Diane, Nelci, Lacey and Leah
Last Saturday our Reach Global female missionaries here in Rio were blessed to hear the testimony of Nelci, a wonderful sister-in-Christ from Caju who came out of a life of prostitution in a prostitution zone here in Rio called Vila Mimosa.
We have begun to work together with Exodus Cry in the area of human trafficking and have spent a lot of time praying for God to raise up Brazilians to lead this massive project in preparation for the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016.
Nelci is a huge answer to prayer because she came out of the darkness of prostitution and she has passion to help other women and children leave this type of modern day slavery.
Nelci was first sexually abused at the age of 6 by a man who worked for her father. She was then sexually abused by family members. After the sexual abuse she suffered, it was not so difficult for her to move into prostitution when she was older in order to financially support her two young sons---she felt she had no other choice. To paraphrase one line from the film, "Nefarious", "We (the pimps) have to thank the fathers and family members who abused these girls because it prepares them for their lives in prostitution".
Nelci has invited us to return to Vila Mimosa soon to meet some of the prostitutes she once worked with and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pray for us as we strive to set the captives free...but especially pray for those being held captive!
We cannot fight this battle alone! We need you!!!
Diane and Jeff
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