Brandon Andres Green, host of Good Neighbor Podcast Tulsa, sits down with Youab Gill of Lionheart Global, the National Director for Pakistan, to discuss life inside brick kiln communities and why the system can operate as modern-day slavery.

A “quick loan” can sound like relief until it becomes a chain. Youab explains how medical emergencies and lack of access to fair banking push families into high-interest debt that can trap multiple generations. When survival depends on making thousands of bricks a day for a few dollars, even children can be pulled into labor instead of school.

We also dig into what faith-based humanitarian ministry looks like when it is done through local relationships. Youab shares how Lionheart Global serves vulnerable families, including widows and orphans, through consistent fellowship, home visits, Sunday school, education support, and meals that meet both physical and spiritual needs. He describes the slow work of building trust and why hope has to be more than words when people are living under constant pressure.

Along the way, Youab celebrates signs of renewal, including many new believers and baptisms, and he names what would help this work move forward: more partners, more supporters, and more people willing to pay attention to bonded labor in Pakistan.

If you care about child welfare, anti-slavery efforts, Christian missions, or faith-based work that stays close to the community, this conversation will stick with you.

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