MUMBAI INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

"every hour four women and girls enter prostitution, three of them against their will" -Legal Service India

India is considered a worldwide hot spot for sex trafficking and sex tourism. Since 2003 India has risen to a "second tier watch list" according to The Trafficking in Persons Report. This is due to the lack of involvement, investigation and prosecution of offenders. the 2008 TIPs Report notes that 1,289 perpetrators of sex trafficking of women and children were taken into custody, but only 4 convicted. Their report also estimates that 5,000-7,000 children are trafficked from Bangladesh and Nepal over India's borders each year.

Mumbai, India (formerly known as Bombay) is India's largest city. They estemate the population to be close to 13 million people. Mumbi is the hub for India's industrial economy. Researchers estimate that india will reach a population of 1billion people this year, of that number 900,000 are in the sex workers. 30% are children.

Commit to spent 4-10 weeks with Bombay Teen Challenge and you will not regret it.

Now Accepting applications for November 7 - December 19 winter internship (Due July 1)

Devon and Heidi have now returned home safely, and the Fall interns have been decided! Congratulations to Lindsey Fosner and Jessica Wiist! Info about the 2010 internship program will be posted this fall... Thank you to all the applicants who applied this year, please keep in touch!.

November/December 8 week winter internship (Due July1)

*Internship to Mumbai could be canceled if travel/terrorist conditions worsen.

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My Experience in India- June 2008
Harmonie Vallerand

In June 2008, I travelled to India with the first two HOME Foundation interns from Northwest University, Lindsey and Liliya, to work with Bombay Teen Challenge and see firsthand the lives that God is changing through their ministry.

My desire to go to India began after my brother returned home from his trip there. He was able to meet Devaraj and witness the work of BTC.  The stories he brought back were incredible. I knew immediately I had to go, but didn't know how or when it would be possible. Meanwhile I was working at Northwest University, and I heard about two student interns that would be going to work with BTC over the summer. God started opening the doors and when I arrived in India, I was still amazed at how I got there.

During my two week stay I was able to catch a glimpse of the work of BTC. Lindsey, Liliya, and I stayed at the women's center at Ashagram, the Village of Hope. I spent most of my time at the center, building relationships with the women and being part of their daily lives.

Other aspects of BTC's ministry I was able to experience were the Jubilee Homes for girls, who are either daughters of prostitutes or are vulnerable to the sex industry; the mobile feeding program in the city of Mumbai; and, one of the highlights of my trip, the AIDS Orphans Home.

Lindsey and Liliya spent two months in India and I know they would say that the experience changed their lives. They taught English, gave voice lessons, played with AIDS orphans, ministered to the prostitutes in the Red Light district, and continued to build relationships with the women we lived with.

My only regret in going to India is that I didn't stay long enough. The short two weeks only gave me a taste of what God is doing through BTC and I would have liked to experience more. I went to India thinking I had something to offer, but left having received so much more than I could have ever given. I am thankful for the opportunity God gave me and hope to go back to India to see the work that God continues to do through Bombay Teen Challenge.

If you have a heart for people and a desire to serve God in a new way, think about being an intern and serving the people of India, as Lindsey and Liliya did. It will be an experience you will never forget.

 

  

Hey, my name is Devon Carroll and I am a sophomore at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington. I am currently majoring in Elementary Education and I hope to use my major to work either overseas or in inner city areas here in the states. I am so excited to be going to India this summer and to be stretched as I walk into the next adventure God has set before me. I have had a huge heart for India for much of my life, especially for the children who are left broken and alone, and I can't wait to jump in and to participate in such an amazing internship. May the Lord give me His eyes, His heart and His words as I embark on this incredible journey.

Heidi Bay graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Cultural Anthropology and a minor in Classical Studies. She is currently finishing her first year at Multnomah Biblical Seminary, where she is pursuing an MA in Pastoral Studies. Through classes, documentary films, personal research, and participation in conferences the reality of human trafficking has continued to present itself in Heidi���s life. While volunteering with a foundation in Miami, she helped organize an event for leaders of the city���s non-profit organizations. She hopes that this issue will be more than a statistic in the eyes, minds, and hearts of people around the world. For behind each statistic exists a real, actual person who has been mercilessly abused for the commercial gain of someone else.