Outreach 9/24/10

Thanks Cynthia for writing about this weekend's outreach! *copying and pasting*


I just got home and although it is late, I wanted to write down a few thoughts from tonight's outreach while they were still fresh in my mind. The night started out slow and we were driving down the track wondering where the girls were until we saw the first one of the evening. Julia and I went to meet her - her name is W**** and she was a sweet girl who was genuinely pleased to talk to us. She told us she'd been doing this "all her life" and that she was concerned about her health since she had high blood pressure and was a drug addict. She said she was tired of this lifestyle and was open to us praying for her later (she didn't seem comfortable with us praying in her presence). My heart broke for her and Julia and I prayed for her as we walked away. Meanwhile Jen and Daryl were talking with another girl across the street.

The next couple of girls we met were S**** and M**** both of which were open to talking to us as well. We had seen S**** before and she remembered us. She sounded surprised when I told her she could call the number on the matchbook we had given her if she was ready to leave the game - she acted as though she might actually call - I pray that she does. She also stated that every time she's in a funk, we show up...coincidence? I think not! M**** asked for prayer for deliverance and salvation and admitted she was addicted to drugs too.

We came across a few others - some who would simply take the gift bag but not really talk to us and some who refused all together. Later we saw K***** on the same corner we've seen her before - when Daryl suggested she call the number on the matchbook she simply stated she wasn't ready yet (said she had a bunch of the matchbooks already lol). All in God's timing...

Lastly we met with P**, another girl we had seen before. She's an older lady and remembers Julia from a while back. She claimed to know Jesus and stated he was the reason for her standing there. At first I thought she meant he was the reason she was standing on the corner but then realized she meant it literally - that he was the only reason she was still standing period! She let know that tomorrow was her birthday and let us pray for her on that corner tonight.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.” - Luke 4:18-19