A precious life

This is the girl for whom we have been asking prayer. We'll call her Julia though that's not her real name (we want to protect her identity on the web). She is the girl who was in the rehab centre for 5 months and we have also mentioned her in our prayer letter (by her real name). She was doing extremely well and then she returned to the streets. She was so ashamed she wouldn't even return to the drop-in centre. Well eventually she came back a couple of times and on Tuesday a miracle happened.

Alex and Paty normally only go to the drop-in centre on Mondays, wednesdays and Fridays. Tuesday is their day off but this week the team from N. Ireland was scheduled to go to the streets for their second visit. Half the team went with Andrew, Alex and Paty and called first at the drop-in centre. Who arrived at the same time? Julia. She was ready to go to the rehab centre once more.

Why do we post this shocking photo? We certainly don't want to upset you but it's so hard for us to explain the reality of this ministry. We post it to plead for your prayers. This girl is precious. She has potential to be a huge help in the ministry, convincing others like her to leave the streets. She has fallen, yes, and she may fall a few more times but we need to persevere. She is in a fierce battle like any of these kids who leave the streets. This picture is the 'before' picture. Please pray for the 'after' picture. I can't describe the change that we will see in just a few weeks. God still moves stones! Praise Him for the timing on Tuesday that meant that Juia could be taken back to rehab. Pray for us as we try to find appropriate accomodation and work for her when she is ready to leave. One of the reasons she may have fallen is that she was in the rehab centre so long she got bored. We don't want that to happen again.

Thank you for your prayers. Each one of our kids is precious and we want to help them fight the battle and win!