Jim Gash - Divine Collision: An African Boy, An American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom

There is no greater love than laying down your life for a friend. This profound love seeps through every page of Jim and Henrys story, like a healing balm. Over the last several years I have had the great privilege of witnessing Jims passion for Ugandan people and his willingness to lay down his own life for others. Divine Collision will remind you once again how one small gesture of love can make a monumental impact on a person for eternity.

Katie Davis, Author of the New York Times Bestseller Kisses from Katie

A beautiful and riveting story, Divine Collision is an emotional roller-coaster ride illustrating how a life of service is not only personally satisfying but also an avenue for our own liberation. With tears in my eyes as I read along, this story powerfully reminded me that the most satisfying life is a life of service. Jim Gash humbly chronicles how he, through tireless and devoted work to free a wrongly accused teenager, gained his own freedom by discovering his true purpose in life.

Monty Moran, Esq., Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill

Divine Collision is an encouragement to those of us who walk daily in the corridors of law and order, believing that if you persist and follow the divine blueprint, it is possible to extract justice from the very jaws of injustice. The story of Jim and Henry illustrates further that justice knows no color, no jurisdiction, no age, and no boundaries. Justice is without borders.

Justice Mike J. Chibita, Director of Public Prosecutions, Uganda

With great courage and conviction, Jim Gash provides an extraordinary glimpse into the power of obedience, prayer, and hope in transforming not only one lifeor even one communitybut an entire justice system. Divine Collision speaks to what is at the heart of our Christian calling: Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow (Isaiah 1:17).

Gary A. Haugen, President & CEO of International Justice Mission and author of The Locust Effect

Divine Collision weaves together a compelling narrative of Jim Gashs passion to protect children forgotten within the web of the Ugandan justice system and his desire to obey the biblical command to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly. Jims story inspires all of us to remember the poor and to serve the least of these.

Ken Starr, President of Baylor University

Jim Gash has brought forth a book that might just cause you to sing. Divine Collision reminds you of the great worth of a seemingly obscure life, and how a little decision can have ripple effects into eternity. Its about saying YES to the God who sees the broken placesand doesnt look away. This gripping true story of redemption and beauty deserves a wide audience of thrill-seekers and those who want to discover new ways to love God, even when He calls us to what seems impossible.

Sara Hagerty, Author of Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet

What happens when God calls a Southern California law professor to serve the least of these in Uganda? Divine Collision is the riveting story of God at work in two families on two continents. It is a roller coaster of faith, perseverance, disappointments, and ultimately triumphnot only for a falsely convicted Ugandan youth, but the transformation of the justice system of an entire nation. You will be inspired by how God can use normal, everyday people to accomplish His purposes!

Terry Fahy, Vice President of Salem Media Group, Los Angeles

Jim Gash is a quiet hero. He is a brilliant justice fighter, and his life is marked by humility. His story, told in Divine Collision, is courageous and inspiring. Read this book!

John Sowers, Author of The Heroic Path

Divine Collision is a thrilling story of how an American law professor driven by faith, compassion, and love made sacrifices for himself and his family in order to secure justice and freedom through Ugandas judicial system for many children, including Henry, who had been convicted of murder. The story is written against the background of the successful collaboration between the Pepperdine University School of Law and the Ugandan Judiciary, which has promoted exchange programs between the two institutions and made a significant contribution to the transformation of the justice system. Because of Jim Gashs commitment and historical contribution to the Ugandan Judiciary, which is clearly evident in this book, he was named Specialist Advisor to the Ugandan High Court and became the first American ever to argue a case in the Ugandan Court of Appeals. Indeed, his frequent visits to Uganda have made Uganda his second home.

Dr. Benjamin J. Odoki, Retired Chief Justice of Uganda (200113)

I first heard Jim Gash speak years ago when giving a sermon in place of our pastor who was on hiatus. It was something I will never forget and changed the way I look at chance meetings forever. He said there is no such thing as a coincidence, only God-scheduled opportunities. Thanks to that shared wisdom, my life has been greatly blessed. Jim is a man like no other, and I know this story will touch and inspire you. You picking up this book is more than chance curiosityits an example of a God-scheduled opportunity. Enjoy!

Scott Hamilton, Olympic Gold Medalist and Author

Divine Collision is about justice and the heart of a Christian lawyer. I encourage anyone who thinks God cannot use them to make a difference in the world: read this book! Jim Gash did a simple thinghe followed where God called him. And in the end, Jim was a part of Gods plan for justice in lives stretching from California to Uganda.

David Nammo, Executive Director and CEO of the Christian Legal Society

Divine Collision is an incredible story of faith, determination, brotherhood and, finally, sweet victory for the good guys. Jim Gash, a professor at Pepperdine Law School, tells of his friendship with Henry, a Ugandan teenager falsely accused of a crime, and their battle with the Ugandan courts to introduce due process and basic fairness. While this book does tell how they changed the system, Jim and Henrys story is more about how anyone can accomplish great things when they see a wrong and simply decide its time to correct it.

Roger Cossack, ESPN Legal Analyst and Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law

There is a moment of sober acceptance when vocation and training intersect urgently with avocation and a deep and personal need to do what is right. Divine Collision is the true story of a man fit perfectly to a mountain. In an age when the practice of law feels sometimes as much like business as it is profession, this remarkable story cannot help but restore faith in the nobility of the law and its humble, respectful practitioners. This is a story about nothing less than a heros journey in service to justice.

Andrew K. Benton, President of Pepperdine University

A remarkable story of what happens when you follow Gods commandments to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind and then to love your neighbor as you love yourselfyou get a divine collision, and your life and the lives of those around you are changed forever! Jim Gash, in his book Divine Collision, shows us what the true meaning of humanity is and how it leads to justice, peace, and fulfillment.

Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Justice of the Court of Appeal for the Constitutional Court of Uganda

In challenging times, the world needs reminders of hope and justice. Divine Collision delivers that message clearly and with a clarion call to action: we can all do our part to heal a broken world.