​MISSION NEWS

World Concern is one of the agencies our mission donations support.  World Concern helps people in many ways.  One way is helping victims of sex trafficking.  Victims can be snatched off  the street as young girls.  One 11 year old girl, Sabina, was sent to the market by her father when someone grabbed her from behind and covered her face.  She was put in a train box car with nine other terrified girls.   They were taken to Kolkata, India, to be sold as sex slaves.  For three years Sabina was held captive, suffering frequent abuse.  Finally, after 3 years she was able escape. She made it home to her family, happy to be re-united with them.  But people in the village shunned her and she could not marry because of her past.  Sabina was sent to live with a 45 year old married man.  She had four daughters with him before being abandoned.  She had no job and no home with four daughters to support.  She slept on a neighbor’s balcony and collected fire wood to sell at the market.  But she could not earn enough to support her family.  Things became better when World Concern began working in her village.  She received help to improve her living circumstances and now works to help prevent other young girls from being victims.  She shares her experiences with others and has become a powerful voice for protection in her community.

Jan Griffith, our home-grown missionary, has worked in Sweden for many years.  Jan is interested in ecumenical missions and helps to improve relations between Christian groups.  The church where she works operates a Christian School which has children from quite a few immigrant families.  She works to have closer relationships with her Muslim neighbors and to find opportunities to talk about faith with them.  This month we are giving our mission donation of $130 to help support Jan’s ministry with her church and school.