PART 2/2: This is the team that supported “Jennifer” through the difficult time of being wrongfully imprisoned and separated from her baby. We are so grateful for the work that this team does to help so many survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. The woman in the middle is “Mother Mary,” who has helped hundreds of women like Jennifer. Below is an excerpt from Mother Mary about her story. “I went through difficult situation of abuse during my time of employment and after that felt God ask me to help other women in these situations. I help them process out of prison, help them with needs, visit them while they are in prison, and get plane tickets for them to go back to their home countries. Many of you have been an important part of this work by allowing me to get plane tickets for these women. The women are in prison because they ran away from their “employers.” They left Africa with the understanding that they would work cleaning homes and being nannies for families. However, many of them find themselves in abusive situations: passports taken from them, not allowed to leave the home, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and no pay. Out of desperation they run away from the home. When the police pick them up off the streets, they take them to be held for not having their passports. Then I am notified, and I help them negotiate with the “employers” for the passports and help the women get plane tickets back to their countries. Occasionally domestic workers become pregnant due to many different situations and it is a crime to be unmarried and pregnant here. I have been able to help many women get home with their babies, which is a miracle!” Mother Mary has taught many classes in this prison and has provided invaluable emotional support to hundreds of women. We are incredibly grateful for our donors who have helped purchase plane tickets to help these brave survivors return home to their families. The O.U.R. Aftercare Team works with in-country aftercare partners to ensure that each survivor has a ride home from the airport if needed, access to mental health therapy, a safe home to return to, vocational training, and more.
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