Breaking the silence on a long festering evil which lurks around us

On 30^th July a new short movie by Timothy Gaekwad (also the director of IMCARES) premiered which will be a watershed for the subject matter it addresses and for its painfully honest, hard hitting and fearless portrayal: the reality of sexual abuse of the boy child.

Sex is a taboo issue to discuss in India and for that matter in Asia. There is a lack of legal safeguards and laws to protect the boy child and also a general lack of awareness on the matter .This makes it very difficult for people suffering from abuse, even more so for the boy child and men.

Let us hope and pray that this movie may be a driving force in opening eyes, galvanising and inspiring the church and society to accept this reality as well as begin to fight back.

Ashu’s story is inspired by the experiences of people who suffered sexual abuse in their childhood. As you read this, Millions of people suffer in silence and Millions more will more who will if we continue to close our eyes to it.

Timothy is also directed several other movies and features which address issues which he and IMCARES are passionate about. They are committed to serve and to transform lives of the poorest of the poor and the most marginalised and excluded in society.

One other recent movie is ‘Zindagi : breaking the cycle ‘ which deals with the issue of trafficking in India , more specifically , the trafficking of girls from poor rural areas to urban areas and into prostitution . India has emerged as one of the main Asian hubs for trafficking.

These works are a window into lives and situations which are desperate, degrading and soul destroying. If you may be interested to obtain copies of these movies, please contact IMCARES, their contact information is:

Phone: ++91 22 2380 6237 Fax: ++91 22 2380 3278
E-mail: agape@imcares.org

Suman and Reema , a young couple who are CMS co mission partners have been working with IMCARES , assisting in Mumbai. Suman works with HIV/AIDS awareness activities and Reena is involved in helping with day care centres for vulnerable children. Both of them also are involved in reaching out and building bridges with the girls involved in commercial sex trade in Mumbai’s red light district .

Let us uphold them and IMCARES in our prayers.