The Dark Places
Sean
A little girl in a grocery store picks up a flashlight and flicks the switch...
"Mom! Its not working," she yelled.
Her mother replied, "It is working dear, its just too bright in here to see it"
"Well then, let's take it somewhere dark where we can see it shine."
Jesus told us to "Let our lights shine before men", and I think most Christ followers attempt to do this. The past few years and especially the past few months I've been challenged more and more to take this to a new level and to shine light into the truly 'dark' places.
This is a challenge the ministry I am a part of, Hope Dies Last, and I take seriously. We have taken our light to the dark places outside of Moscow, where women are bought and sold. From our time there we are now putting together a video to raise support for the men and women still operating a ministry and laying down their lives to rescue women from slavery there.
This challenge has brought us continually up against the issue of prostitution in Germany. It is legal and regulated here, but that does not mean it is devoid of exploitation. We are frequently making trips as of late to the city of Nürnberg. For us, in this city, one of the darkest places is the red-light district at around 3am. We go hand out Red-bull energy drinks to the women who are there working late. When they ask us why we would be handing out Red-bulls for free, we tell them:
"Cause its late, you might be tired, and because Jesus loves you."
Then we offer to pray for them. This last weekend we were there, and several women (in previous visits only one women let us pray for her) allowed us to pray for them. Maybe its a small thing, but its progress, and I'm thrilled that we got to pray prayers of Hope over these women.
In the coming week we will be traveling across Germany, from Berlin to Cologne, to connect with various ministries working in anti trafficking.
Please pray for us as we travel across Germany connecting with these other ministries.
Please pray for the women of the Nürnberg red-light district, that they would recognize that they were meant for more, and that their futures are NOT hopeless.
Also please prayerfully consider joining my support team. We need your prayers and financial support to continue to fully devote our time to serving those trapped in slavery.
"Mom! Its not working," she yelled.
Her mother replied, "It is working dear, its just too bright in here to see it"
"Well then, let's take it somewhere dark where we can see it shine."
(Nürnberg Redlight District)
Jesus told us to "Let our lights shine before men", and I think most Christ followers attempt to do this. The past few years and especially the past few months I've been challenged more and more to take this to a new level and to shine light into the truly 'dark' places.
This is a challenge the ministry I am a part of, Hope Dies Last, and I take seriously. We have taken our light to the dark places outside of Moscow, where women are bought and sold. From our time there we are now putting together a video to raise support for the men and women still operating a ministry and laying down their lives to rescue women from slavery there.
This challenge has brought us continually up against the issue of prostitution in Germany. It is legal and regulated here, but that does not mean it is devoid of exploitation. We are frequently making trips as of late to the city of Nürnberg. For us, in this city, one of the darkest places is the red-light district at around 3am. We go hand out Red-bull energy drinks to the women who are there working late. When they ask us why we would be handing out Red-bulls for free, we tell them:
"Cause its late, you might be tired, and because Jesus loves you."
Then we offer to pray for them. This last weekend we were there, and several women (in previous visits only one women let us pray for her) allowed us to pray for them. Maybe its a small thing, but its progress, and I'm thrilled that we got to pray prayers of Hope over these women.
In the coming week we will be traveling across Germany, from Berlin to Cologne, to connect with various ministries working in anti trafficking.
Please pray for us as we travel across Germany connecting with these other ministries.
Please pray for the women of the Nürnberg red-light district, that they would recognize that they were meant for more, and that their futures are NOT hopeless.
Also please prayerfully consider joining my support team. We need your prayers and financial support to continue to fully devote our time to serving those trapped in slavery.