“Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.” Song of Sol. 1:16
It has taken me a long time to write this blog. It has really taken me a long time to process my month in Phuket, Thailand. This month was a bit different than any other month that we have had. The leadership team prayed about the 7 spots available at the SHE ministry and chose 7 girls from 6 different teams. Each person had a different personality and different way of doing things. We were each used to our teams and the way things were done. We had to piece each person in and find out how each person deals with certain situations. It was learning about this new team all together.
SHE is a ministry that rescues women from trafficking and gives them a new life making jewelry, chocolates, and now baked goods. Trades they can all use after their time at SHE. Everyday the women get a bible teaching and/or a testimony from members of teams that come in. In order to get the word out, volunteers go and prayer walk the streets at Patong Beach. Then go from bar to bar meeting the women and building a relationship with them, which in turn builds trust. There are approximately 2000 girls on one street.
During our time in Phuket, we prayer walked around the street and really felt called to certain areas. We split up into 2 teams, so that we wouldn’t overwhelm those in the bars with the 7 of us. Rachel, Kim and I went to a few different bars each night. One bar, we felt really called to. We walked down the street and noticed how empty the girls there looked. No matter how many guys were there, their eyes looked like empty pools of grey.
Son 4:9 “You have captivated my heart, my sister, my bride; you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,”
We noticed how their hearts were searching for so much more, but didn’t know how to get that. We stopped by almost every night to see these girls, and their excitement to see us. It was so great to see how much color filled their eyes, when they saw HOPE coming. They could tell that we had something that they wanted. We had something that they had been searching for, for way too long.
Psalms 63:1 “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.”
One of the girls wanted to see where we were staying and how she could do that instead of doing the bar work. We showed her around one afternoon and she really enjoyed it. We planted that seed and are waiting for God to water it and watch that grow. I am excited to see what HE does in her life. She is not living at the house right now, but the bible says…
Php 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
There is one woman who moved in while we were there and was just baptized this last month while the Gentle Warriors were there. AMEN!
I believe that God will finish this work!
If you want to know more information about SHE, please go to Http://www.SHEThailand.org . If you feel led to support this ministry, there is a link on the site. You may also buy some jewelry from the site as well. All of the money goes to support the girls.
They also have a Facebook group that you can join and tell all of your friends about. Please pass this blog around and share this great information. Please keep this ministry in your prayers. There are millions of sex tourists that come and visit each year to Phuket. The men are usually very lonely and over 50% commit suicide before returning home. It is very sad to see their faces as well.
Thank you for your prayers.
~Bekah
