43: Love Like You've Never Been Hurt: Meet Justin Wren with Fight for the Forgotten | The Hive Five Podcast

We have an AWESOME treat for you guys today on the Hive Five Podcast! We are super excited to sit down with Justin Wren, the MMA fighter, founder of the nonprofit Fight for the Forgotten, and anti-bullying advocate. Fight for the Forgotten works to fight for the Mbuti pygmy tribe in the Eastern Congo, the thirsty all around the world, and the bullied community in the United States.

Justin grew up getting heavily bullied throughout elementary and middle school, so he has a special calling toward helping the bullied in America. Through this calling, he has worked to help the Mbuti pygmy tribe, who anthropologists call the most oppressed group on the face of the earth. With regards to the thirsty, the water crisis is the biggest “bully” on earth. Fight for the Forgotten exists to fight all three of these “bullies”.

This is episode is extremely encouraging and packed full of redemption and servitude. Justin was a six-year drug addict and in the midst of a dark period of depression. He was living at the Olympic training center, as a world class athlete doing MMA. It was at this point that he kind of hit rock bottom and knew he needed to make a change. Coming out of this depression, he just felt a calling to make a difference. He didn’t quite know what that meant, but started volunteering his time in places like the Denver Rescue Mission, a children’s hospital, and drug rehab facilities. Around this time, he heard about the pygmies and their plight. They call themselves the “Forgotten People”, and between 400,000-600,000 Mbuti pygmies are actually enslaved currently. Immediately, Justin was pulled towards helping this people group. Fight for the Forgotten was born through this calling and Justin has worked hard to give this “Forgotten People” a voice and empower them to come out of slavery. He has helped them gain 3,000 acres of land that they own, as well as drill 13 different water wells to provide them with clean drinking water.

This is only the tip of the iceberg for what is included in this episode, so definitely listen to the full episode and you definitely won’t be disappointed!

1. Love like you’ve never been hurt.

2. If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a tent with a mosquito.

3. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

4. Live to love. (Fight for people)

5. What would you do if you knew you’d never fail?

6. BONUS Takeaway - If you need a reminder that you aren’t in charge, get a bulldog.

Check out Fight for the Forgotten: [https://fightfortheforgotten.org/](https://fightfortheforgotten.org/)

Join the Fight: [https://fightfortheforgotten.org/donate-1](https://fightfortheforgotten.org/donate-1)

Follow Justin on Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/justinthevikingwren](https://www.facebook.com/justinthevikingwren)

Follow Justin on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/TheBigPygmy](https://twitter.com/TheBigPygmy)

Follow Justin on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/thebigpygmy/](https://www.instagram.com/thebigpygmy/)

Subscribe to Justin's Youtube Channel: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEd7VT10S_tx8O0O5vRTKw](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEd7VT10S_tx8O0O5vRTKw)

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We have an AWESOME treat for you guys today on the Hive Five Podcast! We are super excited to sit down with Justin Wren, the MMA fighter, founder of the nonprofit Fight for the Forgotten, and anti-bullying advocate. Fight for the Forgotten works to fight for the Mbuti pygmy tribe in the Eastern Congo, the thirsty all around the world, and the bullied community in the United States.

Justin grew up getting heavily bullied throughout elementary and middle school, so he has a special calling toward helping the bullied in America. Through this calling, he has worked to help the Mbuti pygmy tribe, who anthropologists call the most oppressed group on the face of the earth. With regards to the thirsty, the water crisis is the biggest “bully” on earth. Fight for the Forgotten exists to fight all three of these “bullies”.

This is episode is extremely encouraging and packed full of redemption and servitude. Justin was a six-year drug addict and in the midst of a dark period of depression. He was living at the Olympic training center, as a world class athlete doing MMA. It was at this point that he kind of hit rock bottom and knew he needed to make a change. Coming out of this depression, he just felt a calling to make a difference. He didn’t quite know what that meant, but started volunteering his time in places like the Denver Rescue Mission, a children’s hospital, and drug rehab facilities. Around this time, he heard about the pygmies and their plight. They call themselves the “Forgotten People”, and between 400,000-600,000 Mbuti pygmies are actually enslaved currently. Immediately, Justin was pulled towards helping this people group. Fight for the Forgotten was born through this calling and Justin has worked hard to give this “Forgotten People” a voice and empower them to come out of slavery. He has helped them gain 3,000 acres of land that they own, as well as drill 13 different water wells to provide them with clean drinking water.

This is only the tip of the iceberg for what is included in this episode, so definitely listen to the full episode and you definitely won’t be disappointed!

Love like you’ve never been hurt.

If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a tent with a mosquito.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Live to love. (Fight for people)

What would you do if you knew you’d never fail?

BONUS Takeaway - If you need a reminder that you aren’t in charge, get a bulldog.

Check out Fight for the Forgotten: https://fightfortheforgotten.org/

Join the Fight: https://fightfortheforgotten.org/donate-1

Follow Justin on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinthevikingwren

Follow Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBigPygmy

Follow Justin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebigpygmy/

Subscribe to Justin's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuEd7VT10S_tx8O0O5vRTKw

Find BriteBee here: https://www.britebee.com/

BriteBee's Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/britebee/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BriteBeeCo?lang=en

FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/BriteBeeCo/

Blog: https://www.britebee.com/blog/