project exodus & partnering churches in gojra, pakistan

Luke 4:18 “He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives.”

In the heart of rural Pakistan, nestled among dusty roads and arid landscapes, lie the brick kilns; vast, sprawling furnaces where clay is molded and baked into the bricks that fuel the country’s construction industry. But beneath the surface of these 20,000 kilns is a darker story, one of generational slavery that entraps entire families in a cycle of debt and bondage. Over the years, there have been efforts to free these bonded laborers. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and activists have worked tirelessly to raise awareness, secure legal rights for workers, and offer alternative livelihoods. The Pakistani government has introduced laws to combat bonded labor, but enforcement is weak, and corruption is rampant.

Rescued families often face severe challenges in adapting to life outside the kilns. With little education and few skills beyond brick-making, they struggle to find work, and many end up returning to the kilns, unable to survive in the outside world.

THE FELLOWSHIP with EMC Global has launched Project Exodus, collaborating with the local churches to help set these captives free. Working together with PPI (Pakistan Parteners Initiative) and FSF (Families Set Free) who have years of experiences setting the families free, EMC Global and THE FELLOWSHIP can effectively focus on Gojra area with partnering churches.