"We drive past the strip clubs and turn away or even gawk at the broken lives. But they are the same children who have just been abused for too many years...What happens when the girl who has been abused and exploited grows up? How will we respond to her when she makes life choices that are rooted in the brokenness of her youth?"
--a quote from Treasures an LA-based organization that helps to reach women in the sex industry.
We may have pity, or even disdain, for those working in the sex industry. But it is important to know where they came from. We've talked a little bit about that. Now I want to focus on the action.
When we look at the world through our own eyes, we see greed, hatred, violence, filth... looking through God's eyes, we see a broken and hurting world, desperate for hope. What are you doing about it? Complacency is one of the worst things we could be. Everyone has unique gifts and talents. Use them!
I would have never thought I would be equipped for the work I'm doing now. Global trafficking, overseas missions, and national issues seem huge. Start somewhere. That one person who needs love, and desires to be shown kindness. To those who want to be missionaries to another country (because we as Christians are all missionaries, geographical location is just a detail), start in your neighborhood. Your workplace. Your family.
It's frustrating when talking to people who feel stuck in their lives - unhappy with their jobs, or feeling tied down to family or other obligations. If you find yourself seeing a need and wanting to help, but money, time, and obligation seem like roadblocks... let me tell you, I have come up against all of those, and seen others who could have used that as a legitimate excuse, but had chosen to believe that God is bigger than any excuse you can conjure up, and if you really had the desire, He will provide the means. Don't let fear hold you back. Just say YES!
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