Pakistan (MNN) — Pakistan holds the world’s second-largest Muslim population.
As the lowest social class in Pakistan, “Christians suffer through incredible cycles of poverty and exploitation,” AMG International’s Brian Dennett says. “Wealthy owners of brick kilns enslave the entire family for generations.”
Believers struggle to see beyond tomorrow when their lives are consumed by work.
“This is back-breaking, hot, miserable work. Children working in these kilns making bricks all day by hand have no access to schooling. This leaves them with very few options for a future and continues that cycle of enslavement,” Dennett says.
A gift of $600 will equip the school with a laptop, while a donation of $90 would provide a sewing machine.
(Photo, caption courtesy of AMG International)
AMG opened the Sablome House several years ago to help vulnerable women escape poverty and find hope in Christ. More about that here.
“This is a safe place to receive medical care [and] legal assistance. We do vocational training, and of course, we’re always sharing the Gospel,” Dennett says.
“In the last year, we worked with over 11,000 individuals; we’ve seen so many lives transformed through the hope we have in Jesus.”
Now, AMG wants to open a second ministry hub elsewhere in Pakistan to help marginalized Christians find meaningful employment and education. Here’s how you can help.
“Be praying for our brothers and sisters in Pakistan and that the Lord would provide the resources we need to open this new safe house,” Dennett requests.
Along with vocational training, AMG plans to include an elementary school as part of the ministry center. “We hope to help them buy the entire family out of slavery and be rescued from what would just continue going on generation after generation,” Dennett says.
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