We began to work on how we could serve this club selflessly in this crazy time. We contacted the managers and the employees that we had contact info for and began to get the ball rolling on loving these women in this time of need. Tonight we had opportunity to love unconditionally in a very special way.
On Tuesday, I awoke to the news that one of our clubs was burning. We immediately went into action - getting people praying for the safety of all involved, for provision for those who will be out of work, for staff, employees, managers, owners...for everyone involved to just be wrapped in God's love in this horrific moment, when everything that they know came crashing to the ground. Imagine coming to work and realizing that there was no work. There would be no money, no food, no rent, no car payment, nothing. And to top that off...there will also be no unemployment benefits because most who are affected by this circumstance are exactly in that boat. Your world would be crushed and you would panic, especially when you have children. We began to work on how we could serve this club selflessly in this crazy time. We contacted the managers and the employees that we had contact info for and began to get the ball rolling on loving these women in this time of need. Tonight we had opportunity to love unconditionally in a very special way. We are always blown away by the ways God allows us to serve women in the sex industry! It is such an honor and privilege to know these precious women. Tonight we delivered a couple weeks of groceries to a woman who is out of work because of this week's fire at Platinum Showgirls! It was amazing to see the children smile and run to help unload. Neighbors joined in as well. The kids came running out of the house after taking the groceries in, each having claimed their own box of cereal for themselves, yelling "Thank You! Thank You!" And "H" gave many hugs and thank yous. She has kept the cards from our visits to the club in her purse for encouragement. She pulls them out and reads the prayers on them. She is a treasure! And we pray only blessings over her life and the life of her family! It was such a blessing to us to be able to meet her, her family and her neighbors tonight! We can't help but think that even if only for the next couple of days, this family won't have to worry how they are going to put food on the table. The children can go to bed knowing that all is not lost, there is hope...
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so tight and pointed to the end. Soft monochrome verdancy, dreaming of what could be. Uncurling, unfurling – tentative vulnerability. Passionate hue; speckled and spotted. Gorgeous even when bruised. Fragrant freedom! Completely opened for anyone to see smell touch hear the sound of silence, knowing beauty is in simply being and becoming what you already were inside… Vibrant. Delicate. Captivating. A dear friend and supporter of The Free2BMe Project wrote this poem, Amanda Moore. She is a gift writer, whose many poems some how transcend boundaries and speak to the heart of not only every woman but I'd say men too! I thought we would share this one with you. I've been meaning to get over to Lifeway for quite some time to ask them to partner with The Free2BMe Project. My vision for this was that they would sell $5 Bibles in the store to customers who would purchase them with the intention of donating them to F2BM. We would use them for our Bible study, for when women ask for a Bible, etc. My plan was to ask them for 100 Bibles. Anyways, I haven't made it. I called Lifeway corporate and they said that for that small amount I would have to work something out with the store. So today, I finally went to inquire about this partnership. I went in and spoke with one of the employees, a great guy that I know well. He informed me that I was misinformed that it doesn't work like Lifeway corporate told me. The manager wasn't there. He was on break. But the other guy said, "you can check back but I've never seen us do that. It's always a corporate thing." Well, I wasn't going to come back, but needed to burn some more time, so I went back. I found the manager, told him what that I was wondering if they would consider selling $5 Bibles for Free2BMe, explained it all to him. He said "Sharon, I got them. There sitting here. 100 of them. I haven't been able to find anyone else to take them. I've been calling everywhere and no one wants them. There yours. I'll go get them." As he was loading them into my car he said, "God had these waiting just for you! I'm glad you came to get them!"
The cool thing is that each of them has a special handwritten message on the inside cover telling the recipients how much of a treasure they are! The people who purchased them for special women wrote messages of love on them! I was in tears! God is so good! Those Bibles had been waiting there for Free2BMe for months! I just had to listen to God and go ask for them!!! |
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