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touch someone of higher caste, the upper-caste person would supposedly become contaminated. This is why many Dalits are not allowed to drink from community wells and are discouraged from attending schools with other students. GFA Bridge of Hope GFA Bridge of Hope is the children’s outreach ministry of Gospel for Asia International. This ministry brings the prospect of a brighter future to Asia’s poorest children through education, physical assistance and the Good News of Jesus. Our desire is to minister to at least 500,000 children in the near future. Hindu Hinduism is the main religion in India and is the basis for the continued existence of the caste system. Other Backward Castes (OBCs) The term OBC applies to those from the lowest castes, also known as Sudras. The OBCs are higher than Dalits but are still oppressed and impoverished. Sudras are thought of as the slave caste. Slum With great numbers of people moving to cities in hope of a better life, the population inevitably grows faster than what the government can sustain. The result is millions of people living in destitute conditions. “Slum” is the name given to the areas where such poor people dwell. These people have no homes, no land, no plumbing or infrastructure and often no education. Most slums are filled with Dalits and OBCs. Tribal The tribals are the original people of India. Today they are still found throughout the country, often in the jungles, mountains and forests of the land. Like the Dalits, tribal people are exploited by the upper-castes. 20
Introduction Have you seen the award-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire 1 If you haven’t yet, you should. I can’t think of anything that has made me sad like certain scenes in this movie have. In the film, you see the harvesting of street children by a deceitful, greedy pimp. His bottom line is to get them to beg and collect money for him. He even turns some into sex slaves! One of the most gruesome parts of the movie is when a 7- or 8-year-old boy is blinded by this cruel man. The pimp actually poured boiling oil into the boy’s eyes. A few years later he is seen, still begging, standing in a dark tunnel off a busy street in Bombay. For those caught in begging rings, there is always this fear of being mutilated by a boss in order to gain more sympathy with passersby. Kids who have been disfigured can bring in more money for their pimp. Although this treatment is the exception, there are nonetheless millions of children trapped in a life of begging. I wish these scenes were only fiction in a movie, but unfortunately, what is depicted is reality for countless youngsters. Each beggar child has some sad story as to how he or she ended up on the streets of Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta . . . and there they are exploited by those who find them. In India alone, there are 50 million children who work from age 4 on. 2 They labor from morning until night for 21
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No Longer a Slumdog A GFA Bridge of
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Notes Front Matter 1. Shane Claibor
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After 2,000 years of Christianity,
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Give HOPE to a child in need today!
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Share Their Hope in Your Hometown H
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DISCOURAGEMENT: REASONS AND ANSWERS
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