Alisha – A Life Turned Upside Down
Located on the western coast of India, Maharashtra is the wealthiest of all Indian states with an estimation of 5000 sex workers, 30% of which are believed to be children. Some sold by their parents, some deceived with promises of marriage, lucrative jobs or kidnapped and sold to brothels.
Child prostitution in India is staggeringly rampant In India; sexual exploitation of children has its roots deeply fixed in traditional practices, beliefs and gender discrimination.
Alisha Khan hails from Mumbai; she was sold to the brothel owner when she was merely 9 yrs old. Alisha was married at the age of 12. After which she was taken to Kolkata by her husband where she came to know his true identity – a shady manipulative pimp!
In the last two years, Alisha serviced up to six clients a night. The major portion of her earnings would go towards paying the bills and the remaining would be greedily pocketed by her husband. Unable to bear the expenses and his excruciating behavior she moved to Mumbai where she continued to work with a brothel owner and was moved to another place called Ghatkopar.
During this time, Alisha’s life turned upside down - God heard her cries and opened the doors through Joyce Meyer Ministries. She was rescued by the Prem Kiran Transformation center wing of Ghatkopar through counseling sessions and constant prayers.
Through the vocational courses such as beekeeping and tailoring, Alisha is able to support herself. She currently resides in the Ghatkopar Transformation Center and has bid goodbye to prostitution.
Alisha’s past has been a wreck, but her future is secure completely in Christ! Friends and partners, uphold Alisha in your prayers. There are thousands like her in the brothels of Mumbai, pray that they will be rescued and transformed in the likeness of Christ through the sacrificial work of the Prem Kiran Transformation Center.
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