Growing up as a Christian in India, Sunil witnessed his parents struggle endlessly to provide for their family. Despite his parents’ tireless work as unskilled laborers, Sunil had no access to adequate education. In addition to generational poverty, Sunil’s family faced intense persecution and rejection from their village for choosing to follow Jesus. “Many times, I felt forced to accept a life marked by hunger, insufficiency, and a lack of basic needs — a life that mirrored the generational pain and poverty my parents endured,” said Sunil, 20. “Poverty and persecution for faith in Jesus went hand in hand.