Show Notes
In this episode, Mimi and Kim interview Brad Twedt of International Justice Mission (IJM). Brad explains IJM’s work to address violence against women and children in the machismo culture of Central and South America. IJM works with the police departments, prosecutors, departments of justice, and local community anti-violence advocates to change the culture of violence against women. As they face powerful forces, they find that reliance on God in praise, supplication, and lament gives them the strength in their work.
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Bio
Brad Twedt serves as executive vice president, global people support, at International Justice Mission (IJM). IJM is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting people in poverty from slavery and other forms of violence. A lawyer by training, Brad started his service at IJM as a volunteer Legal Fellow in Kampala, Uganda, and Guatemala City, Guatemala. He then stepped into over a decade of leadership in IJM’s Latin America region. He led IJM’s program aimed at violence against women and children in Central America as Guatemala country director and as Northern Triangle regional vice president. Brad and his wife, ReJean, returned to the US in 2022 after residing in Guatemala City for nearly eleven years. Brad received his JD from the Columbia University School of Law and joined IJM after a legal career in both New York City and Chicago.
Contact Information
IJM Website: https://www.ijm.org/our-work
Brad Twedt: btwedt@ijm.org
Resources
Books Referenced in Interview by Gary Haugen:
Good News About Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World
The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence
Book Review: Is There Any Good News About Injustice? By Victoria Peterson-Hilleque
Mutuality Matters podcast referenced in Closing: (Intersectionality) Hope & Justice-Dismantling and Reconciling through the Psalms with Dr. Gabby Cudjoe-Wilkes
Books by and about Katherine Bushnell referenced in closing:
God’s Word to Women by Katharine Bushnell
Daughters of Deliverance by Lorry Lutz
The Queen’s Daughters by Lorry Lutz
Read about the link between poverty and violence against women: Why Does Injustice Against Women Abound?
(Intersectionality) Theology in Practice: The Image of God and Domestic Violence
(New Voices) The Hidden Truth about Abuse with Created to Thrive authors Rebecca Kotz and Annette Oltmans
(Global Impact) Learning to Define Belonging as a Refugee with Pauline Hassan Burkey
(Women and Men Leading Together) Beauty, Wonder, and Mixed-Gender Partnerships with Bette Dickinson
Introducing a Great Theologian: My Grandmother with Dr. Yolanda Pierce
(New Voices) Porn and Patriarchy with Mallory Ellington
(Global Impact) Joining the Fight for Freedom with guest Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener
(Women & Men Leading Together) “Can I Just Explain How this Feels?” with Sarah Cowan Johnson
(Intersectionality) Words Matter! Freedom through Lectionary and Bible Translation with Rev. Dr. Wilda C. Gafney
(New Voices) Professor Moms: Dr. Deshonna Collier-Goubil on Women in Christian Higher Education
(Global Impact) Bearing Good Fruit with Scott Arbeiter
(Women & Men Leading Together) Living as the Beloved Community with Drs. Quentin and Cindy Kinnison
(Intersectionality) Who’s Missing? Privilege and Responsibility with Rev. Dr. Christy S. Woodbury-Moore
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Global Impact: Jesus as a Transformational Model for Upending Gender-Based Stereotypes and Violence
(Women and Men Leading Together) Going Beyond Gender Roles in Bosnia and Herzegovina with Matt and Bekah Meyer
(Intersectionality) Diversity as God’s Design: A Conversation with Rev. Michelle D. Williams – Part Two
(New Voices) Exploring the Fullness of Galatians 3:28 in Mutuality Magazine’s Latest Issue
(Global Impact) Diverse Religious Beliefs and the Humanitarian Impact on Women
(Women & Men) Drawing the Circle Wide: A Conversation with Rev. Liz Testa
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