When I was four, my single-mother moved us to South America to do missions work along the Amazon River. This started a fire in my soul that eventually led to my work in the humanitarian sector. Although compassion was instilled in me at a young age, something important was missing that took me awhile to learn.

 

I did not begin to grasp the concept of justice until I was in college and worked with friends to found Obangatek, a Uganda based non-profit aiding widows and orphans affected by Uganda’s civil war. When all of our best efforts didn't go as planned, I learned that compassion required more than good intentions - it had to be tied to justice. Love had to intersect with truth.

 

After graduating college, I had the honor of working with several leading not-for- profit organizations, like World Vision and Hope for Justice, where I was learning more about these concepts while honing my skills in effective communication. Much of my time was spent on messaging around sensitive topics such as poverty,