tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48624553597525571642024-03-14T07:30:26.014-07:00Run 2 RescueReach ~ Rescue ~ Restore Victims of Sex TraffickingShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444742614214095930noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862455359752557164.post-38845460540257155722015-12-28T22:39:00.001-08:002015-12-28T22:44:22.258-08:00<div style="font-family: -apple-system-font; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am so grateful that 2000 years ago, our Father opened up the windows of heaven and sent his son (a prince) to come down to this earth and live with the lowly of the human race, to dwell with us, to live with us and live in our depravity. <a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/jhn/3/17/s_1000017" target="_blank">Jesus did not come to judge us</a>, He came to set us free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He did not come and say let someone else reach them, He did not say let me go to the people where I can only make the biggest impact, He did not tell His Father the warfare would be too great. He didn’t say the problem is not that big, He didn’t say I am not going to do this because they made their choice. He didn’t have a country club ministry - He went to the streets and markets, He went to the highways and byways and He compelled them to come in. God opened up the window of heaven and stepped out for you and me. He did not care if he was rejected, He did not care about the cost, He did not care about his comfort or what people thought, He didn’t go for numbers - He came for one! He came for you and He came for me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you realize that these little girls are our little girls? They are in our backyards, our schools, our churches our neighborhoods. Make no mistake, <a href="http://run2rescue.com/news.html" target="_blank">men are rampantly buying girls</a> right here in the United States. Just recently during a sting operation in Houston, they found <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/16/texas-man-prostituted-4-year-old-girl-say-police/" target="_blank">a girl being sold who was only 4 years old!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">God is stepping out again, He is hearing the cries of these children, that are in your neighborhood. He is wanting to reach these kids because He cares about the little girl whose mom died at 9 years old and no one took her, so she ended up in a system that abused and exploited her but no one has noticed her. He is stepping out for the one who was sold at 6 by her mom and never had a family and ended up with 3 different trafficker/pimps branding her. He is stepping out for the one who wanted to be accepted and finally have a family but was exploited instead. God is stepping out of heaven and is saying just reach one. He did it for you even when no one else would. He sent people to you so that you could be set free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This Christmas season <a href="http://run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">give the gift</a> of stepping out. Maybe our Father will use you so that one girl will see God open up the Window of Heaven for them. And then watch the miracles in your own life, as you become an answer to someone else's heart cry! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can imagine, battles and wars rage in this area of ministry - the enemy does not want to see these girls set free. We have been discouraged, disappointed and yet determined. When it feels like the battle is going to be lost the Lord opens up the windows of Heaven and reminds us how great the victory can be. Just in these last two weeks we have seen amazing things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A mom who took the time to notice a young girl being held against her will and was doing things she didn't want to do - this mom was not willing to turn her head and look the other way, locates a neighbor to help her get out and brings her to her own home. Then gets on the phone calling people to help when she comes across Run 2 Rescue. We are in the process of helping this girl right now because one person stepped out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We then received a series of text messages from a mom whose daughter was helped by Run 2 Rescue:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">When a local church asked Shannon to come share at their annual women's tea, they were kind enough to record and upload it for all to hear it - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjtF7h71yY" target="_blank">check it out!</a></span></div>
Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444742614214095930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862455359752557164.post-28649600237367499132014-08-12T14:25:00.000-07:002015-12-28T22:43:53.021-08:00Stories that We Cannot Tell ~ by Shannon Forsythe Editor Mendy Faherty<br />
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(The following blog is written about the recent news stories of survivors not being truthful about their stories. However, there are survivors who have received the proper treatment and are amazing advocates for this cause! We will always stand and celebrate them!)</div>
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One of the most difficult things when having a non-profit organization that works with victims of sex trafficking is that people want to hear the first hand stories of these survivors. Yet this cause is fairly new, and we have found that these girls are not ready to tell their stories. When a victim is given the proper care to deal with their trauma, PTSD, substance abuse, dissociative disorder and grief etc. it can sometimes takes years to overcome. These girls are insecure, fearful and learned how to stay in survival mode for a long time. Then when they are rescued out of this horrible situation we need to remember that they still are in survival mode. Constantly assessing how to survive in this new world they have just found themselves in.</div>
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Because of this when they tell their story they often watch us to see if they are telling us what we want to hear, or they go for shock value to see our response. It is important that we love them despite their story so they don’t feel the need to over exaggerate to find acceptance. These young ladies are like little girls who want to be cherished, accepted and loved. They need to know they matter regardless of where they are on their journey.</div>
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We have one girl who we rescued four days into being trafficked. She was still in the grooming phase so she was spared some of the horrors other girls go through. Does that mean we dismiss what she has experienced? Of course not! she still had to face the fear of not coming home and the realization of what she was going to have to do because she owed the trafficker money?</div>
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In the last few months’ we have seen and heard through media outlets survivors who have sensationalized their story thus damaging their own cause. Why does that happen? I believe there is a pressure to put a face to the campaign. That’s not the survivor’s fault.</div>
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Organizations want to share their stories and share their successes. Especially if they want continued financial support. It can be a catch 22 because people will give money when they hear a dramatic story. This can be hard because these organizations work hard and pour their own time and resources to help these victims and yet they need money to continue. So, what begins to happen is the temptation for the survivor to embellish their story because that is what the audience wants to hear. There is a satisfaction for the survivor who receives praise and approval once they have shared their story. Yet, We then are giving them they’re worth based on the story they tell us. If we are not careful as a community then we will find stories coming out that may be embellished and that will only harm what we are trying to do. </div>
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Is there a time where survivors should speak out? Yes! Absolutely their voices should be heard but only when their own hearts are mended and restored, when they can stand on the truth of who they are today, when their past doesn’t haunt them and when the hurt doesn’t hurt as much. When you meet a survivor they are amazing and remarkable. They have ideas and vision that will change how we work with victims. They are ready to pour heart and soul to help others who have gone through what they have. They are strong and determined and think outside the box! </div>
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So as an organization we strive to first foster complete restoration with our girls. It is understandable that most people desire to see their faces, hear of their tragic circumstances, and learn of their first hand account of redemption but that is not our focus. Our work is to make sure they are strong enough to go out and become the person they were meant to be. Our desire is to equip them, to be able to face their past with honesty and to embrace their future with anticipation and courage. </div>
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If you would like to join us in the task and fighting for a cause that not only rescues, but also strengthens and rebuilds the lives of hurting women, the best way to help is to through financial support and prayer! </div>
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You can follow this <a href="http://run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">link to give monthly or as a one time donation!</a></div>
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Grooming!</div>
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When trying to wrap your mind around the world of sex trafficking,
sometimes you don’t understand how so many girls are willingly having sex with
strangers. It’s hard to comprehend the
depths of darkness these pimps will go to, too control these girls. Conditioning
them that they are property, so when a john lays down cash they <b>must</b> do whatever the john commands them
to do. Regardless of how degrading that could be. They are truly slaves to
these men. We don’t understand this world
but just because we don’t understand doesn’t make it any less real. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The pimps change their precious names, and their new name will
soon define how they <b>feel</b> about
themselves. The degradation and shame they will be put through shapes the new
them. It soon will become easier to
accept this street identity because their birth identity no longer feels right
to have. They now believe they don’t deserve a better name because they accept what
these men say they are. Never will they be that same person before the streets,
that had big dreams of being something other than they have turned out to be.
Soon their old life becomes just a faded memory, almost unreal.<br />
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Who
would ever accept a girl like her into their home and love her the way she always dreamed. So then, this new street
family is all they have, ones who take their money, beat them if they don’t
comply, tell them when they can eat and when they can sleep. They accept and resign that this is
their new life and this is all their worth. No one else cares and they will
quickly learn that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The following is an expert from <a href="http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/victims/humantrafficking/vs/documents/Domestic_Sex_Trafficking_Guide.pdf" target="_blank">Polaris Project</a> in how pimps
groom girls. I think it something we should all understand and maybe it will
soften our hearts enough to want make a difference. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">“Seasoning” Women and Girls
to be Ready for Commercial Sex with Strangers<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">The process of “breaking-down”
a girl from healthy adolescent sexual boundaries to commercial sex with
strangers is often referred to as “grooming” or “seasoning.” It is a systematic
process that has been documented and replicated by pimps nationwide. In
essence, this process aims to achieve complete control over someone’s identity
or individuality using a combination of physical, mental, and emotional means.
In the trafficking paradigm, this process involves force, fraud, and coercion,
as elaborated below. Seasoning often involves: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="Default" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Beating/Slapping/Whipping</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– With
hands, fists, and kicking, as well as with objects such as bats, tools, chains,
belts, hangers, canes, and cords <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Burning</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Of
personal items and items of meaning to foster hopelessness and demoralization
or directly burning women and girls using cigarette/cigar butts <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Sexual
assault</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Rape or gang rape <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Confinement</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Using
torture practices such as confinement to lock women and girls in closets,
trunks of cars, or rooms for indeterminate amounts of time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Other
torture techniques</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Such as deprivation of food or water or various
forms of bondage such as chaining individuals to items or tying them up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Emotional
abuse</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Direct verbal insults, name-calling, threats, mind
control, brainwashing, cognitive re-programming <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Re-naming</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Offering
“nicknames” both for endearment and to erase former identity <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Creating
dependencies</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– By instructing how to walk, how to talk, what to wear,
when to eat, when to sleep, and where to sleep. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from familiarity and support structures</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– By
transporting a woman or minor to a new location where she knows no one <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Document
confiscation</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Of identification documents (ID, birth certificate,
SS number) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Forced
sexual education</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">– Inducement of viewing pornography to learn to have
sex <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I believe some of you have hearts, which are burning to see this change. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/494539307298947/" target="_blank">Run 2 Rescue is in prayer </a>right now about starting a project
called “Anchors of Hope.” This will be a national campaign where we ask the
churches to stand and make a difference in their hometown/churches. We will provide
step by step ways in which you and your church can be involved. We are asking for point people in
each church around the nation, who will volunteer with us to help this project
get off the ground. We will soon announce the details. But if you are
interested please<a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/contact.html" target="_blank"> contact </a>our program director <a href="mailto:donna@run2rescue.com">donna@run2rescue.com</a>. Right now we are
collecting the names of those who have a heart for this. <o:p></o:p></div>
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God said He would raise up an army and I believe the Lord is
raising up you. If we all play a small part then it won’t be as overwhelming. Our
hearts is to give these girls a new identity, one that God has given them. Where
he turns <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=ashes+to+beauty&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1" target="_blank">Ashes to Beauty</a> and he brings <a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Isa&c=45&t=KJV&p=0#s=t_bibles_724003" target="_blank">treasures out of the dark places.</a> These
girls are precious in His eyes and they should be precious in our eyes too. So lets agree to pray what God would have our
part to be. This will be one the greatest adventures you ever embark on. </div>
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Shannon Forsythe<br />
Executive Director<br />
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If you would like to donate you can <a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">donate here!</a></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444742614214095930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862455359752557164.post-37663667735077059322013-09-20T21:07:00.000-07:002013-09-20T21:07:00.299-07:00The Dance!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Dance</b></div>
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by</div>
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Shannon Forsythe</div>
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Often times it may seem that all we talk about is the dark times and tragic things going on in each of these girls lives. It is true that frequently, the stories can be dim, bleak and, overwhelming.<br />
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Yet today, we get to write about one of the victories and why we do what we do! When we watch these girls overcome and do the hard things, facing their giants, and leaping over insurmountable hurdles, then we stand back and remind ourselves that all of this is worth it!<br />
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Next Saturday one of our girls is being honored as Survivor of the Year!<br />
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Her journey was not easy and the road seemed forever long. So many tears were shed as the hidden hurts of her past crashed over her like a tidal wave. Every tear shed so precious and so treasured, that the God of heaven, chose to keep every one of them in a bottle.<br />
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Imagine the God of the universe going to His closet of tears, pulling her bottle from His shelf, and sitting down reflecting how far she has come. He always remembers her , His thoughts are always on her and He always bends down to listen when He hears her cry. Yet The tears in her bottle do not belong to her alone but they are mixed with another set of tears. Ones belonging to the God of Heaven, Her rescuer and Savior. The One who has wept for her and with her. <br />
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BUT<br />
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Now He rejoices over her!<br />
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I found these verses and I want to dedicate them to Kristi and for all those survivors doing the hard thing:<br />
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2 Samuel 22 (the message Bible)<br />
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"A hostile world! I called to God, to my God I cried out. From His palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence- a private audience!... <b>He caught me..</b> - reached all the way from sky to sea; He pulled me out of that ocean of hate, that enemy of chaos, the void in which I was drowning. He stood me up on a wide-opened field; I stood there <b>saved</b> - surprised to be loved!<br />
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God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before Him. He gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert for God's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the way He works,...I feel put back together. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to His eyes."<br />
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So we rejoice! We rejoice that God reached into the depths of darkness and pulled out a treasure that was hidden there. Today we are not sad, we do not mourn but we watch the dance. The dance that the heavenly Father is having with His precious Daughter - Kristi Merrill. and it is beautiful!<br />
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Imagine if your home was taken from you, your family was taken from you, your belief in God was taken from you, and your innocence was taken from you? What if all the things you ever dreamed of was completely stripped away? There are some of you out there who may think I am being dramatic, there are some of who may think this is just the current trend of the day, There are some of you who just don't want to hear it. </div>
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BUT, If your freedom was taken away, would you want someone to listen? If your daughter was trapped in this, would you want someone to rescue her? Does this have to get so close to home before you do something?</div>
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The only way for me to make this real is to give you photos of what we have seen on the streets. Maybe you will still close your eyes, or maybe just maybe you will stand up and make a difference!</div>
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Here is a John who brought a girl to the parking lot of Toy R Us, where he will be conducting his business. A place where you go and buy your children, or their friends, or nieces and nephews, and grandkids gifts. We caught him pulling up his pants. He didn't care that we were sitting there (He didn't even notice) he wanted to finish his business. We pulled up to the window to get the girl and he drove off so fast, realizing he was caught. This man was an average guy you see around work, your family barbecues, churches, sport events and he purchased someones daughter.<br />
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The photo above is from a hotel we have been watching. We know there are girls in there but have not been able to get them out. What you see on the door knob in the top photo is a baseball cap. This is what the pimps use to communicate to Johns. (Johns are men who purchase girls for sex) The cap indicates a job is being performed. Once the job is done, we have watched the John take it off the door and give it to the girl, until the next one shows up. This girls does not leave the room!</div>
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Finally, we got a glimpse of one of the girls as she was allowed to come out to smoke. Her pimp was inside the room. There was no way for us to approach her or let her know there is a way out. In some cases nobody is looking for these girls, they have been forgotten. So they are resigned that this is the rest of their life. <a href="http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/143327.pdf" target="_blank">Less than one percent of the 27 million trafficked victims world wide are ever identified</a>. I just showed you one and she is still trapped!</div>
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Is this ok with you? Imagine if we all stood up and said enough! God's heart is aching for these girls! Why are our hearts not aching? Have we become so calloused and so comfortable that we don't see what is right before us? or are we so scared because it is so dark and the enemy abides here? But isn't our God greater? We quote I<a href="http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Isa&c=58&v=1&t=NLT#top" target="_blank">saiah 58</a> "This is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless, give clothes to those who need your help. .... , and help those in trouble."</div>
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When was the last time you really lived this verse? Not the one time giving change to the homeless on the streets. Or the donating your clothes you have grown out of to make more room in your closets. all though this is helpful, what about making this your lifestyle, something you choose to live daily? If you do God says "Then when you call, the Lord will answer. ...Then your light will shine out of the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as the noonday."</div>
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You can start by giving up one meal and praying how God wants you to be involved, how you can make a difference. I promise He will answer you. Let your friends, family and church know about the problem. <a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/blog.html" target="_blank">Share this blog with them.</a> Then <a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">donate the money</a> you would have spent on food to Run 2 Rescue, so we can keep following God's heart beat. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Who defines normal in our
lives? What is normal to you? Do you know that when we rescue girls we want
them to have normal lives, we want them to have full and abundant lives but
think about it… to them the life they are living is normal. Normal is conforming to a standard or a
common type. These girls have conformed to a standard. The standards on the streets. This
has become natural to them. They look at our lives and its not only abnormal to
them, its not even a reality that they ever think they will attain. So then if
a girl is rescued what do we tell them? We need to understand our way of life
is foreign to them. We need to understand that no matter how abusive the
streets, a pimp or a john are this is their perceived family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is hard for us to
understand. So my sister was with me at a conference and she explained it to
someone this way. When we get up in the morning our routine is this: we make
our coffee, we take a shower, we brush our teeth, we get ready, we take our
kids to school, we go to work, we eat lunch, we come home, we make dinner we wind down for
the night we go to bed. What if I would ask you to give that all up? Leave your
family and friends behind and start over? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A trafficked girls routine is
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go to work, they get drugs that help them wind down during the day, they get
photos of themselves up on the internet for that evening, they may have to pan
handle to get some food, the whole time their every move is being monitored by
a pimp, they go out to meet guys who are on their lunch break, after they may
get to rest a few hours, around 3-4 pm they start to get ready for the night,
they get their drugs that will keep them up all night, they head out (or men
are brought to them) to meet guys getting off work, then they keep working all night…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Then we come in and ask them
to leave their street family behind, the friends who they believe have stuck by
them ( no matter how dysfunctional they might have been) and give up all that is
familiar and start over to have a “<b>normal
life</b>. “<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Let me place this challenge
to you if you have a heart to <a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/vision.html" target="_blank">work with these girls</a> then practice the art of surrender. Surrender to let God change their lives the way He intends it not the way we intend it. Practice the art of
listening and the things that matter to them. Watch their body language, notice the things that make them laugh, make them afraid, or make them insecure . Be
the one that becomes their normal. Be the one they are comfortable being around. Be
someone they can trust. Be the one they can feel safe to dream with. Be the one
that when they take a scary step you are standing with them cheering them on. Be the one that shows them that God's plan is unique for them and unique to who they are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">You
will notice that instead of you telling them what normal is, their lives begin
to change with your loving and gentle guidance and they will look back on their lives and
realize they have a new normal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><i>"God can do anything, far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, His Spirit deeply and gently within us." Ehesians 3:20-21 message</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 19px;"><a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">Help us continue this fight! We want to reach more girls and your donation makes a difference! Donate here.</a></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Run2Rescue" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a> and f<a href="https://twitter.com/run2rescue" target="_blank">ollow us on Twitter</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444742614214095930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4862455359752557164.post-84224233441979258352012-07-29T17:24:00.003-07:002012-07-29T17:25:25.516-07:00Carried Home<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
As I write this, I am waiting to hear of a rescue we have
been planning and whether or not a girl finds freedom or stays with her
captors…<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I have met some amazing people these last few weeks, who
like me, will forever be changed by the things we have seen. I never imagined I would see in my lifetime a
room full of underage girls held hostage by arrogant men who feel they are
above the law. I never imagined I would let a trafficked girl use my phone to
call home and then lose her to the streets. I never imagined that I would work
with former pimps to find these girls. I never imagined I would talk to girls
who I felt powerless to save because my resources were so limited. I never
imagined I would see men who wanted to cover there debase actions that they would
let girls remain captive only to protect themselves. I never imagined that I
would be a part of something so big the very thought of trying to make a
difference is crushing. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I never imagined…. But the Lord did! The Lord sees! And this
is not too big for Him. Run 2 Rescue is
working with multiple people all over and we all have one goal in mind. It is
not who gets the glory, its not who gets to be the voice on national
television, it is not who gets the credit for rescuing. Our one goal is to
bring these captives home and because of that we are working in unison and
collectively we are making a little difference. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I want to share a story about this team. Each with different gifts and yet each
uniquely put in place so as to compliment one another. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Lord brought us all together at one point in time where
we were all working for a common goal. Little did we know this would be the
beginning of what God was going to do. When
you are dealing with a 32 billion dollar industry, the level of organization is
beyond comprehension. Rival gangs will put down weapons and find common ground
to buy and sell girls. Well the Lord brought us together and we found common
ground to reach and rescue these girls. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In one of the searches a phone call was made and they left a
message, a prostitute called back and she was able to communicate that she
wanted out. Our friends were able to meet her, and picked her up and brought
her to a safe house. To find out that this Jane Doe ran away when she was 17
and was trafficked immediately. For the last ten years she was sold ever five
days to a new pimp. EVERY FIVE
DAYS! The average life span of a
prostitute is 7 years the fact that she was still alive is a sheer miracle. She
was taken from one coast to the next. Her family had been praying for her safe
return and this precious gem accepted the Lord as her Savior and after ten
years she went home. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I have been told if resources were available that a girl a
day could be rescued. But there is no place to take them that is 365 girls. We have 800,000 missing this year alone. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I have seen with my own eyes the victims who are still
victims. We want to rejoice with our Jane Doe who was able to go home. I want
to rejoice over many many more! We are
praying for land right now and have some possible open doors. First we need
prayer for resources and a place to house these girls. We already have them we need a place for
them. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After this Tuesday I will be devoting myself to Run 2 Rescue
full time and thus, I will no longer be working at Far Reaching Ministries.
They have been so gracious to help with this transition and this step of faith.
So please pray for us and prayerfully consider<a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank"> financially supporting Run 2 Rescue</a>. The need is great and I have
seen first hand how real it is. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I know what the Lord has been saying. I know His heart is
here. His glory will penetrate this darkness and our hearts will thrill with
joy in what He is about to do. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Arise!!! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory
of the Lord rises to shine on you, Darkness as black as night covers all the
nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. ….
Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant
lands; your little daughters will be carried home. Your eyes will shine and
your heart will thrill with joy.. Isaiah 60<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank">Please support Run 2 Rescue.</a></div>
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When I started Run 2 Rescue I was startled at how close to
home human trafficking was to our own backyard. In this last week I really began
to understand the depth and scope of this crisis and that it is not just in our
backyards but it has come into our homes. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There are many ways that girls are being targeted but one in
particular has come up more than once in the last two weeks. This method is one
that I feel we need to become more aware of because we never think it will
happen to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main methods these
criminals use to bring girls into human trafficking is: by force, fraud or
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This has many faces but what we have seen lately is that
girls are being targeted who come from a religious background. The traffickers
lure them to a party, or becoming a doting boyfriend, psychologically play on
their beliefs, tricking them or coercing them into having sex, then videotaping
their actions and then using that video tape against them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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One scenario (based on a true story) is of a girl who came
from a Christian home, she had a boyfriend, who she liked a lot and he
convinced her to have sex with him but she did not know he had friends in the
closet video taping them. They showed her the tape, threatened to show it to her
parents and demanded she come back the next day. Because of the deep shame, she
came back the next night. When she came back, they gang raped her and video
taped her again. They continued to threaten her using her belief and her
culture against her. So she came back again and it was then - they put her to
work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What is even more tragic, her church and family did not
understand the psychological warfare that was used against her and they did not
understand how she got herself into this type of situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This draws the girl into a spiraling pit of worthlessness
that she ends up going back into the lifestyle. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a 32 billion dollar a year industry and new girls
are added to websites daily so that they can be purchased. The demand is so
great that these pimps have to use force, fraud and coercion to keep up with
the supply needed. Where does this overwhelming demand come from? Sexual
immorality has consumed our nation, crept into our churches and it is now
consuming our kids. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We need to make the church aware, we need to educate parents
and we need to talk to our kids. We need to let them know what the enemies’
tactics are; we need to make them aware how the enemy is lurking to steal our
children. We can’t turn a blind eye anymore, these girls and their families
need a hero now. God wants to be their hero and He is sending us in. If you
want to host an awareness seminar, someone from Run 2 Rescue will come in and
talk with your church, your youth group, school group or parents. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just contact us at <a href="http://www.run2rescue.com/contact.html">http://www.run2rescue.com/contact.html</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Lord gave me this scripture in Isaiah 62:1 Because I
love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I
cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness
shines like the dawn, and her salvation blazes like a burning torch. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the Lord will display His glory, the splendor of our God. With this news, strengthen those who have tired hands, and encourage those who have weak knees. Say to those with fearful hearts, be strong and do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to save you! Isaiah 35:1-4</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">This passage sums up this last year for my husband and I! We entered into a wilderness but in it there has been a rejoicing and blossoming in our lives! We have watched the Lord display His glory but not before He allowed the desert heat to scorch our resolve and our parched tongues cling to our mouth thirsting for Him. All of us, in some ways, fear these hard and difficult places, we have been judged while in these places, and certainly we have been stripped in these places and everything we think we are… Changes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">These last two years the Lord has fundamentally changed who we are. How we view the Lord has changed, How we pray has changed, How we read the Bible has changed, how we view the church has changed. That’s what the wilderness does… it changes you. God called us to step out in faith and we did! He beckoned us, called us, drew us deep into His wilderness because He knew we would come and we did! There He personally, craftily started molding us and shaping us. Every time we would look at the world, He shifted our gaze back to Him. Every time we wanted to pick something up to fix it, he firmly grasped our hand and set our gaze back to Him. Every time we saw the depravity in the church and wanted to speak, He silenced us with His words and fixed our gaze back to Him. Then a move of His Spirit came into our lives unlike we have ever seen, nor could I ever be able to put it into mere human words. I understood and caught of glimpse the whole trinity, the full and complete godhead of God. The mere power of the three in One, our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit! He displayed His glory, His splendor! He had this message for me… “<strong><em>Strengthen those who have tired hands, encourage those who have weak knees. Say to those with fearful hearts, be strong do not fear, for your God is coming to destroy your enemies. He is coming to SAVE YOU!”</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">God had an intricate purpose for this wilderness and it is in the wilderness where His vision for me unfolds.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">A year ago the Lord spoke to my husband and I through multiple scriptures that we were to move to Corona, Ca. I nor my husband would ever chose to move here and we knew what it would personally cost if we did. So we put it off for a year. Well God who was so patient with us, used that year to bring us to our knees in deep intercession. His words began to unfold in our lives and it was more than clear that He was asking us to obey and move. The series of events that got us here were more than miraculous. We were overwhelmed by the greatness of His Spirit in our lives. We knew it was Him beckoning us, even though we did not know what that road looked like, it was unfamiliar ground but we knew we heard and we went.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">We were determined to glorify the Lord in our lives and the Lord tested that by taking us through a time where profound faith was required. Faith to believe we heard from the Lord, faith to believe He was going to provide, faith to believe His presence remained when the sand storms came full force and we could not move. God was ever faithful because it was God who was doing the work. There were times when my faith was weak and I cried out to the Lord for rescue and sometimes it felt like He did not hear me. Little did I know what God was preparing me for. He was preparing me to know the depths of His heart and He was getting ready to share it with me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">This last January I went to a conference on Human Trafficking. I went not for me but to talk to someone there about a situation that happened in Kenya and was getting information for my best friend. But what I came away with was the staggering and startling problem of Human Trafficking that we have here in the Inland Empire (This is now where I live). Human Trafficking is the fastest growing crime in California. The average age of a girl sold into prostitution is 13. Local gang members redesigned their business from selling guns and drugs to selling people because people you can sell over and over, increasing their profits. They will often times brand these girls, through tattoos, to claim ownership over them. 85% of those who are in prostitution/ commercial sex industry are being trafficked. the average life span of a prostitute is 7 years that means if a 13 year old is trafficked then she/ he will be dead by the time they are 20. We have 2.8 million runaways in America and within 48 hours 1 out of three will be taken into the commercial sex industry. That means right now we have almost 1 million kids who are in a life style so horrific and so dark my mind cannot even wrap around it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">I felt the Spirit…I knew His tug… I felt that touch when the sandstorm hit it was a small but gentle touch but it refocused me and I knew God was there… I knew then I MUST do something! God was going to ask me to do something.</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die; save them as they stagger to their death. Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know” For God understands all hearts, and He sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He will repay all people, as their actions deserve. Proverbs 24:11-12</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">So I started praying! My husband started praying with me! Then the Lord did something amazing, He brought my sister back into my life, who had just accepted Christ and is now on fire for the Lord. Little did I know she is working as a DDA in Riverside County and since we started praying together she was moved into the unit that prosecutes those who victimize these girls. Immediately, the Lord started giving me scriptures about His decrees. Which meant, His prescribed task or civil enactments. The Lord started speaking to me about His ordinances, which means His justice, sentence cause/case. The scriptures kept coming.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">I started looking into how we can change laws that would make it harder on Johns and Pimps to continue enslaving other people. I knew the Lord was starting to speak and He was slowly revealing to me what His heart was. BUT that was the beginning of what the Lord wanted to reveal. He wanted me to go deeper… deeper in prayer… deeper in His word because He had a deeper vision.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">I was determined to hear the Lord, I dove deeper in scripture; it wasn’t just reading on the surface I wanted to know what every word meant. I questioned God about everything I asked Him for His meanings and clarity. God was more than willing to show me His heart!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">He gave me a scripture that I wrote in my journal intending on sharing it with someone else. It was <strong><em>Hosea 2:4 I will win her back again and I will lead her to the desert to speak tenderly to her. </em></strong>One night my husband and I were watching a video on Human Trafficking and at the end my husband said “its almost as if you need to remove them far away so they can heal.” The next morning the Lord woke me up early, took me downstairs and their on the couch was my journal open to the verse I wrote down, Hosea 2:4. The next 12 hours he unfolded His heart to me. I still am blown away at the detail of His vision and His heart. The Lord showed me a home a place these girls can come to hear and see the beauty of the Lord. He wanted to win these girls back; He wanted them to know His tenderness. Then the Lord brought to my remembrance the cry of my heart last year when I asked the Lord to rescue me and I thought He didn’t hear. The Lord affectionately showed me that each girl, each boy, has cried out once for God to rescue them… <strong>but nobody came</strong>. So they stopped praying. They stopped hoping to be rescued. God expressed to me right then that He needed me to understand what it feels to cry out and have nobody come to rescue you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">The floodgate broke, my heart was overwhelmed, my suffering was nothing in comparison to the hope that was stripped away from them. For a moment I could see the Holiness of the Lord in all His Glory seated between the Mighty Cherubim as He came to me and was asking who can I send? I was undone at that moment. I confessed my selfishness; I confessed that it took me so long to find out about His heart, I confessed that my insecurities became my excuse for taking the easier road. Then I begged the Lord to please send me! And He said YES! GO!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">The whole day was full of Him unfolding this vision. <strong><em>Hosea 2:15 I will return her vineyards to her and transform the Valley of Trouble into a Gateway of Hope</em></strong>. The Lord showed me that He wanted a ranch for these girls where the gate that they enter will actually say “Gateway of Hope”. When they drive up to the house on either side will be beauty. The home will be beautiful. Their rooms will be beautiful. The Lord wants to show them they are valued. There will be gardens and horses. This will be their home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Yet it’s more than a home! This is not something that is going to be easy and this is a commitment for life with these girls. The home is just the first step. Yes it will be beautiful but the deep work that needs to happen in their hearts only Christ can do. They need a family, they need to know they are loved even when they are grieving, angry, discouraged or condemned.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Just like the verse above the <strong><em>Lord is coming! He is coming to save you! Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear and they will be filled with joy and gladness. </em></strong>That is the beautiful work of the Lord! These girls we will will be the Lords crown of glory! <strong><em></em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">There is so much more to this vision; I have only begun to touch the surface. How can I share with you in one blog the hours of what God revealed. The vision will be in three parts:</span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">We will REACH – identify the victims and change the laws that would protect them.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">We will RESCUE - give them a place they can dwell in, a beautiful place where God dwells, a place they call home. (We already have overwhelming favor with those who decide where these girls go yet we need a place soon.)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">We will RESTORE – God wants to give them a life of victory so as adults they can see their dreams come true. They will need mentors to help through life, they need a family.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">We also need to reach the boys. And it would take much longer than I have here to unfold it all. But I realize this is something I cannot do on my own. The Lord also gave me this scripture:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;"><strong><em>Isaiah 13:1-3 Raise the signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon. Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty. I, the Lord have dedicated these soldiers for this task. Yes I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, and they will rejoice when I am exalted. </em></strong>The Lord needs an army for this. We need people who will pray! We need people who are called to put their hands to the plow. We need people who can give financially to get these homes established. There are some of you out there who may be called to help. Is the Lord speaking to you today? Just the other day I told the Lord I am not worthy to do this. I can’t I am the last person He should ask. But once again the Lord was so great and He told me:<strong><em></em></strong></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">Isaiah 28:25-29 Listen to me; listen, and pay close attention. Does a farmer always plow and never sow? Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting? … The farmer knows just what to do, for God has given him understanding... The Lord of heavens armies is a wonderful teacher, and He gives the farmer great wisdom.</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">HE IS GOING TO DO IT! This is His work. His heart beats to save these kids! The name of this organization will be called<b> Run 2 Rescue</b>:</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a Savior who will rescue them. Isaiah 19:20</span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">You can also go to Run2rescue.com for more information and keep updated as the vision starts unfolding. We are praying for at least 10-20 acres of land to build on. So please commit to pray for us, as we are getting word of kids already who need a safe place to go.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">If you want to be part of the prayer team or be trained to be a house parent, mentor or case worker email me at <a data-mce-href="mailto:Shannon@run2rescue.com" href="mailto:Shannon@run2rescue.com">Shannon@run2rescue.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">If you would like to donate to Run 2 Rescue to help us get established you can click on this link to donate <a data-mce-href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" href="http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html" target="_blank" title="Donate to Run2Rescue">http://www.run2rescue.com/donate.html</a> We are in the process of getting are 501c3 tax exempt status. So currently any donations made to Run 2 Rescue will not be tax deductible but will be available soon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #444444; color: white;">I want to encourage you the Lord’s heart aches for those who are suffering. If we are willing He wants to share His heart with us. I want to encourage you to not read on the surface of scriptures but go deeper there is so much more that He has for you. This season in your life, though difficult, may be the most rewarding as you allow the Lord to take you to the cross. This place of death will give you a deeper understanding of what makes His heartbeat. You will find with the suffering you go through that true fellowship with the Lord happens. Then at some point, you will look back and realize that everything has changed… you have CHANGED!</span></div>
</div>Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444742614214095930noreply@blogger.com1