It is my greatest pleasure to announce that I have accepted a year-long communications field office internship with International Justice Mission in Gulu, Uganda. The IJM team stretches 17 field offices wide globally and works to rescue victims from issues like human trafficking and land theft, hold slave-owners and criminals accountable in court, and restores strength to both victims and local justice systems. I have dreamed of engaging the developing world and becoming a part of this team since I was in high school, and now I get to! IJM's work in Uganda (where I will be!) focusing on protecting women and children from violence. Gulu is a relatively new field office location, even still IJM has restored more than 540 widows, orphans and families to their homes and have restrained 90 criminals from perpetrating more violence. (To read Grace's story, a restored victim from Gulu, check this out: https://www.ijm.org/graces-story ) If you know anything about me you know that I have spent much of the past four years researching and shadowing research on gender-based violence, so when I was made aware of a role that catered towards that I was thrilled. I am excited, hopeful, and trusting that this opportunity is exactly the path in which I have been called this year. Furthermore, that means that I am trusting in full providence for my time there. My position with IJM is a full-time sponsor supported, 40 hour work-week in the Gulu field office.