We did it! Our first strip club and first street outreach were incredible successes.

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As we prepared to expand our Outreach Initiative, the Lord reminded me of Hagar's story in Genesis.

Hagar was a slave of Abram and Sarai (later known as Abraham and Sarah), forced to be impregnated by Abram due to Sarai's impatience in waiting on God's promise of having a child in her old age.

After fleeing Sarai's cruelty and bitterness, Hagar met the Angel of the Lord in the woods. During the encounter, Hagar names God for the first time in the Bible:

El Roi - "The God who Sees Me".

Every single survivor we meet has a Hagar story. All were forced to be sexually exploited at someone else's demand for someone else's benefit, often from a very young age.

God sees each and every one of them.

That is what we hope to share with the women we continue to encounter at the clubs and on the street: We see you, but more importantly, God sees you, and He loves you deeply - while offering safe relationships, prayer, and resources when they are ready for their next chapter.

Join us in prayer for all the Hagars we've met and those we haven't yet met. We know that God sees them all.

Consistent investment in our work makes this newest God Adventure possible; please join us by giving today. We're excited to see where He leads us next!

• Lorna, Director of Development & Marketing