Maryam continues to thank us and all who made her debt relief possible. She emphasizes, “When we prayed before, we mainly asked God for our daily bread, and felt grateful to Him for just feeding us. We used to ask that we would be free from making bricks, but now he has given this to us. We are so blessed. We would ask that God would help us pay our loans so our children can be free. Now, he has given us enough. The children are now free, and they can earn a living.”
How you can help
In partnership with a local organization in Pakistan, GCR has paid the debts of 14 Christian families trapped in bonded slavery, including Maryam’s. This year, we aim to pay the debts for 50 more Christian families—with the help of supporters like you. Each of these families will receive an income-generation project to teach them how to support their families independently of the kilns. In addition to debt relief, we provide skills training, financial training, consistent medical assistance, and children’s education opportunities in several brick kilns across Pakistan.
There are thousands of Christians still entrapped in this vicious system of bonded labor. Your support is instrumental in breaking the chains of modern-day slavery and offering lives of dignity and hope to these laborers in Pakistan. Together, let’s show our brothers and sisters in the brick kilns that they are not forgotten or alone.
Let’s help free them so they can continue to be a light for Christ across Pakistan.
Please join us in prayer for Maryam and other persecuted Christian widows in Pakistan’s brick kilns.
Lord, thank You for rescuing Maryam and her children from the life sentence of bonded slavery in Pakistan. You are a miracle working God! Please make a way for other hardworking Christian families to receive their freedom in the coming months. You are worthy to be praised for hearing the cries of Your children, and responding in their depths of their despair. Amen.
About the author
Abigail Hart serves on the communications team at Global Christian Relief, where she shares stories of Christian persecution around the world. Read the latest Christian persecution stories on our website and learn more at GlobalChristianRelief.org.
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