Another one bites the dust... We just got word from our team in Mozambique of another rescue and us catching the dirtbag abusing the child... A bit of background... Young Tina lived with her 2 little brothers, her mother and her father. Her father has been an alcoholic for the last 10 years and rather than being a support to the family he has been drinking away money that should have been used to care for the family. Tina's mother began a friendship with a man that said he would support the family. The mother would cook meals for the man as part payment for his support. One night the mother told Tina to take a meal to the man's home, Tina asked for her brothers to come with her as they did in the past, but the mother told her she had to go on her own... and as you will see there was a good reason, or should I say a bad reason why Tina's mother wouldn't let her brothers go with her... she knew exactly what was in store for Tina that night... As good girls do, Tina did as she was told and took the meal to the man, he told her to bring it inside and once she had placed the food down he grabbed her and raped her. When the man had finished abusing her Tina ran home in tears to tell her mother, the one person she thought she could count on to protect her, but instead of reporting him to the police, the mother began to extort money from him... This was the beginning of Tina's nightmare... A little while later the mother got sick and died, Tina and her little brothers stayed in a small abandoned room in the hospital. Destiny Rescue got word of Tina and her brothers and went and brought them to one of our safe homes... As soon as Tina told us what had been done to her we went looking for the man who had been abusing her. Word of us coming travelled fast to this man and he saw our staff coming in the distance and made a run for it. With a passion to see this man brought to justice one of our staff (Mike) took off after him and tackled him to the ground. The two men wrestled on the ground until Mike overpowered him... now one of my favorite parts of this story is as Mike has this scumbag pinned to the ground he tears off his t-shirt and ties his hands behind his back and then proceeds to drag him off to the police station. He is now awaiting trial and sentencing... I love it when abusers are served justice, we are hoping for a long and uncomfortable period in prison, a sentence that will send a message to other likeminded predators. Well done Destiny Rescue Mozambique! |
The ramblings, murmurrings and thoughts of a 30-something, wife and mostly stay-at-home Mum who hopes.... just maybe...God can use her to bless and encourage others.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
From Destiny Rescue
Love the work these guys are doing. Hard to imagine the life of these kids but thank God for the DR team. Keep up the great work!
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