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Conversation With a Broken Man Apr 29
Last night started out pretty slow. It was a busy night, crowded streets full of cars and vendors. The music was booming and the men showed little to no interest in what we had to say. Finally we were able to get this particular mans attention. We asked him where he was from and in a very sarcastic manner he told us he was from some region that meant nothing to me. Finally we got it out of him that he was from the UK. He started the survey and honestly it was a bit of a shock to discover what he believed about prostitution and the women who were in the area. He was very open and honest, not shy in the least about his intentions for that night and his past experiences in the area. It was at that moment as he began to relate to us his encounters with these women, I had a choice.
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God Is Bigger Apr 25
The first night working with MST was difficult for me. While in the prayer center, a combination of exhaustion and general grayness came over me, and I started to feel a bit like one of the walls holding the room together. Thankfully, God helped me to become aware of this and helped me to remind myself of the situation outside the doors, and of how desperate the men with whom we were about to speak were for genuine love and compassion; a priceless, lasting companionship that is freely offered only because of Jesus.
Once the group I was in stepped out, I found myself baffled by the reality of the environment.
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