“Pray without ceasing” is what we are told in 1 Thessalonians 5 : 17. Just because our GB International World Day of Prayer is over, that is no reason for us to stop praying. There are so many opportunities for us to use the Prayer Wave booklet and to continue to keep our worldwide GB family in our prayers along after the 10th June 2013.
Have you joined the Girls’ Brigade Prayer Wave on Facebook? Remember you can share stories of answered prayer on there at any time.
Please continue to pray for:
- The Gathering 2013, in Cape Town, South Africa from the 7 – 14 December 2013.
- International Conference of Girls’ Brigade (ICGB), Perth, Australia 9-16 July 2014.
- For God’s faithfulness, for all that He has already done through GB, and pray that He continues to bless and direct our paths.
- Using this prayer resource, continue to pray for specific prayer requests in each Fellowship.
- The “ Plan Organisation” works to provide girls with an opportunity to shape their own lives. Their campaign aims to remove the barriers that prevent girls from getting a quality education. With an education, a girl can transform her world and the world around her. They want to ensure that girls have choices – about school, careers and who and when they marry etc.
Other ideas:
- Have an international night focusing on a country in one of the Fellowships. Dress up, sing songs, learn a dance, hear about the country’s customs and culture. Have a time of prayer focusing on the prayer requests in the resource, and conclude the evening in the sharing of food relevant to that country.
- Create prayer stations around the Church on a company night using the ideas in the resource. Maybe you could invite Church members to join in also and spread the word about the GB International family.
- Create a prayer calendar where weekly you pray for the work of Plan or for GB work in specific countries or Fellowships.
SPLASH ONLINE
Justice ACTS Statistics:
- There are 27 million victims of modern day slavery.
- Two to four million people are victims of trafficking at any given time.
- There are 1.2 million children trafficked every year, with most victims being girls between 5-15 years of age (UNICEF)
- Trafficking in persons is a global business that makes US$7-10 billion each year.
- Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the world.
- There are 12.3 million adults and children in forced labour, bonded labour, and forced prostitution around the world.
- The prevalence of trafficking victims in the world is 1.8 : 1000 people. In Asia and Pacific region that figure is 3 : 1000.
The power of Prayer:
Justice ACTS Prayer Initiative – a touching story:
Acknowledgement: http://www.justiceacts.org/initiatives/justicedoll
The Story of the Justice Doll…
It all began in 2007, when I watched a video called ‘To You with Love.’ This was a story of three women, bravely exposing their HIV+ status and the effects it had on them as individuals, on their families and communities.
The youngest woman, Nomonde , a twenty-six year-old, griped my heart. She spoke of her life of poverty, shame, hopelessness and wanting to literally die. I was moved with compassion knowing the facts about living well with HIV. I saw strength, courage, and above all a life God valued. I also, just “happened” to be headed to South Africa to minister in the exact township Nomonde lived in, Masiphumelele. Of course, I knew this was no coincidence; this was my personal mandate from the Lord to find Nomonde.
My journey began as I made contact with Media Village, who helped me locate Nomande living in a dilapidated shack. Although, there was great joy in finding her, my joy soon turned into sorrow. Within two weeks, Nomande was forced out of her shack, unable to pay the rent. She was truly without shelter, food, family, and was very sick, not having the ARV medication necessary for living with HIV. Nomonde was hopelessness and without a friend to turn to.
We began to pray for God to open doors. Quickly, Nomande found temporary housing, which led us to a small 10x10 area where she could put a shack. In two weeks we raised the money to build her a shack. Her daughter, seven, was reunited with her and all the glory was given to the Lord, Jesus Christ. This was the beginning of a friendship that would continue. God had greater plans than we knew or understood.
Nomonde began to sew and earn a little extra money, but not enough to meet her basic needs. Yet, she had a strong will and believed God would provide for her. During this time Justice ACTs was just in its beginnings. During prayer, I received a vision of a beaded doll representing and bringing awareness to Human Trafficking. Although the doll seemed a simple project, it became increasingly hard. Trying to find materials, quality workmanship, and trust worthy workers in South Africa seemed impossible.
Then, the Lord gave me a strategy. The Justice doll would become a job creation program for woman with HIV+ in the township. Nomonde would become the master craftsman for the Justice doll. It was God. It was perfect. She had a love for design and fabrics, was trust worthy, and wanted to provide the basic needs of her family.
Nomonde has been making the Justice doll for one year, and even has brought on two other women to work with her. The Justice Doll is a simple, but powerful tool that reflects the heart of God for Human Trafficking and gives hope to the hopeless living with HIV. Thousands of dolls have been sold across the globe. A simple prayer time and simple project in the hands of God can became more than I could have asked or imagined.
The tag on The Justice Doll reminds us Human Trafficking is modern day slavery. It’s not just statistics but someone’s wife, daughter, sister or mother. Together we can set Justice Free.
The tag on The Justice Doll reminds us Human Trafficking is modern day slavery. It’s not just statistics but someone’s wife, daughter, sister or mother. Together we can set Justice Free.
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