God works in amazing ways, and I was shown one of those ways tonight during evangelism.
Every Wednesday night YWAM does evangelism based out of the Kawan center. We all get together and pray before we head out to talk to the homeless, prostitutes, transsexuals/lady-boys, and other people we meet while on the streets. Teams are divided and are sent out to various locations where they have ministered before and have built relationships with various people.
My team drove to a part of town where we walked in alley ways and talked to prostitutes waiting for their next customer. Most of these women chose to do prostitution because it pays good and it’s easy money. One woman we talked to, I could tell in her eyes that she didn’t want to be there, I could tell she just wanted to go home. Yet she waits every night in the alley hoping to make some money for her children. I prayed to God to help her make money a different way to help her get out of this kind of work.
We had been told by our leader that the prostitutes make anywhere between 30- 50 Ringit which is 20-30 USD for a room, 15 Ringit/ 5 USD if it’s in the alley. Walking in the alley towards our next visit made me look around and realize that they are subject to having sex in the alley for a mere 15 Ringit to put food on the table. It’s really hard to wrap your head around it when you are walking around the streets. With this notion in my head we start walking down the alley and see two lady boys (men who are transsexuals).
We started to talk to them and its starts to rain, usually I would be unhappy about being stuck in the rain, but this was an opportunity for us to be invited inside to their home. Does God open doors, or does God open doors? What a perfect opportunity to speak life into the both of them.
Ramah started to talk to (Katie) and I could just see the light in (Katie’s) face when she told Ramah that she has been going to church and praying to God. Joanna continues to tell us that her mother has started to pray and find the Lord. It wasn’t until Joanna told us that she has start to question her sexuality that I could really see in her eyes and tell that she wanted to get to know the Lord more and see what more he has to offer him/her.
She had so much life in her and her expressions made me laugh down to my core. When telling us that her first experience at church was in confusing, she said that she had to get up, sit down, turn to this page, and sing songs she didn’t know; seeing her explain it made me feel like I was there. Yet knowing all of this she still continues to go to church.
Tonight I have to say was a best moment for me. To befriend a prostitute name (Katie), and hear her story, to see the life she lives but also seeing her want to change that bring joy into my heart.
So tonight I pray for (Katie). I pray that she sees the person that Gods wants her to be, and also sees a way out of the life she chooses to do.
