Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday we did 12 hour prayer for a ministry called the MST Project. MST stands for Male Sex Tourist or Men involved with the Sex Trade. This is the ministry that we are working with here in Bangkok and it was amazing to start our ministry immersed in prayer. Each team member prayed 6 hours a day. It really was a wonderful time spent with the Lord to begin to get his heart for these men and this ministry. If you would like to know more about the mst project go to:
http://www.mstproject.com/Vision.html
This wasn’t the ministry we all were originally planning to work with but, it became evident to our leadership that this was the ministry we were supposed to work with. To be completely honest I was pretty upset when I found out, I wanted to work with the women, they were the ones hurting and trapped not the men, they were just the creepers who keep these girls bound. That is what I thought, but it’s not true, these men are just as hurt and broken as the girls. Plus without the men there is no sex trade. These men are from all over the world and represent broken families and broken lives. Most of them are 35+ and are from Europe and the USA. There are 3 main red light districts in Bangkok and the MST Project works in all 3 but their main focus is Nana Plaza. That is where we have gone. There is a Christian tailor who has a shop right in the area of Nana Plaza, He opens his shop up at night for us to come pray and intercede before going out and while groups are out talking to the men. When we go out we go in groups of 3 with a clipboard and survey sheets. The survey is both a tool to get into conversations with the men as well as to give us a better understanding of who these men are and why they come to the red light district. The survey is anonymous and the questions range from “what country are you from?” to “What are your personal views on prostitution?” So far I have only been out for 1, 1 hour slot and I have spent the rest of the time in the tailor shop praying.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Emily! I know it's late but I hope it was wonderful. I am praying for you.
Remember the Lord is the one who carries our burdens. All that you see in these red light districts is not to much for him! I am so proud of all you are doing!
Lauren mundorf
Hey Emily, It was great to read your blog. I have been thinking a lot about you and your ministry time in Bangkok. After reading about MST.project I feel that it is such an important ministry. I will trust that God will give you all His words to lead these broken people to Himself. May your light shine brightly in the red light district. Love you so much. MOM
Exciting. Hope you make a real impact there. We featured your story on www.faithtelegraph.com. Best, Mark.
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