-If you're tired of living an anemic life and you want to live courageously, get this book. Terrify No More is a suspenseful read that will introduce you to the new heroes of the faith--people who are willing to take risks to bring hope and freedom to those who need it most.-

-- Rick Warren, Author, The Purpose Driven Life Senior Pastor, Saddleback Church

-...Producer Richard Greenberg showed me some truly alarming videotape he'd obtained from a human rights group called the International Justice Mission... That tape would trigger one of the most extensive international...

While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor. Common violence like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, and police abuse has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in its path, the unchecked plague of violence ruins lives, blocks the road out of poverty, and undercuts development. How has this plague of violence grown...

Vier Milliarden Menschen werden von den Rechtssystemen ihrer Lander nicht vor Gewalt geschutzt. Polizeigewalt, Raub, Vergewaltigung und Menschenhandel bedrohen taglich das Leben der Armsten. Neuen Studien zufolge furchten sie willkurliche Gewalt sogar starker als Wasser-, Nahrungs- und Medikamentenmangel.

Die internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit hat uber viele Jahre einen wichtigen Faktor ubersehen: Wenn Menschen, die von weniger als zwei Dollar am Tag uberleben mussen, keinen Zugang zu einem funktionierenden Rechtssystem haben, nutzen Hilfsprojekte gegen Hunger, Krankheit und...

"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...