Here is my official informative letter asking for support while I am in India. Read it for more info about what I'll be doing, who I'll be working with, and to find out how you can partner with me!
In India, Word Made Flesh’s program, Sari Bari, serves a community of women and children who are attempting to leave the bondage of sexual trafficking. According to the U.S. Department of State, as many as 27 million people are currently trapped in modern day slavery, or “human trafficking”. Of these 80% are female and 50% are children. The majority of human trafficking victims are used for sexual exploitation, adding to the ranks of the 60,000 women currently working in Calcutta’s red light district. These women and girls are often coerced or tricked into the sex trade by people who promise them a better life but actually intend to make them dependent on those who prostitute them.
As an outreach of Word Made Flesh in Calcutta, Sari Bari seeks to release those women held in the sex trade by poverty and lack of empowerment. They provide jobs and opportunities for these women through their shop, which produces blankets, pillows and handbags made from repurposed saris. My hope for this trip is to be able to make a positive difference in vulnerable women’s lives through support, love, art, and the hope that Sari Bari brings them.
I am hoping you will consider supporting me during my time in India. You can do this by upholding me in prayer while I am gone, and also by giving financially if you are able. I need to raise $5,000 in funding for my trip. This will cover my lodging, transportation, airfare, and food while I am in India. Any amount would be helpful to me in achieving my goals. If you wish to give, you may do so online at wordmadeflesh.org and designate the donation with my name, or you can send a check to Word Made Flesh, PO BOX 70, Omaha, NE 68101, with a separate note designating the donation with my name. Checks should be made payable to Word Made Flesh. Please, do not write my name in the memo portion of the check.
This trip is a chance for me to realize my dream of using art and theatre to help disadvantaged groups in the developing world, and I am so excited! If you have any questions for me feel free to email me at amalia.howard@gmail.com. I will be documenting my time in India at fyiamalia.blogspot.com if you would like to keep up with me during the trip! Thank you so much for your prayers and support!
All My Love,
Amalia Lynn Howard
My Dear Friends and Family,
I
hope this letter finds you and your loved ones blessed and healthy! I am
pleased to say that my year since graduating from Butler has been
eventful and formative for me as both an artist and a person. God has
brought many amazing opportunities into my life, one of which will be
taking me on a four-month trip to Calcutta, India. There I will be
working with the non-profit organization Word Made Flesh from September
8th to December 15th.
In India, Word Made Flesh’s program, Sari Bari, serves a community of women and children who are attempting to leave the bondage of sexual trafficking. According to the U.S. Department of State, as many as 27 million people are currently trapped in modern day slavery, or “human trafficking”. Of these 80% are female and 50% are children. The majority of human trafficking victims are used for sexual exploitation, adding to the ranks of the 60,000 women currently working in Calcutta’s red light district. These women and girls are often coerced or tricked into the sex trade by people who promise them a better life but actually intend to make them dependent on those who prostitute them.
As an outreach of Word Made Flesh in Calcutta, Sari Bari seeks to release those women held in the sex trade by poverty and lack of empowerment. They provide jobs and opportunities for these women through their shop, which produces blankets, pillows and handbags made from repurposed saris. My hope for this trip is to be able to make a positive difference in vulnerable women’s lives through support, love, art, and the hope that Sari Bari brings them.
I am hoping you will consider supporting me during my time in India. You can do this by upholding me in prayer while I am gone, and also by giving financially if you are able. I need to raise $5,000 in funding for my trip. This will cover my lodging, transportation, airfare, and food while I am in India. Any amount would be helpful to me in achieving my goals. If you wish to give, you may do so online at wordmadeflesh.org and designate the donation with my name, or you can send a check to Word Made Flesh, PO BOX 70, Omaha, NE 68101, with a separate note designating the donation with my name. Checks should be made payable to Word Made Flesh. Please, do not write my name in the memo portion of the check.
This trip is a chance for me to realize my dream of using art and theatre to help disadvantaged groups in the developing world, and I am so excited! If you have any questions for me feel free to email me at amalia.howard@gmail.com. I will be documenting my time in India at fyiamalia.blogspot.com if you would like to keep up with me during the trip! Thank you so much for your prayers and support!
All My Love,
Amalia Lynn Howard
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