Get Me to the Bars!!!
I’ve
never looked forward to going to the bars more than I do right now!!! I’m not
going there to party, been there, done that. I’m not going there to flirt with
guys, been there, done that. I’m going to bring hope and salvation through
Jesus and His love!! Freakin Dude!!!
In
about 10 days, I’ll be in Thailand
starting month 9 of ministry. My team of 13 girls and I get to go into bars in Thailand and
reach out to the prostitutes. Of course, I’m not sure of all the details of how
that goes down, but I know we will be focusing on loving them back to Jesus.
I’m so amped about going to Thailand and
ministering to the prostitutes. Why? Because I get to go right into the dark
places, the lonely and heartbreaking places just so I can be like Jesus. I get
to talk to women about their God-given identity, the freedom they can have in
Jesus and I can share how I was once a slave to sin.
I
was that girl that willingly chose to go out and get drunk. I was that girl
that looked to men to satisfy me. I was that girl that did things that weren’t
pleasing to the Lord. I was willing to deny Jesus for the sake of myself. He
has changed me, he has changed my heart and I can’t wait to tell people about
it. I’ve been forgiven so much, so I love much.
I
get to proclaim freedom to the captives, and see their eyes open to the truth.
I get to hold their hand, spend quality time and hear their stories. I couldn’t
be more excited about meeting them. I get to be a part of shedding light and
hope into the tragedy of modern day slavery. I get to make a difference, me,
Birkleigh.
I
see now, why God allowed me to go through what I went through. I see now, how
God is going to redeem my life, and it will be through redeeming them. I see
now, the mercy and grace God had for me when I was so distant from him. It’s by
God’s grace that I didn’t end up like these girls. My prayer is, send me the
lost, broken, distant and lonely girls. I know you trust me Jesus and I want to
bring the girls home to their loving Father!
