Mar 16, 2014 | China, Education, Give Life for Lent
“A Village’s First High School Graduate” is part 3 of a 3-part series on the transforming impact of equipping girls through Education, Economic Empowerment, and Anti-trafficking. This story originally appears in the 2013 Life Change Report. Check out “Girls Raise...
Mar 6, 2014 | Anti-trafficking, Empowerment, Give Life for Lent, India, Transformation
Nina was the youngest of four daughters of a sex worker in India. Her family lived in a brothel community. Her future, like most girls in her situation, was very bleak. “I was a mischievous child and got into lots of trouble,” Nina recounts. “I didn’t care about my...
Feb 27, 2014 | Anti-trafficking, Children's Outreach, Education, Empowerment, Get Involved, Give Life for Lent, She Is Safe, Transformation
Next Wednesday, we begin Lent – the six weeks leading up to Easter. This is a time to prepare our hearts through fasting and prayer. People often cut back on certain foods and habits during Lent (like eating sugar, watching television, etc.) When Easter arrives,...
Mar 27, 2013 | Get Involved, Give Life for Lent
I just bought three goats. First time for everything. -Cyndie, “Give Life for Lent” supporter Over these weeks, we have prayed, fasted, and helped free and equip downtrodden girls in honor of the resurrection of Christ. We have prayed together for girls...
Mar 21, 2013 | Get Involved, Give Life for Lent, Indonesia, Issues Affecting Women
Meet out newest co-worker Ati* (*not her real name) Ati was ensnared by sex traffickers who used a common ploy. This bright 16-year old girl was promised a job as a maid in a city near her village. When she arrived, Ati was forced into prostitution. Her dreams of...
Mar 14, 2013 | Empowerment, Get Involved, Give Life for Lent, Issues Affecting Women, Nepal
In the poorest areas of Nepal, girls are raised to be traded as an economic boost to the family. The area of central Nepal, where we are expanding our work, has the highest percentage of trafficked girls in the country. In some villages in this area, there are no...
