Every rescued girl has a story. Every rescued girl has a dream.

For Gita*, that dream was to marry a man that loved her, taking her away from a family that didn't:

“I come from a family that is a little bit dysfunctional. My mother is abroad working as a migrant laborer and my father married another woman so I have a stepmother. In this time while my family was in disarray a man came into my life and showed me so much love. I thought he really loved me. Because I was longing for love from my family, I trusted this man, I thought he was a good man and I trusted him. Later on I realized he didn’t love me but he loved my body only. So he asked me to go to India with him. But on the way to India, I got caught at the border station. The sisters at K.I. Nepal counseled me. Once they started counseling me, I started to realize how bad this man was. They offered me an option- instead of going with this man, I could go to K.I. Nepal and learn a skill and a trade.

And I felt like I must do something, and I can do something. I want to show the people that I am not that kind of person and I am came to K.I. Nepal. I learned a lot when I came here. I learned a skill. I found the love that had not been a part of my life. I was so loved. I cannot even express how much I was loved. I learned a skill here and I am happy. I learned here about Jesus, and that God redeemed me, he forgave all my sins. Not only did I learn a skill, they helped me to stand on my own two feet. Now they have started a business for me. I never got so much love in my own family. But I have gotten that love here. I am so happy, way beyond my imagination. I want to be an example for other girls. I want to encourage others that they could learn this skill that I’m learning… so other sisters could have this opportunity too.”

Each month, 200 girls are rescued from human trafficking. After receiving counseling and skills training at a safe house, they go home to become business women, active members in their communities, and church planters. All the while, changing lives by teaching other young girls the skills they've learned. Under a humble, sweet exterior burns a fire of strength and tenacity.

To change a nation, we don’t go into combat with an army of men. We fight injustice, one girl at a time.