“The good news is the bars are closed,” our Thailand partner recently told the World Help staff over Zoom. Then she added, “The bad news is the bars are closed.” Since the pandemic shut down Thailand’s infamous red-light districts, girls are no longer being abused...
Help for today … Hope for tomorrow. Perhaps you’ve read that so many times in various World Help blogs, emails, and mailings that it’s almost lost its power. Now, it’s just a slogan or catchphrase you skim over. But for Mrs. Zin, those six words are her saving...
Something I never thought I’d see in my lifetime happened last month — every single “go-go” bar in Thailand closed their doors. All of them. The red-light districts went dark. No more neon lights. No more pounding music. No more girls dancing for crowds of potential...
These days it seems like the world is spinning out of control. There’s a lot of pain, fear, and evil. But just because there are struggles doesn’t mean we should give up on trying to make a difference. It just means we should be praying even harder and more fervently....
Pushana gently brushes soft kisses across her daughter’s brown cheek. Her toddler turns and gazes up at her. She reaches out her tiny hand, which her mother covers with another kiss. I first met Pushana four years ago in the Banchara community of India. She was still...