How This Work Began

In the fall of 2025, while scrolling through TikTok, I saw a video of a family being freed from bonded labor after generations in the brick factories. I was stunned. I knew slavery still existed in different forms around the world, but I had never seen a family released in such a direct, tangible way.

I kept watching story after story. Families who had been trapped for more than a hundred years could be released, protected, and given a different future. For a relatively small amount of money, the direction of an entire family line could change. I could not look away from that.

I contacted the group doing the work and joined them on a trip to Pakistan in January 2026 with my family, including my 15-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter. On that trip, two families were released through gifts we provided, including the funds needed for their freedom, their first several months of rent, food, and the support needed to begin again. After seeing it firsthand, I knew I could not treat it as a one-time experience.

I had recently sold my business, which gave me both the time to focus on this work and the ability to serve without taking a salary. In May 2026, I returned to Pakistan by myself. After months of planning leases, housing, logistics, and follow-up care, we freed 10 more families.

During that trip, I posted a short video to TikTok. I did not really have a social media presence. I was simply documenting what was happening and hoping a few people might see it and better understand the issue. The video spread far beyond anything I expected. People in Pakistan and India reposted, reacted, and reported on it, and the story eventually led to an interview and article with Fox News.

At the time, there was not even a full website in place because this had started as something I was funding personally. Now others have begun trusting Intentional Faith Foundation to help find the most effective ways to serve these families. But freeing families is only part of the work. A family also needs food, housing, training, education for their children, and a path toward skilled work so they can do more than survive. The goal is for families to become stable, self-supporting, and able to thrive.

That same approach also reaches families outside the brick factories who are living in extreme poverty. Some are not trapped by bonded labor, but a small amount of targeted help can still change their future. Vocational training, temporary support, and paying for a child's first year of school can help a family move from poverty toward stability. Once parents are earning enough to support their household, they can continue paying for their children's education and continue without needing ongoing outside support.