Thanks for stopping by! I'm Cori and I'm happy you've found your way here. If you're wondering why my blog is called "Let's Eat Grandpa," it's an old grammar joke: Let's eat, grandpa! Let's eat grandpa! (Punctuation saves lives.) 
Recommended by: my friend (and child advocate) Jenny
Gifted by: Jenny
Rating: 8 out of 10
Synopsis: “There must be more to the Christian life than this–more than church each Sunday and waving to my neighbors and giving some clothes to Goodwill when I go through my closet each spring.” These aren’t bad things, of course. But they’re safe and comfortable and easy. And there’s a reason they’re not satisfying your desire for something more significant and meaningful–we’re created by God for adventure. International Justice Mission president Gary Haugen has found that engaging in the fight for justice is the most deeply satisfying way of life. This book shows how we too can be a part of God’s great expedition.
My review: You all should get ready for some reviews about books on social justice. I can’t seem to get enough information lately, and I know it’s going to spill over into the books I read. Just preparing you. Being the person of faith that I am, I feel like God has been “buzzing” me in the last few months about this big issue of social justice, especially in regards to the sex trafficking of young girls. All of a sudden, my eyes are seeing past my little safe American life, out to the big, scary, oppressive world. And I keep thinking about why I am the way that I am, and I feel like a large majority of ”me” is because I’ve been given opportunities. And when I think about all the people around the world are not allowed opportunities, it breaks me to pieces. The woman who is supposed to cure cancer could be sexually assaulted nightly as a slave in a brothel right now. That isn’t how it’s supposed to be.
This book was another confirmation that I am meant to be doing something about it. It helped me realize something new as well — poverty, disease, and brokenness are usually a sign of aggressive violence. If that factor is removed, there is a better chance that people can turn small opportunities into big things, and the organizations that bring food, education, and other necessities to people around the world have a better chance of succeeding. But if you’re trapped under a violent oppressor – you have no chance of being free. And no freedom means no opportunities. No freedom means no hope. Thank God there are people like Gary Haugen and his organization, the International Justice Mission, who are doing something about it. And I know I’m supposed to do something about it too. I am not sure what yet – I feel like I’m in a time of preparation and growth right now. But more and more I feel like this is My Call. This is IT. Micah 6:8 keeps running through my head: “And what does the LORD ask of you? To act justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” It’s important to God and it’s becoming more and more important to me. I cried out to God, “Lord, why don’t you rescue these girls?” And He said to me, “My people are my rescue plan. That includes you.”
It’s scary when you ask God questions. (Finished 5/13/09)
