Guest Blogger: Lexie Smith I am sure my new youth pastor never expected the words that came out of my mouth. It was evident by his slightly dropped jaw and wide eyes toward his wife. Never in a million years did anyone suspect that one of the most involved families could be so broken and […]
Pooja’s Story of Hope
My name is Pooja Ghimire. I’m 21. I’ve been living at Asha Nepal since I was 8. My mother, Shoba, was from the same rural village in Nepal where I was born. She was the eldest of seven; when her father died, she and her mother raised the younger children. At 16 my mom married, […]
Savita’s Story of Hope
I am Savita Tamang, 30 years old; Asha Nepal has been my home for 10 years. My mom was sold in India when she was very young. She became pregnant and sought an abortion, but my father said he would take full responsibility if the child was a boy. When I was born a girl, […]
Brianna’s Story of Hope
Brianna was a “good girl” from a stable, two-parent home. And yet the three men watching her saw her as an ideal candidate. She had a dream to get out of her small town … needed to make money for college tuition. She was vulnerable and innocent. And they took advantage of her in the […]
Nadine’s Story of Hope, Jamaica
The desire of my heart is to stop the cycle of violence I never knew who my father was, and my mother lived with a man who was very abusive to all of us. In my country Jamaica, the family structure as you know is almost non-existent. 85% of children born do not have a […]
