I’m sitting on the bottom-half of the bunk-bed, where I’ve slept the last six months. I’ve gotten used to the sounds it makes every time I even think about moving (it’s pretty creaky). I look at the teal walls surrounding me, which is so appropriate I was placed in this room to begin with as teal is my favorite color. (Even if some people like to think purple is my favorite color 🙂 ). I ponder how in the world the last six months have gone by so fast. I ponder how blessed I feel to have such amazing new friends. I ponder…what I should go eat because my stomach is growling. (That was a very not-deep moment 🙂 ).
In just over a week from now I will be home, and my mind truly can’t wrap around this fact. My heart is at the place of wanting to stop time so I can spend more of it with this community, and at the same time I am excited to see friends and family who I have missed greatly. There is just no easy way to say goodbye.
And then, the following question comes: so, now what? About two months ago I wrote a blog talking about some of what the Lord has laid on my heart, and I can say my passion to reach out to those caught in the sex industry has only grown with fervor and fire. I am going to start a ministry which exists to bring Christ’s love and hope to people trapped in prostitution and the adult entertainment industry in Colorado, and to do this I need some training. So, at the end of July I will be traveling to Florida for a three-day conference hosted by Beauty From Ashes, one of the largest strip club ministries in America. I will learn how to start this kind of organization, the details involved in outreach and restoration, and many other aspects to getting involved in this kind of work.
After the training I will be spending a week in Georgia working with the founder of 4Sarah, an organization very similar to what I am going to start. I will learn as much as I can from her and her experiences.
I will then be driving back to Colorado, and once I arrive I will, well, begin. I will start in this adventure however the Lord leads, and right now I definitely have more questions than I have answers. Yet I feel completely at peace and know the Lord has much in store. I’m blown away that He has called me to this and humbled by everything He continues to reveal to me.
Thank you so much for every prayer you have said on my behalf these last six months! I am excited to see what happens next. And not just what happens, but how it happens. This has been an incredible journey and I believe the Lord is just getting started. Thanks again. You've truly changed my life! 🙂
