Freedom
Our next FAIR appeal is seeking to fund 50 rescue operations for delivering young women and children from the clutches of sex-trafficking in Bangladesh. All of this work will be done alongside sister Baptist churches in Bangladesh. Please read the following and pass this information along to your church, family, and friends.
At a recent Baptist World Alliance conference that our FAIR Director, Norton Lages, and I attended, we met with Rev. John and Ms. Molina who are the Executive Directors of a Baptist denomination (comprising 500+ churches) in Bangladesh. John serves as the president and Ms. Molina as the relief and development director. We’re happy to announce that our current appeal will be in partnership with this local church ministry along with specialists, International Justice Mission (IJM), who will provide the infrastructure to begin the rescue of young women and children caught in horrible circumstances. You’ll recall several years ago FAIR partnered with IJM in Philippines to do the very same thing. Our churches were incredibly generous at that time and we’re hoping and praying you will be generous once again to help churches in Bangladesh address this evil scourge.
Norton shares the following:
Lara* thought no one was coming.
At just 15 years old, she had been trapped in the dark world of sex-trafficking for six long months. Abused, exploited, and betrayed by a trusted neighbour, her childhood was stolen.
But then, freedom came.
A single courageous tip led authorities to Lara’s location. She was rescued in South Asia, brought into aftercare, and is now on the path to healing.
In Bangladesh, just like its neighbouring South Asian countries, thousands of children are still waiting in the shadows—desperate for someone to rescue them. Extreme poverty and systemic injustice make it all too easy for traffickers to prey on young children like Lara. Up to 50% of those trapped in the sex trade are children. Desperate families are deceived, and children are sold into horror.
There is no way out—unless someone intervenes.
The Freedom | Bangladesh special appeal is seeking to help start a new program and make 50 rescue operations possible. Each operation costs $10,000 and includes elements such as:
- training local first responders
- resourcing rescue operations
- recruiting and training local lawyers, social workers, and other professionals
Through all of this, FAIR is integrating the local church into all aspects of the program. From rescue to rehabilitation, the church has a unique opportunity to care for survivors and see lives changed.
Freedom is possible. Rescue is real.
Will you join us?
Please be in prayer how you and your church might support this FAIR project and help raise the $500,000 to complete at least 50 rescues of young women and children in Bangladesh. Possibly consider a Thanksgiving Sunday or Christmas offering for Freedom | Bangladesh. To learn more about this appeal go to: fellowship.ca/freedom