“God, please set up divine appointments for us tonight! Help
us to represent you with excellence in this dark place. We want
to radiate your love and compassion to these broken women.
Lead us to people who are seeking you. Thank you for allowing
us the awesome privilege of being your messengers.”
Four women met to pray fervently before going into a strip club in Kokomo, Indiana,
recently. They are part of the Light in Darkness ministry team that has been faithfully
going in once a week to do outreach with the dancers who work inside. Some of the
women who work in the club are trapped in the sex industry because of drug addiction
or the challenges of poverty, and some of them are trafficked. The trafficked women
have an owner who is coercing them to prostitute themselves through violence and
vicious threats.
Three women went in while one continued to do warfare prayer for the team in her
car in the parking lot. Entering, the team looked around in the smoky darkness of the
club and saw men of all ages, lounging with hard liquor in hand and lust on their faces.
Inwardly, they felt sadness and dismay to see 15 scantily dressed women working
in that degrading environment. Outwardly, the team put on bright smiles and began
to speak kindly to the women, offering greetings, hugs, and small gifts. One dancer
seemed eager to talk, so they sat with her at a table.
They chatted awhile, and then one of the team asked, “Is there anything we could
be praying for you about?” Without hesitation, she replied that all of her relationships
were a mess. The team listened as the young lady shared her relationship heartaches.
After listening and offering comfort and support, one team member said, “You
know, the most important relationship you can have is with Jesus.” The young woman
asked, “What does that mean? How would I begin a relationship with him?”
What a wonderful question! The team shared testimonies of how they began rela-
tionships with Christ and showed her some key verses in Scripture. “Would you like to
pray and begin a relationship with Jesus right now?” they asked. “Yes!” she replied sin-
cerely, and tears flowed down her cheeks as they led her through a prayer of salvation.
Now, the team will begin the happy task of discipleship and helping her grow in
her new relationship with Jesus. God answered prayer! He demonstrated that his light
can penetrate the darkest of places and break through the power and bondages of the
enemy. Drinking and carousing were happening all around, but in the midst of it all, a
new name was written in the Book of Life!
Light in Darkness, founded by OMS missionary Dr. Carolyn Knight in 2005, is one
of the 138 Billion.Global coalition partners. The ministry recruits and trains Christian
women to reach those who are trapped or trafficked in the sex industry and lead them
to freedom in Christ Jesus.
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