This trip to India begins with today's flight, but the journey began much earlier. On my 2004 trip to immunize children against polio and to see the Taj Mahal, Rotarian Mark Little took our team to a children's center. There, I met Maina, an 11-year-old girl who had just been rescued from enslavement in the circus. She was smiling, obviously happy to have a new life.
That was a turning point in my life, too. In one afternoon, I realized - with devastation - that slavery still exists. But I also realized - with hope and new determination - that ordinary people can do something to help its victims. Maina swept me off my feet... and I now think of her with each step of my journey.
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