I spent the afternoon today putting together a newsletter for Speak Up, trying in a few words and stories to capture the essence of what I am doing and trying to build. Particularly moving for me recently was my trip to Bangladesh, especially meeting a group of nine young girls who were born into and grew up in brothels. They now live in a safe home run by the NGO Light Bangladesh and are given the opportunity to go to school and play and be normal kids. Their home is pretty sparse - not too many toys or clothes, pretty simple food - but it's a world away from living in the Banishanta brothel. I've visited similar places in Thailand, India and Cambodia, and always leave with a sense of hope and conviction. As long as the world chooses to enslave girls in prostitution, there will be a need for places like the Alingon Home, places that stand as humble lights among tremendous darkness.
