Learning to Be Free

International Justice Mission is a global ministry that works to end human trafficking and slavery. An important part of their mission is working with those who have been rescued from slavery to re-enter the world as free human beings. This work of restoration takes time, patience, and intentionality. Those rescued from slavery have to learn to be free.

After so many years of living in oppression, they must learn how to live as a free person. In the same way, the people of God in Exodus needed to be shown by God how to enter this new phase of life. It cannot be assumed they…