And the journey continues....

Taking a rickshaw
 ride across the street 

After taking up Project Red Light, we had to make up ourselves strong from inside to witness the harsh reality of the world where flesh was sold openly. I had done enough search and analysis about the area, The Garstin Bastion Road. The demographic location and the count of people residing there and the work they do. But sitting at home I could not analyze or find out the actual emotions of the local residents of the area. Their pain could be felt in my heart but I was not able to calculate the actual parameters of that pain. The life of people was dreadful there but it was more dreadful than what I could have imagined. After looking at the place on internet and reading blogs about it and watching ample videos that were posted we planned a visit to G.B.Road on one fine Sunday. Sunday is suppose to be the busiest day of the week for the women here as lots of men they come to visit the place very frequently. Before we could speak to any of the person here we had to take a legal permission from the local police station. But they advised that it was a really busy day for them and they might not like to see us. Did u happen to notice the irony here, the police men the watchmen of the law and order in our country are telling us not to see them on Sunday as it was a busy day for the so called prostitutes? They are supposed to stop this illegal act of sex but they have blind folded themselves and letting all this happen. This was really the strangest thing that I have ever experienced. They are not checking this act but are of no use as well. Where is our country going to land with this code of conduct? But as we had to do things the legal ways we took some rickshaws and took a round around the place. The sight alone was so painful. I could see some jail kind of brothel homes with torn curtains. Women were standing on those small windows with cheap make-up on their faces and luring men standing on the roadside. The life they were experiencing was painful but there is a silver lining!! We could see some men standing on the road with pan in their mouth looking at the windows. They must in their late forties and even some boys who were young enough to be lured by the colorful world of sex. But do u think it is the right way of doing things? Is it only the mistake of the women who are selling their bodies and not the ones who are buying them? I feel this is the same platform on which both the parties should be questioned and counseled. What are your views on it? 

The journey towards making the change.....

Girl Power - Anoushka, Gargi, Swati,
Shilpi, Pallavi.

I was a naive girl, who had just completed her graduation and was looking for a break from my reckless and monotonous life. I was a completely metropolitan girl who was born and raised in Delhi and was totally Sehari. I had never thought that I will come across Zoe Mission through my manager in an organization that was far away from all this spiritual and fair deeds. But even though I was in Delhi's best college and had my friends who the coolest people in Delhi, I still wanted to be a part of a project that will give me an opportunity to do something for the poor and socially neglected people. My ex-manager Shalom Sir was a good friend to me and he introduced me to Zoe Mission. I was so happy to be associated with Zoe. Zoe gave me a way to connect with people and know them closely and help them through their miseries. It gave me a way to connect to God and know Him better. Zoe introduced me to a world of spiritual thoughts and beliefs. I was totally taken aback and my thought process changed and I was completely a changed person. I was felt closer to God.

Through Zoe I got an opportunity to work with and connect with so many people who from so many different backgrounds and different cultures.

People at mission feild in Madhya Pradesh with
Team Members

I had never thought that working for people will be so satisfying and peaceful. Zoe had mission fields in Madhya Pradesh and Delhi NCR. Through Zoe I worked in different projects for children, in medical camps, in clothing camps and even with the darkest side of the society the prostitutes. Zoe had made my mind so broad and so humble that I treat everyone same and with same respect and honor. Initially I was interested to work with the young children who are our country's future. But then I got the toughest and the  most interesting project that I could have ever thought of working on, Project Rehai. Project Rehai was a Spiritual in nature and at the same time it was bold in approach. My parent and even my friends have always treated this project useless. They never gave their yes for this project and always thought of it as pervert mind thinking.

Connecting with the kids and  laughing out with them.
With Team Members - Me, Prashant, Pallavi.

But it was way more satisfying for me. I could connect with the with a smile on my face and talk to them to know their minds. It had taught me treat every person equal and with same respect no matter what their profession was. Project Rehau involves spiritually effecting the minds and teaching them a better way of living not forcibly but through love, affection and prayers. To flag off Project Rehai in Delhi we took up a sub project, Project Red Light at G.B.Road in Old Delhi.