Journey to Justice: Finding God and Destiny in Darkness

by R. Gracie Tracis Murphree

Overview

Injustice, sexual abuse, and sex-trafficking are global issues, pushing migration and causing humanitarian crises around the world. Honduras, known as the deadliest place for women on Earth, is pushing an immigration crisis at our U.S. border because of gangs and violence against women, children and other vulnerable groups. Gracie Murphree shares her life on the front line of this battle against violence, gangs and corruption in Honduras during the last fourteen years and how God’s heart for justice is what motivates her and her husband to continue – even in the face of possible death.

Journey to Justice, though, is not just a story about God’s heart for justice and his call for Christians to stand in the gap. It is a beautiful story of God’s redemption demonstrated in the lives of the women and children who have been rescued and restored – and also in Murphree’s life after having been a victim of violence herself. “God loves using the broken to change the world,” Murphree says. “He redeems our lives and calls us into a place where he then uses us to redeem the lives of others.”

This is also a story of obedience and how being obedient to God’s leading brings great success and blessing, even when he doesn’t tell us all of the details.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946453563
Publisher:	Outreach, Inc.
Publication date:	01/07/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

Foreword Would It Make a Difference? 13

Introduction Love in Action 19

Section I Had We Known What He Would Do . . . 23

Chapter 1 First Steps 25

Chapter 2 If Jesus Doesn’t Show Up 41

Chapter 3 Impacting a Nation 51

Chapter 4 Growing Pains 63

Section II Miracles in the Madness . . . 75

Chapter 5 You Want Me to Go Where? 77

Chapter 6 Death Is a Daily Affair 93

Chapter 7 Evil Abounds Because Good Men Do Nothing 101

Chapter 8 Love Called Her Name 113

Section III Our Struggle Is Not Against Flesh and Blood 123

Chapter 9 Persecution Rising 125

Chapter 10 The Beginning of the End (of the Beginning) 137

Chapter 11 Enemies Within 151

Chapter 12 The End of the Beginning (of Everything) 171

Section IV Rebirth—He Is Doing a New Thing 201

Chapter 13 Ashes Stirring 203

Chapter 14 Defining Moments 219

Chapter 15 Love Me 229

Chapter 16 Daughter of the King 243

Epilogue: The Journey Matters 261

Acknowledgments 277

About the Author 281

Editorial Reviews

“This book will rock your world and stir your soul. In Journey to Justice, Gracie Travis-Murphree pulls no punches as she details the trauma, violence, murder, corruption, and other third-world realities of Honduras. But the book is a journey to God’s heart and his miraculous work through one inadequate servant. A challenging book that nurtures hope and invites the reader to go deeper in their justice journey.” —Bruce D. Strom, CEO Gospel Justice Initiative & Administer Justice, Author Gospel Justice

“A warrior for justice armed with faith and determination, Gracie Murphree’s account of her human rights work in Honduras must be read. It opened my mind and heart to the depth of the entrenched corruption in a society that fails to protect children and other populations. She is a force for women and girls in a society that has the highest femicide rate in the world. She brings alive the pain and sorrow of the struggling nation and yet, despite the violence and systemic corruption, her words are filled with faith in love and the power of the people to work together to live in peace. Her book inspires me to renew my commitment to aiding Hondurans who flee systemic violence and seek refuge status, but more, her book should call all of us to act. With collective action, we can bring change.” —Lenni B. Benson, Professor of Law, Director Safe Passage Project Clinic, New York Law School

“Journey to Justice: Finding God and Destiny in Darkness is exactly what Gracie shows us in this fiercely empowering testimony of her journey to salvation and her experiences on the mission field. It is a riveting read, some of it in anguish at dark, sin nature of the offenders, some at God’s unfailing grace and mercy despite the darkness. The book is an emotional storm, much like her journey.” —John Hall, Executive Director Ezra821.org “Captivating. Heartbreaking. Inspiring. Gracie’s story is a testimony of obedience, and evidence of just how much God can do with a life that says ‘Yes’ and is surrendered to Him. Journey to Justice and the mission of Heart of Christ have the fingerprints of Jesus all over them.” —Diana Chaloux-LaCerte, Author, Entrepreneur, Co-Owner Hitch Fit

“Gracie’s story is a portrait of true faith, one that follows her and her husband Lee as they make a life-changing move to start a mission in the mountains of Honduras, one of the world’s most dangerous countries. As you read about their determined efforts, you will be moved, astonished, and humbled. They don’t preach empty words, but are living examples of the power of love, as taught at the very beginnings of Christianity. In the face of apathy, in the face of opposition, and in the face of grave danger, they have created a safe haven for women and children at risk and have begun to change Honduras into a less dangerous country.” —Jennifer Greenhill-Taylor, Writer and Editor

“Often I cry out Habbakuk that the ‘law has become paralyzed, and there is no justice in the courts’ here in Honduras. But God has sent Gracie and Lee with love and determination to extend their hands to those least able to defend themselves. The story of their journey is truly a light of hope.” —Kathy Brown, Cofounder Cultivate Honduras

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