Prayer answered!

So I prayed for the Lord to show me if I was to continue to work to fight sex trafficking. The following day Human Trafficking was mentioned 3 times. 1 of those was indirect but the other two were others speaking to me directly. A week later I am on the phone with a friend and she recommends a book, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. Her recommendation was because of my past work with Rescue Her.

I even wondered which organization to support and realized that Rescue Her was what I knew and what I believed in. I believe God was telling me to continue.

Before I prayed, I just wondered and worried. Once I realized I had not asked the Father; therefore, I have not because I ask not. I knew this would not be a question that would be amiss; so, I asked believing he would answer. I chose not to worry but to believe. I was passionate before but my focus was on some personal issues for a time. I am passionate again. Praise God for He does want me to continue!

I have read articles of little girls that are unwanted even at birth. They are seen a a burden and not a blessing. My heart ached and cried that these precious girls are not wanted. India is one of these countries. India has a huge sex trafficking market.

After reading Reedeming Love, I feel I have more understanding to the mental torture that a sex trafficked girl or woman endures. The brainwashing, and believing that there is nothing else for them must be hell on earth. Oh but there is something else or shall I say someone! There is Christ!

I will do another half this May for Rescue Her. God willing. I will be praying for areas to take the word and to share what Rescue Her is doing. I already have 2 places that have given me the ok! I hope to raise money but my priority is to see God's Kingdom here on earth. Chains broken, lives changed, and Christ glorified! If it be that I just talk and pray then let it be. If we raise enough to save girls out of prostitution we will celebrate like crazy people!

My prayer:
Our Father who art in heaven
Hollowed by thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Lord I believe you here my prayers and the prayers of others.
Your people are crying out for justice and salvation.
Break the chains that bind. For the women and the men that use them.
Stop the oppression dear Lord.
Heal our land.
I love you dear Lord and I thank you that you are moving and using your people to do Kingdom work. That you will be seen through their actions and move mountains that only you can move.
Praise be to you dear Father! Maker of Heaven and of Earth!
In Jesus name
Amen.

Praying!

So, it has been awhile since my last post. Been doing some soul searching. Seems as if doors have closed for Rescue Her here. I will keep praying and see what the Lord leads. I believe he will guide me. I am currently envolved with a nursing home ministry but would like to still continue with Rescue Her.
Today I read an article about child trafficking that really stirred me up! I feel that maybe my Rescue Her mission will be to bring awareness and support each year through a half marathon. I am currently training for my next half. Things are going well so far.
I will keep you posted!
Julietta

No marathon this time :(

I have had to realize that I will not physically be able to do this half marathon in October. I am hoping to do the one in July. God willing.

I am still raising money for Rescue Her. I am hoping and praying for the Lord to open doors. Hopefully, there can be a consistant way to raise awareness and funds for Rescue Her here in town.

There is a cost, $127, to get the girls out of the brothels in India but then it is $150 per girl each month there after for their care.

I believe we can help!

God is good all the time, even when we are silly and try to sprint like a 15 year old! My bad but He is good!

Blessings,
Julietta

Update!

So I have been out of full on training for about a month. Doctor said to do less than a mile carefully with little impact on my foot. I was a crazy nut trying to sprint about a month ago and hurt my arch. Hopefully, with no running I can be up and running in a week or so.

Please pray for God's will in all of this. If I am not able to do this half I will just plan on the next. I most definitely do not want to hurt my foot more.

Good news is I have sold some coffee and hope to sell what I have on hand. I am still going to plan a Rescue Her night no matter what happens with the foot.

Running or no running I will still help the girls!

Blessings to all!

Julietta

The numbers are in...

I just found out Thursday how much is going to help in India and Cambodia. Before I reveal the number I want to let you know that this could not have been possible without your support and my Savior!

This is from the email from Josie, the founder of Rescue Her:

"The amount donated from all of that is..... drumroll please : ) ..... $405.85!!!! Wow! I am sending $256 to India (to save 2 girls) and 149.85 to Cambodia. All because of your hard work and dedication and the people that rallied around you to support you."

Oh my!!!! I was concerned about sending the money enough for 2 girls and then not having enough to send to cambodia. God is so good! There was enough for 2 girls plus the home in Cambodia! He truly knows the desires of my heart!

I am pumped and ready to do it again! Hopefully more than before but if it is the same or less it is something! How awesome it would be to save 2 more and send more to Cambodia! Cambodia is one of the worst countries for sex trafficking and there are lots of little girls in there red light district.

This is a quote from Josie's note on FB about the mission in India:

"There are over 40,000 women in the 2 square mile area on Mumbai’s Red Light District held in slavery! Can you imagine? These women are treated worse than dogs, a lot of them are locked up in cages. They are trapped, and unless we help them there is no way to escape. The shelter that helped Anita has a waiting list of girls and children wanting to escape from their owners. They can’t help them all because of not having the funds to support taking care of them. That just shouldn't be! There are people in place ready to help; we need to make sure they have the resources to get the job done. That is our job... that is what you and I can do!"

Here is Anita's story. She was rescued by the ministry in India Rescue Her supports. The ministry that we were able to send enough for 2 girls to be rescued!
http://www.jyrafilms.com/human-trafficking-anitas-testimony/

Sometimes I feel like 2 is not enough. But those 2 are so precious in God's eyes. That just means 2 less on the list or 2 more spaces available to put on the list.

It is a time to rejoice but also a time to "keep our hands to the plow" for there are still more out there needing help!

Blessings,
Julietta

Looking for info

Looking for info on how to detect human trafficking. So far I have found the Polaris Project and they seem to have loads of info especially for the U.S.. I have now added on the side bar links. There is a link for Rescue Her, Polaris Project, and Concerned Women of America's article, "Pornography and Human Trafficking. As I find more I will add them. Soon I hope to be changing up my pages.

My goal this half is to get info out in new areas and to find more info. I have friends who were not able to come for the Rescue Her Night. So I will have another. I plan on having a table out at the Northside Walmart. And maybe a table or event at some of the colleges.

I welcome ideas!

Julietta

Two weeks off and back on the training train!

Ok so my training was not supposed to stop but I practically did. I started eating bad, and I was hardly exercising. I noticed I let everything go.

My hip also started acting up. I think that my hip enjoys the exercise! Crazy hip. Right now I think that is the best thing ever. I feel that my motivation has gone out the window but an achey hip is motivation for me!

Today, I ate better and was not as hungry as when I was eating bad. I also jogged about 2 miles non stop and 1 walking. I was amazed at how strong I was! What had I been waiting for?

So, I ask myself:

Have I come this far to stop now?

How much does human trafficking mean to me?

How much does my health mean to me?

My answers:

No I will not stop now! I am the healthiest I have ever been and strongest. God has not given me healing so I can turn to Him and say, "oh well guess I will take it for granted again!"

Human trafficking means alot to me! It is unique when it comes to missions. I know there are others helping but what about the ones I am meant to help. What about the lady sitting in a room locked up with no hope of escape? (Man I am getting pumped!) What about the way people responded at walmart? It needs to be shouted from the hill tops, "It is not ok!"

My family has a healthy mama again. A mama that can go swimming with them, cook with them, help work around the house and have energy again!

There is something to be said about honesty: If too honest it can hurt others, if not honest at all it can hurt others and yourself, but honest about where we are in life is freeing!

I feel a freedom in being honest about how I feel. I feel as if I can go on and keep my hand to the plow! Not looking back but learning from my mistakes!

Watch out because here I come!

Julietta