Day 12: S_xual* Slavery

First, I want to apologize for not posting this sooner in the day!  But I guess it's never too late to pray. :)

Today we are going to pray specifically for those in s_xual slavery.  To learn more about the girls in s_xual slavery, you can go to the "Learn More" page (about 2/3 of the way down the page). 

• Pray for the victims to realize that they are being lied to and that they are indeed enslaved.  Sometimes they have been so brainwashed, that they think their pimp/owner really loves them and this is just what they have to do for now.
• Pray for victims to be able to escape - specifically pray that they would be able to find trustworthy police officers, would-be 'buyers', and others in the community who would be able and willing to help them.
• Pray for more safe-houses for the victims to be able to turn to.  Often, especially in the US, there is no safe place that can really work with those who have escaped from slavery, so the best a compassionate police officer can do is arrest the girl so that at least she is safe for a few weeks while in prison.  (See "Renting Lacy: A Story of America's Prostituted Children" for an example.)
• Pray for a night of peace and safety for these girls and women.
• Pray that the men who are causing the demand for these girls to realize that not every girl or woman is a willing s_xual partner...even if she may seem to enjoy it, she is most likely doing that in order to escape the punishment that would come if there were any complaints.  Pray that the demand would end.
• Pray for the men and boys who are being abused in this way as well.  Too often we only focus on the girls, but there are boys who are being s_xually abused as well.
• Pray for these victims to find hope and peace - even in the midst of the horror that they live - in Jesus Christ.  While physical freedom is extremely important (otherwise I would not be keeping up this blog!), spiritual freedom in Christ is even more important.  For without the hope and peace that come through Jesus Christ, the survivors of slavery - even though physically free - will not be completely free.

* Note: the reason I do not spell out "s_x" or other similar words is simply to insure that my website won't be blocked by any web filters designed to filter out s_xually explicit material, because I believe this is an important message that everyone needs to hear.