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Kristin
Wright of Stand Today recently partnered
with Jubilee Campaign, a human rights
organization working on behalf of
the persecuted church, for a two-week
trip to Pakistan and India. Below
is a brief account of her experiences
in India, along with a few photos
from the trip.
In
India, our team spent time with an
outstanding partner organization that
works with children in Mumbai. Their
"Night Shelter" in Mumbai's
crowded Red Light district provides
for the needs of the children of prostitutes.
Most of these children would otherwise
be found along the streets of Mumbai,
begging for food and in need of care
and protection. Instead, they are
growing up in a warm and supportive
environment, going to school, and
learning that Jesus loves them.
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Protecting
Their Futures
Helping Kids in Mumbai
Our
team visited the
Red Light district, the capital
of India's thriving sex trade,
on our first night in Mumbai.
We were prohibited from taking
photos in the district, so all
of the photos shown here were
taken inside the Night Shelter.
We were able to visit with the
children living there and pass
out candy (which they loved!).
The children were happy and
well cared for. The shelter
is indeed a safe haven for them.
Many of these children have
parents who are either unable
or unwilling to care for them,
and so the Night Shelter is
truly their home.
Jubilee
Campaign also sponsors a home
for AIDS orphans outside of
Mumbai. There, too, we found
children happy and active. It
was amazing to see the difference
that love and attention can
make in the life of a child.
There are millions more children
like these in India, and it
is my hope that we can continue
to expand this work to reach
even more of them.
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If
you would like to help support this
work in Mumbai, you can donate
online.
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