The Night Bangla Road Was Put to a Stop.
Monday night some of our group of girls went out to engage in bar ministry which we will be doing the next couple of weeks. While here in Phuket Thailand we are working with SHE ministry. A ministry that helps women find hope in their despair of barlife. A lot of these Thai ladies come from up North with hopes to find a job that pays decently. A clever yet deceptive truth. Some leave their entire family & even some leave their kids back home with relatives with hopes to come to “promised land” of Thailand. A tourist area where Westerners often visit. There is so much lurking under the surface in this area. These bars appear to just be bars but when you discover the truth the shocking reality of what really is pierces my heart. So many women are being exploited. Some have grown delusional by the pay & the attention they receive. There are tons of European & Western men coming for a week of pleasurable get away. Families walk Bangla Road with their children to discover this tourist attraction it has become. I see the pollution of the world. So vividly. If you don’t prepare for battle with prayer the spirits in the air will try to attack, to speak the lies to you. The lies that there is no shame in what is happening. Its all a big scheme. A big FAT lie from the enemy. These women are stripped of their dignity as they dance the nights away.
The awesome thing is the Lord has taken me, his daughter, who is restored & redeemed by the blood of Jesus, to bring this dignity to these woman as redemption for what the enemy tried to steal. Dignity. Worth. Truth. Life Bringing….
These woman are not “strippers”, “prostitutes”, “lady-boy’s”, “bar-tenders”, or “dancers”…They are Woman created by The Father. By the creator of the Universe. Uniquely designed for purpose. We are all designed for a purpose & the Lord doesn’t make junk. He made his creation & called it “good”. When you look at these women from the outside you see what they have falsely believed. The lies that elude from their outward appearance or flirtatious manner. However when you see their heart; when the Lord has equipped you with a different kind of eyes, you can see the true woman he intended.
A Noble, Wise, suitable helper. A treasure. Beautiful. Beloved to the Father. Designed for love. Love that is not selfish. Love that covers them thick. Even though they don’t know it they are coated in the Father’s love. So much that he put desires into a family from London’s heart to be here in Thailand to rescue these woman. To show them Jesus. His divine love which expands farther than they can see. He then plans for all of these ladies from Y squad to show up & love on these women. To speak Kingdom truth into their hearts. To throw daggers of love. These women are deeply loved. The Father sees their pain. Their hurt. Their crying eyes. Their lies. Their lost dignity. Their lost identity. Their lost respect for themselves. I know the truth. They want to be loved. That’s all they want. They were designed by LOVE, for love, and to love. Their views are just distorted to believe they are receiving love, or that the good pay is worth it. Nothing is ever worth selling your soul.
I have been redeemed & its time to spread that redemption like a wild fire. I am on fire for the Lord. To be a hope restorer. To be a dignity bringer.
Our team has been very intentional about prayer while here in Phuket. We do prayer walks of Bangla road earlier in the afternoon for the night time ministry. The Father hears those prayers we pray…
So much so that he shut down Bangla Road for 5 minutes…
While doing ministry on Bangla road our team was walking down the road & the entire strip of Bangla road’s power went completely out. For at least 5 minutes there was silence. The Father had something to say. He said he is tired of seeing these woman exploited. Tired of the tourists feeding into it. Tired of the lies of the enemy spreading. For those 5 minutes that the power was out I felt the Lord’s presence cover the road thick. All I could do was stop and say “Thank you Father. Father you have something to say by this.” At one point I yelled. “The Father Has Something To Say”.… I heard in my spirit stop exploiting my creation. Stop the lies….Turn off the noise & hear me. I can & will shut this down.
There is hope for these women. Father, thank you for calling me worthy daughter. I will speak worth into the lives of these woman.
