Today I went with a group of people to a place that will eventually shelter girls who were forced into prostitution at a young age. We were told the horrific stats and the sad stories of this very thing happening in the city I live in. I left there with a heavy heart, burdened by the pain these girls endure during their captivity and after they are freed. I want to do something I want to be a part of something like this. But I have cause to stop and ask if “doing” is the right thing for me, can prayer be more powerful then my volunteerism? Today I was made aware of something that I never knew existed around me, perhaps God is asking that I intercede and petition and have a conversation with Him on behalf of these girls and this ministry. How powerful can prayer really be when it feels like I’m not doing much. This is the challenge for myself, and I am now committing to talking to God on a regular basis about this very thing, with the faith that He will cause the change to happen.
So please join me in prayer for the many girls around the US and the world who are kidnapped, exploited, threatened, manipulated, abused and pimped out. They are our modern day slaves, they are still children. Please pray!
Hannah, thank you for sharing this post! This is a growing burden of mine - human trafficking. What shocks me is the fact that there are more slaves today than during the trans-atlantic slave trade. 27 million slaves is unacceptable intoday's society - rgardless of where you live! I will be praying with you.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
kim