Project Rescue began in 1997 when K.K. Devaraj and team members from Bombay Teen Challenge went into the red-light district of Mumbai, India. Their ministry team was stunned to find an estimated 100,000 women and children living in sexual slavery.
“We are honored to partner with Project Rescue in ministering to victims rescued from sexual slavery. Project Rescue’s emphasis on providing physical, mental, and spiritual restoration means that those under their care can learn to live in freedom and with a sense of purpose in Christ.” — Senior Pastor Dominic Yeo
In this first encounter, over 100 women were challenged to new life in Jesus Christ. However because they were in slavery they could not leave, but instead they asked K.K. to take 37 of their little daughters to a place of safety in order to prevent them from a life of prostitution. So out of that night, Project Rescue and Bombay Teen Challenge created a safe aftercare home. The shelter became a secure environment. Most importantly the children were introduced to a heavenly Father who loves them and has good purposes for them. In 2013, Project Rescue-affiliated ministries ministered to over 32,000 women and children impacted by sexual slavery. Through aftercare homes, vocational training, afterschool programs, night care shelters, HIV/AIDS and medical clinics, red light district churches and Sunday schools, and awareness and prevention programs women and children are being rescued and restored.
Over the past 16 years, Project Rescue has seen God miraculously work on behalf of women and children in the darkness of sexual slavery. The strongest ministry staff today are former madams and young women who themselves found freedom through the ministry. In the past year, Trinity partnered with Project Rescue by sending teams to Spain and India to train Project Rescue staff and minister to victims rescued from human trafficking and prostitution.
Trinitarians, your giving has allowed our church to bring God’s healing into the lives of those rescued from human trafficking. Let’s continue to partner with these organizations with our giving and through prayer.
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For the Victims • Experience freedom and rescue • Receive spiritual, emotional, and physical wholeness • Continued safety and reintegration with their families and communities
For the Frontline Staff Fighting Against Human Trafficking • Safety as they interact with, rescue, and protect victims • Physical, mental, and spiritual strength
For the National Leaders • Courage and wisdom to fight against human trafficking
For the Traffickers • Repentance and a desire to give their lives to Christ Source: Project Rescue. (n.d.). Accessed January 11, 2016, from http://projectrescue.com/