Hi, friends. Today's episode is brought to you in partnership with our friends at IJM,

Yomow International Justice Mission, is the largest anti-slavery organization in the

world. They worked to rescue people out of slavery and trafficking and walk with survivors

until they were stored and thriving in freedom. And Eddie Calfel's works there.

Yes, I do. And I love it. And I love that we get to bring these stories and talk about

them. Today, we wanted to share with you a bit about Vashanti, who was a mom who was

tricked into slavery in a brick kiln. It's just terribly difficult labor. And alongside

I just can't imagine that's unreal. Oh, it's like bricks for hours. I mean, 18 hours a day.

Oh my gosh. And your boss is a terrible person, right? Like it's not like it's a it's a it's

a layers of a terrible work environment. But yeah. So she had this she's working there alongside

of her husband in 2012. And IJM rescue operation freed her and her husband and others in the

facility. And she said, the quotes always get me. She said, I still remember that first

day after the rescue operation. When I woke up in my home, it suddenly struck me that I

am free. So years go by. But what I love about Vashanti's story that we've seen more and

more with people who are survivors is that she has not only she is thriving and she is using

her voice. And she did you see the part about did I tell you part about the COVID-19 response

that she's oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think that's yeah. She made sure that her village was

safe by calling each person in the community on her phone. No. She's educating people about

the severity of the effect infection and giving precautionary instructions for washing hands

and staying safe. And so this generations of people who have survived to become the advocates

and that is just deeply rewarding. Yeah. Vashanti is a total hero to me. And so are the

supporters who sent IJM to rescue her. You guys, if you want to partner with IJM and send

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