Since I’ve been back in Birmingham I have had the opportunity to do outreach with The Wellhouse Inc. in Birmingham, the only organization in B’ham to provide shelter and care 24/7 to victims of human trafficking and for women forced into prostitution.
The first time I went to outreach we went to one of the seedy motels and I just prayer walked. Two of my favorite songs to sing on outreach is Freedom Reigns by Jason Upton and Break Every Chain by United Pursuit Band. While we were prayer walking we met this one guy, who claimed to know the Lord but was a wolf in sheep clothing. We gave him one of the fliers, asking him if he would pass along our info to any girl he knew could use our help. At about this time Maggie* peeked out her door, and then quickly shut it again. He told us that she wouldn’t want any help, and then left us. We believe he was either her pimp or drug dealer. Well, we decided to pray outside her door for a while and she came out and thanked us for praying for her. Two of the women with our group just started pouring out the love of Christ on her. She accepted the flier and with tears in her eyes thanked us for praying for her.
The next week we got news that she went home to her parents and with the flier in hand told her dad that when she woke up to call these praying ladies and to come get her! Turns out that day, hours before we showed up she prayed that the Lord would send her an angel and get her out of the miss she was in. She later said, that the Lord didn’t just sent an angel, he sent an army of them! She is currently receiving treatment and love at the Wellhouse!
A few weeks later I went with a group to the seediest motel in Birmingham to do ministry. There we met Michael* who was curious to what we were up to. He shared the Word with us, what he had been learning at church, the ministries they are involved in and he shared about his wife and how she worked at the church. We shared with him about the ministry of the Wellhouse and asked him if he wanted some fliers to hand out to any women who might be involved in prostitution. He said that he would take some. While we were talking with him, the Lord told me that this man was a warrior. I wanted to encourage but because the opportunity didn’t come, I kept my mouth shut. We walked to another hotel and started praying there. While we were praying Michael showed up again, asking for more fliers! I then told him that I had been studying Ephesians and that he was fully equipped with the armor of God and was a warrior for Him. He said it was no problem to do the Lord’s work. We gave him a few more fliers and then off he went going to different businesses and gas stations asking them to post the fliers on their property! I thank the Lord for my short encounter with Michael* not only a warrior but he too is an angel fighting against the evil that is human trafficking. As the lyrics say in Break Every Chain, “There is an army rising up, to break every chain, there is power in the name of Jesus.”
* Names changed
How to Pray:
Please pray for those who are getting counseling at the Wellhouse. Pray for us as we do outreach on Monday afternoons that we would be bold. Pray for the leadership that they will listen to the Lord as He directs them in their leadership.Finally, pray that freedom will reign in Birmingham as He sets the captives free.
Thank you,
Karina
