Another Rescue, Another Sign of Sustainable Change in the Philippines

A Hallmark Christmas tour in Abbotsford, BC is raising money for a rescue operation.

Nearly every special moment in Chithra’s life—childhood, marriage, motherhood—was spent trapped on a farm under a slave owner’s watchful eye.

Arul and Pachayamma's life of slavery began when they were just children. Thinking freedom was unattainable, they married in slavery and inherited their families’ debts. They broke rocks in life-threatening conditions, always under the threat of violence from the owner. They lived in a constant state of fear.

"It feels great to be free!"