Gary Haugen
May 23
Justice and the Christian Response

Cherry Hills is pleased to welcome Gary Haugen, President and CEO of International Justice Mission, to our services on Sunday, May 23. Gary will share from his experiences leading the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that works with local governments to ensure victim rescue, prosecution of perpetrators, and strengthen and promote functioning public justice systems.

International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that works with local governments to ensure victim rescue, to prosecute perpetrators and to strengthen and promote functioning public justice systems. In the past he has served as the Officer in Charge of the U.N.'s genocide investigation in Rwanda. He also examined the Philippine government's prosecution of human rights abuses committed by the police and military, and he served on the executive committee, chaired by then-Bishop Desmond Tutu, of the National Initiative for Reconciliation in South Africa, a movement of Christian leaders devoted to the cause of political reform and racial reconciliation.

Mr. Haugen is the 2007 recipient of Prison Fellowship’s annual William Wilberforce Award, recognizing an individual who has made a difference in the face of formidable societal problems and injustices. His latest book, Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian (2008), is a resonant call to courage set on the frontlines of today's battle against violent injustice. Mr. Haugen lives in the Washington, DC, area with his family.