Destiny+Rescue

= Destiny Rescue =

Their History
Destiny rescue began when founder and international president Tony Kirwan and his family moved from Queensland, Australia, to Thailand. While there, they heard about a Christian man visiting Bangkok being offered children for sexual pleasure for $400 USD. Tony said, “When I heard this story, it really hit me and I knew I had to do something. It was at this point, I believe, God put the vision of Destiny Rescue in my heart.” Soon after this, the foundation now known as Destiny Rescue was created to rescue children from sexual slavery. ==

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Their Objection
Destiny Rescue exists to rescue, restore, protect, empower and be a voice for the voiceless. Their aim is to have rescued over 100,000 children from sexual slavery by the year 2020. At the moment they have rescued just over 1000.



What They Do
Destiny Rescue sends workers into brothels in poverty-stricken countries and befriend children that are often around 10-15 years of age. The youngest child currently to have been rescued was 5 years old when rescued. They are currently working in 6 countries-Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Burma, India, the Philippines, and they have just recently begun work in The Dominican Republic. They are hoping to and continuing to expand worldwide. Once these children trust the workers, they rescue the children in secret, taking them to "rescue houses" to live and be taken care of. While they stay at these houses, they enjoy many facilities previously unknown to them such as medical care, nutritious food, schooling, financial help for their families, education in skilled trades such as jewellery making, cooking or hairstyling, group therapy and counselling. Destiny Rescue also educates impoverished villages about child trafficking and how to reduce their children’s chances of being sold, lured or trafficked into the sex-trade.



Case Study
One example of the great work Destiny Rescue does is a girl who has now graduated form the Destiny Rescue program (her name is not given for her privacy and safety). She first encountered Destiny Rescue when a worker went into a brothel in Cambodia to begin the long process of befriending and rescuing children inside. A quote from the worker says "I remember when I first saw her; her frightened face pale and strained... I remember reaching out to her with a message of hope and rescue, a possibility she had not dared imagine." This girl, who had been sold into a brothel and abused had met a worker for Destiny Rescue and was freed from her slave status. Months later, she is now a young, free graduate and she is looking for a career in the skilled trade she has been taught. Her speech she gave when she graduated encouraged newly rescued girls and told of her hope and excitement for what the future has in store for her. ==

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OFFICE DETAILS
5/23 Premier Circuit Warana Queensland 4575

POSTAL DETAILS
PO BOX 1197 Buddina <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Queensland 4575

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">CALL US
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">1300 738 761

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">EMAIL US
<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">kids@destinyrescue.org

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">My parents (advocates for Destiny Rescue)