The protests that are happening are making major news right now in Korea. Check out this article, with pictures, of the event. **warning** some of the pictures are rather disturbing and somewhat explicit.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/17/south-korea-prostitutes-pimps-protest_n_863002.html?ref=fb&src=sp#s279711
Also, here is some video footage from another news website.
Unfortunately, many of these women have nowhere else to turn to because of debt, shame, etc. Let us continue to pray for restoration and freedom!!
5.19.2011
PRAISE Him for answered prayers!!
We have great news to report from Korea!!!
The Red Light district that we used to pray through each week has been showing strange signs lately.
- About a month ago, at 11pm on a Friday there were no girls "working" in the windows.
- About a week later, again, there were no girls in the windows and a large group of pimps were all gathered together having some sort of "meeting" in one of the windows.
- A couple weeks ago we did another prayer walk and there were significantly more police patrolling around the whole area. A police car was parked at both ends of the street and cars were patrolling every so often. I saw many pimps in staggered locations along the perimeter and surrounding streets giving word of when cop cars were coming and then I saw many "freelance girls" (women who are still "working" on the street, but not in a window on the specific Red Light street) run to hiding places.
When I have been praying, I felt like the lord has been saying, "This is a Jericho moment for this area." Just like Joshua sent out spies before hand, we have been surveying the land for more than a year and been praying and praying. And then God said now its time to take it. So during our walk a couple weeks ago we were just claiming, like in Joshua, that every place our foots walks upon would be taken for the lord.
Then a few nights ago, my friend, who lives in the area, sent me a video of what she saw in the area. The windows where the women are typically on display were all closed and had huge signs posted. On the actual Red Light street, there was not business happening. Apparently it is shut down right now because the workers (women, pimps, madams) are protesting because the government is taking action and shutting it all down!!!
The signs said some of the following things:
"We hate those in power"
"The authorities only give power to the big companies"
"You are taking everything away from the poor girl" (because they are not allowing the prostitutes to work)
"Should we sell ourselves in other countries so that we can bring money to Korea?"
"Because the government shut us down, give us restitution"
This is an amazing and pivotal time! Please pray for us here, for our ministry, for clarity, for Seoul, for true freedom in this area. Thank you for being a part of this with us!! I feel like we can all rejoice together because we've all been sowing in prayer together!!
The Red Light district that we used to pray through each week has been showing strange signs lately.
- About a month ago, at 11pm on a Friday there were no girls "working" in the windows.
- About a week later, again, there were no girls in the windows and a large group of pimps were all gathered together having some sort of "meeting" in one of the windows.
- A couple weeks ago we did another prayer walk and there were significantly more police patrolling around the whole area. A police car was parked at both ends of the street and cars were patrolling every so often. I saw many pimps in staggered locations along the perimeter and surrounding streets giving word of when cop cars were coming and then I saw many "freelance girls" (women who are still "working" on the street, but not in a window on the specific Red Light street) run to hiding places.
When I have been praying, I felt like the lord has been saying, "This is a Jericho moment for this area." Just like Joshua sent out spies before hand, we have been surveying the land for more than a year and been praying and praying. And then God said now its time to take it. So during our walk a couple weeks ago we were just claiming, like in Joshua, that every place our foots walks upon would be taken for the lord.
Then a few nights ago, my friend, who lives in the area, sent me a video of what she saw in the area. The windows where the women are typically on display were all closed and had huge signs posted. On the actual Red Light street, there was not business happening. Apparently it is shut down right now because the workers (women, pimps, madams) are protesting because the government is taking action and shutting it all down!!!
The signs said some of the following things:
"We hate those in power"
"The authorities only give power to the big companies"
"You are taking everything away from the poor girl" (because they are not allowing the prostitutes to work)
"Should we sell ourselves in other countries so that we can bring money to Korea?"
"Because the government shut us down, give us restitution"
This is an amazing and pivotal time! Please pray for us here, for our ministry, for clarity, for Seoul, for true freedom in this area. Thank you for being a part of this with us!! I feel like we can all rejoice together because we've all been sowing in prayer together!!
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