the role of a robust Christian imagination in the pursuit of justice in the world.		   "When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen.  Your hands are full of blood; wash and make yourselves clean.  Take your evil deeds out of my sight!  Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!  Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.  Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."  Isaiah 1:15-17

Schedule (all events are free and open to the public)

Monday and Wednesday, October 24 and 26, 10 a.m., Rudd Auditorium
God's World through a Viewfinder
David Johnson, humanitarian photographer

Monday, November 7, 10 a.m., Rudd Auditorium
The State of Human Trafficking in the United States
Katherine Chon, President of Polaris Project

Tuesday, November 8, 9 p.m., Rudd Auditorium
Film Screening: Amazing Grace

Wednesday, November 9, 10 a.m., Rudd Auditorium
Hope for the Poor in the Developing World
Father Tom Waddell, Rector at Anglican Church of the Redeemer

Friday, November 11, 10 a.m., Rudd Auditorium
Gaining a Justice Imagination
Grady Powell, Director of the Trinity Forum Academy

Monday - Friday, November 7-11, All Day, Latimer, 3rd Floor
Prayer rooms available
 

Take Action

  • Get involved in Bryan SIFE's 2nd Annual 5K for Kenya event on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 9 a.m.  Learn more »
  • Find out how you can help SIFE work with Gethsemane International to provide funds to start a high school for orphans in Kenya.  Learn more »
  • Register to enroll in one of these Spring 2012 classes:  Dr. Ron Petitte's human trafficking course or Mr. Ben Norquist's CLF course, Social Justice and the Gospel.
  • Get involved with the Soccer/Frisbee Tournament SSTOP Fundraiser on Saturday, November 12.  All proceeds from this event will be going to the 10/40 Connections TraffickStop initiative.  10/40 Connections is an organization that helps combat and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking in Nepal and India.  If you have any questions, please email sstop27@gmail.com. . 
  • Learn more about how Bryan's Center for International Development will presenting four seminars on human trafficking for the Georgia Department of Education during the 2011-2012 school year
  • Purchase a copy of October 24 and 26 chapel speaker David Johnson’s newest book Voice of Beauty, 100% of the profits from the sale of which are donated to provide education for African school-age girls and micro-loans for women in Africa.  Below are a few points David makes in challenging his readers to take action:
    • To educate means “to draw out.” While many people seek education for the sole purpose of acquiring a job, few use education to draw out and discover how to make a difference in the world.
    • Knowledge that does not inspire action is useless.  With education comes responsibility.  Education is empowering, and the responsibility of this empowerment is to take action. 
    • As long as our world is full of bystanders waiting for someone else to do something, social injustices will continue.  One person can make a difference:
      • “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa
      • “I am only one, but still I am one.  I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” – Helen  Keller
      • “All that’s necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
    • David Johnson recommends the following organizations as those that offer opportunities for you to make a difference: