Episode 220: Jennie Lusko

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Mother's Day shows matter so much to me- I love being able to feature moms that will bless us as we listen. Months and months ago I asked Jennie Lusko to be on this exact episode. She is right for us for a million reasons- she's a friend, she's funny, she's kind and smart and thoughtful and you're just going to fall in love with her. Her new book The Fight To Flourish is so incredibly important for all of us in this season. Mom or not, you need this one.

Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see Jennie and I talk about Mother's Day gifts! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf)

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International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives and sign up to send a monthly gift to IJM as a
Freedom Partner. These consistent gifts make it possible for IJM to show up for children and families facing violence and slavery around the world every day.
Thistle Farms: Their products are incredible and the perfect thing to send to Mom for Mother’s Day. You can find them at ThistleFarms.org!

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to another episode of that sounds fun. I'm your host Annie F. Downs.
0:09.3	So happy to be with you here today. The music in the background is from our good buddy Mr.
0:14.4	Tornwells. Make sure you grab a copy of his album, Citizens of Heaven. We are excited today to
0:19.6	get to partner with our friends at IJM. You guys know, an international justice mission is the
0:23.8	largest anti-slavery organization in the world. They work to rescue people out of slavery and sex
0:28.8	trafficking and walk with survivors until they were stored and thriving in freedom. And with
0:33.9	it being Mother's Day week, I love this story of Helen from Northern Uganda. She's a widow and her
0:41.0	entire family was just placed from their homes because of the brutal war in Northern Uganda. When
0:46.2	she returned to her land, their neighbors had claimed their land as their own. She is the
0:51.8	matriarch of a large family. She has 161 family members and dependents relying on this land for
0:57.6	livelihood. And the neighbors tried to intimidate Helen and her family attack them, threaten their
1:02.6	lives. Well, she bravely went to the authorities, but they didn't listen. And then they got word to
1:08.4	IJM and IJM took up her case. And two years later, the people who had been threatening and
1:13.2	abusing Helen's family pleaded guilty to their crimes. And today, Helen and her 161 family members
1:18.8	are back on their land. They have been able to move home. And because the supporters like you,
1:23.7	IJM was able to defend Helen. She's now free to rise above the odds. She sold fish in the local
1:29.4	market and saved enough money to start a small restaurant. I think that is so cool. She is one of
1:34.8	thousands of people IJM has helped and all of that because people just like you make that work
1:39.2	possible. If you want to join the work of ending the violence that women like Helen,
1:43.2	facing Uganda and around the world, you can just visit iJM.org slash change lives and
1:48.9	signed up to send a monthly gift to IJM as a freedom partner. These consistent gifts make it
1:53.2	possible for IJM to show up for the children and families. It's quick and simple. And freedom
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