moved into her sister's house in the red light
district and began cleaning houses. "The
brothel owners would often tempt me to come
into the profession, saying I would make more
money than cleaning houses," she says.
cide. Aruna recounts, "One day The Salvation
Army visited my sister's house. They offered
prayer and a place for my children to learn
at the drop-in center. They gave me a job to
cook for the children at the center, which has
helped me provide food and shelter for my own
family." Her sons and daughter reside at the
Salvation Army shelters nearby, where they
are educated and attend Sunday school. Aruna
has saved and paid installments on a four-bed-
room house outside of the city. "I receive so
much love from the children of mothers who
work in the district. I am now loving others
and receiving love."
and now offers counseling and support to
women trapped in the red light district. Aruna
says, "God is faithful to me. I have an identity
children by helping them build a foundation
for their lives. I want them to learn to love
like I have learned."
in a brothel washing clothes and cleaning
houses. "One day when I was working, I found
a baby girl lying in the street. I decided to
care for her. As she grew, I learned she was
unable to speak--even still, she became my
daughter. Her name is Asha," she says.
aged her to learn despite the disability. Meena
participates in an Army program in which she
works with a savings group and has learned
how to sew and create garments as a sustain-
able source of income.
Meena says. "I want to be an example for
them; that they too can come out of the broth-
els. I believe that if we all work hard together,
united with The Salvation Army, we can ac-
tively fight prostitution."
a job to cook
for the children
at the center,
which has helped
me provide food
and shelter for
my own family.
working, I found
a baby girl lying
in the street.
I decided to
care for her.