Pakistan: Trash
Male, 34, Pakistan. He has been a street sweeper and sanitation worker for 15 years. As a Christian, it is one of the few jobs he can get. Ten to twelve hours a day bent over the broom is exhausting work and like the brick-maker (from a previous post), he gets paid less than three [...]
Pakistan: In hiding
This young man was falsely accused of blasphemy against Mohammed and had to flee and hide to escape jail or worse. The blasphemy law (295c) hangs over the head of all that are not Muslim in Pakistan. It allows for a Muslim to make an accusation, without evidence, against a Christian (as in this case) [...]
Pakistan: Brick-maker
Male, 75, Pakistan. For $2.60 per day, this laborer must produce 1,000 bricks. “Being a Christian is not an easy way to go. It is a hard, challenging life. Sometimes the owner is not giving us full wages. But Jesus is keeping us in His safe hands. Jesus told the downtrodden to come and He [...]
Pakistan: Matriarch
Female 58, Pakistan. “Every step we take in this life we have to take care growing up around Muslims. They have kept us off-balance, behind them. They never let us come alongside them. Pray for our coming generation that they can live in peace.” She is the matriarch of the family, a pillar of strength, [...]
Pakistan: Trepidation
A Christian in Pakistan voiced her fear that the group of believers was singing too loudly and may be heard by the Islamic students in the madrasa next door. This image is part of a series on Persecution that I will be showing in the coming weeks. I had to shoot all of the images [...]