Thanks to our supporters we have just funded the release of the 30th family from slavery in the brick kilns in Pakistan. Shahzad Kamran, a key partner in Pakistan, has been used by God to help us release 29 of those families working as bonded labourers. He wrote: “Brother I am [...]
Through your gifts we are supporting six simple schools in the brick kilns and next year I hope we can make it seven. These simple schools are helping the children of families forced to work in the brick kilns. Most of the parents are illiterate. It is an attempt to [...]
Sajjid Masih and his wife Saima were brick kiln labourers working at a brick kiln owned by Yousaf Gujjat situated in Chack number 59, near Kot Rada Kishan, in Kasur district of Punjab province of Pakistan. They had 3 young children Salman, Sonya and Poona. The exact details are a [...]
A young man called Shahzad has been an inspiration for us to become involved in the brick kiln ministry in Pakistan. So far we are supporting 6 schools,11 Sunday schools, a few sewing centres and so far set 20 families free from slavery in the brick kilns. I am amazed [...]
Many of you have expressed an interest in supporting vulnerable Christian girls living in Pakistan. These lovely gentle Christian girls often have to work in Muslim homes as maids where they are open to serious abuse. Your support has allowed us to help first of all in the sewing centres [...]
On my recent visit to the brick kilns in Pakistan I saw Shahid and his brother Ilya helping their enslaved parents to make bricks. Surely it’s not right for children as young as 4 and 6 to be forced to make bricks? There are literally thousands of Christian families enslaved [...]
I first met Chanan Masih in October 12 when this 80 year old man with a broken leg was helped into the office of VVM. He was followed by his very frail almost blind son called Shokrat. We learnt this 80 year old man and his blind son were still [...]
We all know that we cannot take money with us when we die but I read a book recently that said, "You can't take it with you but you can send it ahead." This is of course in line with the words of Jesus, "store up for yourselves treasures in [...]
We partner with Shahzad Kamran of Vast Vision Ministries to help bonded slaves working in the brick kiln factories of Punjab. We have recently funded a Christmas celebration programme for over 500 children from the brick kilns. All the different Sunday school children that we support attended and took part [...]
Chanah Masih is a very weak, crippled 80 year old man. He was literally half carried into the room followed by Shokat his very frail almost blind son. Chanah originally took a very small loan 35 years ago from a Muslim brick kiln owner who was dishonest and treated him very [...]
