We love and serve a mighty and Perfect God who hates injustice and calls us as Christians to do something about it. Luke 18:7 tells us, "And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they receive justice, and quickly. But when the Son of man comes, will he find faithfulness on earth?"
One way "A Perfect Injustice" faithfully serves those who face injustice is through their women's program called the "Hope House." Women are rescued from prostitution and for a year learn skills such as budgeting, finances, and business ethics. They also gain knowledge of skills to help start their own businesses. Throughout the program they hand make jewelry and the organization buys it from them weekly. Part of their earnings they keep and part they are forced to save. Some women save more than others. By the end of the program they have enough money saved to start their own businesses and are able to put their newly learned skills to work.
This jewelry line from "A Perfect Injustice" is called "Africa Love." Each piece of jewelry includes the hand written name of the woman who made it, a name that not only represents a perfect example of Injustice but also represents the perfect love of our perfect God, who rescued and restored her life.
Included in this jewelry line are beaded headbands:
Rachel wears her headband
representing the perfect love God showed to a perfect injustice in the life of
Beatrice. Beatrice, after completing the women's program, constructed and
opened a small shop by her house to sell vegetables and other small goods. Her
shop is small but because of its location she gets many and regular customers.
She has recently purchased a small plot of land and is building a house on it
slowly with her earnings from her shop. Beatrice is living her life for the
glory of the Lord.
I wear my headband representing the perfect love God showed to a perfect injustice in the life of Grace (also known as Mama Cook!). After Grace completed the women's program and after learning to make a chicken coop from a friend, bought 250 chickens for 1,300 shillings each. After a month of raising these chickens, she sells them for 10,000 shillings each. Her business has been so successful that she recently hired a boy to work for her chicken farm. Currently, she is just selling chickens for meat but hopes to be able to sell eggs someday. Grace is living her life for the glory of the Lord.
There are many stories just like these thanks to the way God is working through "A Perfect Injustice." Sadly, there are millions more stories that do not have a happy ending - yet....
Fight for Justice.
If you would like to purchase "Africa Love" jewelry you can visit aperfectinjustice.com or contact me personally at aperfectinjustice4@gmail.com
(If you are in Raleigh, stop by my house anytime to take a look. If you are in Elizabeth City, I will be coming your way in May)
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