Abused,
neglected and impoverished children in western Sri Lanka find a new
world at a center for street children that offers crafts, counseling and
salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ. Living in homes that sometimes do
not protect from the rain, children in slum areas are often neglected
and malnourished, and abuse is common. “With Sri Lanka having a
reputation as a major center of pedophilia, many children are sexually
abused or prostituted for extra cash,” the center director said. “Poorer
children, not being able to afford school, are easy marks for
exploitation.” The center provides the only daily meal many of the
children see, as well as education and activities that keep them out of
the youth gangs. “Bible studies and audio-visual programs,” the director
said, “open up the salvation offered through Jesus Christ to people,
most of whom are Buddhists who don’t know Him.”
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