Javed Masih Family

Javed Masih is held at a brick kiln in Pakistan. He is 38. His wife, Asma, is 30. His father, Barkat, is 70. Their children are Aleeza, 12, Aliya, 10, Sheeza, 8, Ramesh, 5, and Hanniya, 3. They are not allowed to leave.

This family has been trapped in slavery for generations. Javed's grandfather worked this kiln. Then Barkat worked it. Now Javed does the same work. The debt did not start with them. It was already on the family when Javed was born, and it was already there when these children were born. His mother is sick. She has a heart problem. Barkat still shapes the bricks. Asma carries the water. Aleeza, Aliya, and Ramesh set the rows. Hanniya is already beside them. The same debt has held them for years. Interest is added to what they owe. They cannot pay the owner off.

$752 pays that debt in full and sets the whole family free. We line up housing, food, and a new job where they keep all the money they earn. The owner signs papers, and we document it, so their freedom is on record.

Jesus calls his people to be generous. He said that what we do for someone the world overlooks, we have done for him. A gift toward this $752 is how this family walks out.