In the alleys of Sonagachi, Asia's largest red light district featured in the documentary ‘Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids’, a putrid cocktail of alcohol, drugs, and vomit hung in the air. Dirty sheets put out by hundreds of makeshift brothels in the area, in the darkness of the dimly lit district, reigned. Long lines of young girls stood in a single file in the back alleys, some not looking a day over 15. A few tugged at my sleeves. Men – pimps, and customers, you had no way of knowing – hobbled about, many partially or severely intoxicated, and openly picked their wares.
Adapted from Asian Geographic.
PRAY :
That the Saviour will come to restore his princesses, give them a new life and a new message.
For the volunteers reaching out to these girls - to be blessed to heal, protect and love.
For a future for these girls, educational opportunities, restoration of their homes and families, protection of their self-worth, emotional healing.
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