Modern slavery can feel like a problem from another era, yet millions of people around the world remain trapped in trafficking, forced labour and exploitation. Peter Williams joins Clayton to discuss the realities of modern slavery today, the work being done to protect vulnerable people, and why justice requires more than simply being aware of the problem.About Peter Williams:Peter Williams serves as Regional President for Asia Pacific at International Justice Mission (IJM), where he leads efforts to protect people living in poverty from trafficking and forced labour. A former Crown Prosecutor in New Zealand, Peter has spent more than fifteen years helping shape IJM's work across Asia and around the world. Passionate about justice and deeply influenced by his Christian faith, he is committed to equipping individuals, churches and communities to play a meaningful role in protecting the vulnerable and pursuing lasting change.

Modern slavery can feel like a problem from another era, yet millions of people around the world remain trapped in trafficking, forced labour and exploitation. Peter Williams joins Clayton to discuss the realities of modern slavery today, the work being done to protect vulnerable people, and why justice requires more than simply being aware of the problem.About Peter Williams:Peter Williams serves as Regional President for Asia Pacific at International Justice Mission (IJM), where he leads efforts to protect people living in poverty from trafficking and forced labour. A former Crown Prosecutor in New Zealand, Peter has spent more than fifteen years helping shape IJM's work across Asia and around the world. Passionate about justice and deeply influenced by his Christian faith, he is committed to equipping individuals, churches and communities to play a meaningful role in protecting the vulnerable and pursuing lasting change.

Towards Understanding is a full-length feature interview radio program hosted by Clayton Bjelan. The show contains a mix of interviews based around the understanding and living out of Christian faith and those just doing remarkable things in our world. It focuses on three key groups of people - The Known, The Overcomer and The Unknown.



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Towards Understanding is a full-length feature interview radio program hosted by Clayton Bjelan. The show contains a mix of interviews based around the understanding and living out of Christian faith and those just doing remarkable things in our world. It focuses on three key groups of people - The Known, The Overcomer and The Unknown.
 
89.9 | TheLight | PositiveMedia | LightFM | Melbourne

Towards Understanding

Peter Williams | Faith, Justice and the Fight Against Modern Slavery

In a crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves as outcasts - wherever they go. Hear Violetta & Ivan talk with Clayton about how their Armenian heritage marked them out for discrimination, first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church planted by American missionaries, the hostilities of everyday life push them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Violetta and her family's story inspired the movie, 'Between Borders'.

In a crumbling Soviet Union, the Petrosyan family finds themselves as outcasts - wherever they go. Hear Violetta &amp; Ivan talk with Clayton about how their Armenian heritage marked them out for discrimination, first in their home country of Azerbaijan and then in Russia. After finding their eternal hope through a church planted by American missionaries, the hostilities of everyday life push them to seek refuge in the United States. In the shadow of exile, hope became their home. Violetta and her family's story inspired the movie, 'Between Borders'.

Violetta & Ivan Petrosyan - Outcast in every country

Maureen Martin shares with Clayton how the bedrock of her faith enabled her to face the challenges, including (in a 6 month period) the death of her son & her husband's horse-riding accident that resulted in brain damage. Her story encourages us that no matter what life throws at you, there can be a purposeful future up ahead as we trust in God.  

Maureen Martin shares with Clayton how the bedrock of her faith enabled her to face the challenges, including (in a 6 month period) the death of her son &amp; her husband's horse-riding accident that resulted in brain damage. Her story encourages us that no matter what life throws at you, there can be a purposeful future up ahead as we trust in God.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Maureen Martin - Author - A Trek of Faith

CHECK: Dave Adamson is a speaker, author, and digital ministry leader who has spent more than two decades helping churches communicate clearly, disciple people effectively, and reach beyond their walls through digital platforms. After nearly a decade as a TV reporter with Channel TEN in Melbourne, Australia, Dave moved to the US in 2008 to work at the intersection of church, media, and digital culture. He led online communities at two of Outreach Magazine’s largest churches before becoming the social media and online pastor at North Point Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by Andy Stanley. There, he helped shape digital strategies reaching more than a million people each month. Dave returned to Australia in 2020 and now leads the Australian team for the YouVersion Bible App, partnering with churches to help more Australians engage with Scripture every day. Dave is the best-selling author of 52 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know, 52 Names of God in Hebrew, and MetaChurch. He speaks regularly at churches and conferences around the world and teaches weekly to an online audience of over a million people. 

CHECK: Dave Adamson is a speaker, author, and digital ministry leader who has spent more than two decades helping churches communicate clearly, disciple people effectively, and reach beyond their walls through digital platforms. After nearly a decade as a TV reporter with Channel TEN in Melbourne, Australia, Dave moved to the US in 2008 to work at the intersection of church, media, and digital culture. He led online communities at two of Outreach Magazine&rsquo;s largest churches before becoming the social media and online pastor at North Point Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia, founded by Andy Stanley. There, he helped shape digital strategies reaching more than a million people each month. Dave returned to Australia in 2020 and now leads the Australian team for the YouVersion Bible App, partnering with churches to help more Australians engage with Scripture every day. Dave is the best-selling author of 52 Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know, 52 Names of God in Hebrew, and MetaChurch. He speaks regularly at churches and conferences around the world and teaches weekly to an online audience of over a million people.&nbsp;

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