Today I wanted to share with you a very special prayer assignment that I came across this morning as I was going through all of my email. All last week I was on vacation in Washington DC and I have to tell you that it is great to be back...but now we have to catch up.
Concerned Women for America is spearheading a very special prayer effort on behalf of those victims of sex trafficking and I want you to know about it. The reason we're bringing it up on this persecution blog is because these women and children and sometimes men, are the victims of religious persecutors throughout the world. This is a HUGE issue and it's a wonderful thing that people are finally waking up to the tragedy of this.
The following is from the Concerned Women for America website.
The first International Day of Prayer for Sex Trafficking Victims is September 29-October 1. Dr Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow of the Beverly LaHaye Institute has more on this important time of prayer, and how you and your church can participate. Click here to listen.
HOW YOU CAN HELP IN THE WAR AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKING
Let’s unleash the most powerful fighter, defender of the oppressed, champion of good and enemy of evil. Pray to God daily for the abolition of modern-day slavery.
Pray for the victims. Pray that they will have a hedge of protection around them, one less client to service that hour or day, be spared a beating or a rape, feel God’s love and presence and experience hope that their rescue is imminent, and they will be freed and their lives restored, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Pray for President Bush, the senators and representatives, and for nongovernmental organizations working to abolish slavery. Pray that they will continue to fight the good fight, have the resources to continue the fight, be successful in their efforts and in getting their message out to every person in every nation and will influence governments to do what is right and to punish traffickers, pimps and johns.
Pray for the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons’ office. Pray that the staff will be encouraged to continue their hard work compiling information about trafficking problems and efforts to eradicate it in nations around the globe. Pray also that their efforts to hold these nations accountable will bear fruit.
Pray for those who use slaves, be it sexual or labor. Pray that they will be caught and convicted of their crime, acknowledge their sin, repent and turn their desires from evil and toward good. That instead of benefiting from the enslavement of another human being, they would rescue and restore the enslaved.
Pray for the pimps and the traffickers. Pray that they will be convicted of their crimes, punished and held accountable, be convicted in their heart and soul of their sin, and repent, use their knowledge of the trafficking trade to expose and destroy it and they would use their ill-gotten gain to make restitution to the enslaved.
Pray for the partners working with Dr. Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow of the Beverly LaHaye Institute, on Concerned Women for America’s Crossing the Bridge Project in Mexico. There are five non governmental organizations working in Mexico to raise awareness about this issue, influence legislation and build a shelter to help 12 rescued girls. This project is made possible by grant number S-INLEC-05- GR-0003 from the U.S. State Department.
For Prayer Weekend resources go to: www.salvationarmyusa.org/trafficking.
You can also visit here and download a pdf document and distribute this to your church. Please join me today and make this a priority in your prayer life. These precious victims of such abuse need each and every one of our prayers.
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