September 2014
Dear friend,
You are invited to pray this month for the precious, warm, and outgoing people on the vast continent of South America.
“Roughly 600,000 people have flooded into the country to celebrate the tournament, and with them comes an influx of child prostitutes being exploited all over the country at the World Cup host cities,” the website RYOT reported from Brazil in June.
Prostitution is legal in Brazil for anyone over the age of 18, but many of these children – some as young as 10 – are sold to predators for as little as 50 cents. “These girls come from extreme poverty, a culture of social exclusion and tradition of profound disrespect for women,” Antonia Lima Sousa, a state prosecutor, told CNN. “Along with prostitution comes the use of drugs, specifically glue, which the children sniff to help them endure their devastating work and ignore their hunger pangs.”
Now the soccer games are over and life is back to normal, but for many, life has been changed forever. Only God knows how many abortions have been performed these past few weeks and months. How many innocent lives have been ruined forever? That’s why I invite you to pray this month for these dear women and girls.
We know, however, that God’s power is greater than the world’s greatest problems! I’ve seen it at work in poverty-stricken areas of South America. When women relinquish their lives into Jesus’ hands, He mends their broken dreams and hearts forever! In Jesus’ name, let’s pray for healing, strength, and faith for these dear women so that they’ll overcome their predicament of destruction and despair.
Let’s pray for the follow-up of the work done by many Christian groups during the World Cup. The Bible Society of Brazil alone distributed about 4 million pocket-sized Bibles and 20,000 copies of the Gospel of John in nine different languages! Pray also for governments in every South American country to provide health care, education, and employment for women. Last but not least, let’s pray for Project Hannah’s teams reaching out through radio programs and hands-on ministries all over this vast continent.
Thank you! Only Heaven will reveal the effects of this “work” we do so earnestly on our knees. May our prayers move God’s arms, bringing emotional and spiritual healing into the lives of millions of South American women.
Believing with you,
Marli Spieker
Global Ministry Director/Founder
Project Hannah
TWR