A DESPERATE PLEA
Friday night’s outreach left me and 2 volunteers standing motionless with tears in our eyes in the middle of a strip club. In the midst of giving out hundreds of gift bags to precious women working in 10 clubs, we came across one woman who moved us deeply. When she first saw us, she thanked us for her gift saying that “we always give great gifts”. She has been in the business for 12 years and we have been visiting her club for the past 6.
“Whether you know it or not, you’ve changed my life” she continued. She explained that because of us, she has come to realize her strength and that she is “good”. She went on to say “I know who you are. And I believe what you believe. I pray to God every night.”
The interaction was all hugs and smiles until her tone suddenly changed and she looked at us desperately. “Pray for me” she whispered. “Pray for me. Please pray for me. I’m lost. I’m so lost. I’m gone. Please, please pray for me.”
Through tears, she repeated her plea again and again, each time with more intensity. Of course we prayed for her and have been since. But the urgency of her appeal stayed with us for the rest of the night. We hope that she will contact us, but until that point, may God touch her heart and life with His loving, transforming hand.
UPDATE ON ROBERTA
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we were able to bring a donation of $500 and a basket of gifts for Roberta and her daughters to the hospital where she is being treated for her burns. We were not able to visit her personally, but left a message for the family that our team is here to support them in whatever way we can. A nurse told us that Roberta is still in critical condition and is heavily sedated as her body fights to heal. She still needs our prayers.
700 CLUB
For those of you who were not able to catch the 700 Club episode today featuring my story and the work of Treasures, here is a link where you can watch it now.
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
Love,
Harmony and The Treasures Team
www.iamatreasure.com
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunlight in a shady place...
Outreach Update January 2009
On Friday night we headed out to 12 strip clubs in the Nation’s porn capitol, the San Fernando Valley. We arrived to find that 3 of the clubs were closed down.
While clubs are closing, others are still opening. At one newer club we met the manager who threw his arms around me and said that the club had been having a very challenging night and really needed our visit. He said that we were a “breath of fresh air” and the “Yang to their Yin”.
In the Chinese culture, the relationship between “Yin and Yang” often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and in the valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place') is the brightly lit portion. In essence, the club manager called us sunlight in the San Fernando Valley!!!
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
Love, Harmony
PS. Just a reminder that up to 4% of your grocery purchases at Ralphs can go to support Treasures when you enroll in the community partnership program. If you enrolled in the past, you must RE-ENROLL your new Ralph’s Reward Card.
Here’s how:
On Friday night we headed out to 12 strip clubs in the Nation’s porn capitol, the San Fernando Valley. We arrived to find that 3 of the clubs were closed down.
While clubs are closing, others are still opening. At one newer club we met the manager who threw his arms around me and said that the club had been having a very challenging night and really needed our visit. He said that we were a “breath of fresh air” and the “Yang to their Yin”.
In the Chinese culture, the relationship between “Yin and Yang” often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and in the valley. Yin (literally the 'shady place') is the dark area occluded by the mountain's bulk, while yang (literally the 'sunny place') is the brightly lit portion. In essence, the club manager called us sunlight in the San Fernando Valley!!!
Thank you all for your prayers and support!
Love, Harmony
PS. Just a reminder that up to 4% of your grocery purchases at Ralphs can go to support Treasures when you enroll in the community partnership program. If you enrolled in the past, you must RE-ENROLL your new Ralph’s Reward Card.
Here’s how:
- - Make sure you are signed up for the NEW Rewards Card
- -Create an account online
- -Once you’ve created an account, sign in and click on Community Contribution Program
- -Then enter your card # and choose Treasures out of Darkness for your organization to link it to your card
- -(Our NPO # is 84628). For questions call 800-660-9003
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