Going back over some trips I took in 2013 that I never had the time to blog about…one is a trip I took to Guatemala with International Justice Mission to capture first person stories that highlight their work in that part of the world. Here are a few photo selects from that trip:
One of the stories we focused in on was that of Griselda. Late one night, this 13-year-old was grabbed by three men and violently raped at gunpoint. It was devastating for her, and introduced a new nightmare for her family. In Guatemala, criminals prey on girls like Griselda because they don’t fear real consequences. Instead, it’s the impoverished families who are afraid—afraid to report the crime, and afraid they’ll be all alone if they fight it. Watch how IJM relentlessly advocated for Griselda’s family, and how securing justice has changed her young life: