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In 2007, I picked up an IJM brochure at a California church I was visiting. I came home to Idaho, ordered both of IJM President Gary Haugen's books and read them within weeks. The reality of modern-day slavery and human trafficking overwhelmed me - the darkness of the issue paralyzed me.

There was a question that had haunted me for years: Why was there still so much poverty, pain and suffering throughout the world when so much had been done to alleviate these very issues? I had been on mission trips and given to many relief organizations, yet for all of the lives I had seen changed, the problems still remained.

International Justice Mission has answered the question for me: the injustice that holds people in slavery and trafficking perpetuates the cycle of poverty, pain and suffering. IJM has helped me understand the issue and find ways to be involved in the fight for justice.

My journey journey has led me to start a non-profit, Idaho Coalition for Justice (ICJustice), with two of my friends. Our goal is to bring awareness to Idahoans about slavery and trafficking and provide ways for every Idahoan to get involved at whatever level they want with organizations that are on the frontlines of the fight for justice in Idaho and around the world.

IJM has given me the tools and support to be a part of the change the world needs. Launching ICJustice is just the beginning of what we will work towards in Idaho.


Kim Peake is a volunteer advocate for IJM’s Justice Campaigns. She has lobbied her members of Congress in Washington, DC, and locally, has collected postcards signed by other advocates, and helps coordinate advocacy campaigns on anti-trafficking legislation in Idaho.  Justice Campaigns mobilizes people around the country in support of U.S. policies that will lead to the abolition of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.