Hi Rob and Laura,
I hope you are doing great! I wanted to write you a note to update you on all of the exciting developments with A21.
A few weeks ago we held a prayer meeting and decided to specifically pray that we would start seeing clients feeling guilty and helping get girls out of slavery. I am excited to tell you that just last Monday our prayers were answered! A girl broke down in tears with the client and told him how she was trafficked. The client then felt convicted, and instead of "abusing her", he took her to the police station! The police immediately called us, and now this beautiful young woman is safely in our shelter. This is such a testimony of the power of prayer!
We are now the first agency the police call when they have a girl or are planning a raid. In fact, the police just told one of our staff, “You have no idea how much courage you are giving to us with what you are doing.†We have seen a miracle taking place in the police force in Greece as they are increasingly more proactive! I believe that this unprecedented favour and cooperation is also a direct result of your prayers and God’s faithfulness! Please don’t stop praying!
I also wanted to let you know that we welcomed one of our youngest guests to the shelter two weeks ago. A 5-year-old little girl named Kayla*, and she has the biggest brown eyes you’ve ever seen! Kayla and her mother came to Greece after her mother was tricked into accepting what she thought would be a waitressing job. To her horror, she found herself a victim of sex trafficking – and her little girl was caught up in the nightmare with her. Thankfully the police were able to intercept, and called us as soon as Kayla and her mother were rescued. The most recent photo I saw of Kayla was one of her poking her tongue out at the camera. I love how she has come alive since being at the shelter, and that her spunky spirit has returned.
Police recently discovered 16 NEWBORN BABIES being smuggled into Greece and sold for as much as 40,000 euro each. Two of the traffickers involved in this case were LAWYERS – people meant to be upholding justice. Stories like this sicken me, and only highlight the great need for us to continue our fight against injustice!
Thank you so much for your prayers and support. It is making a GREAT difference, and together, we are making significant progress in the fight against human trafficking.
Love,
Chris xxx
*For the protection of victims of human trafficking in the care of THE A21 CAMPAIGN, all names and details pertaining to specific cases are always changed.