Scarlet Hope – Journal #78 – March 26th 2010Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting a long with others.  It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced.  You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.  James 3:17-18(The Msg.)Club 1:Team: Kamille B., Jenny E., Libby T.Kamille writing: My experience at club one has been a bit chaotic so far. One week will be discouraging, while the next week is a great and uplifting experience. The good news is that God stays the same throughout both types of nights in the club.I had never been on a Friday night and the mid America Truckers Show was in town so it was a busy night. I sat and ate my dinner with a girl named R. She was sweet and our conversation flowed easily as we talked about both of our lives. Nothing too deep, but a good start to a friendship. Be praying for God to cultivate a friendship from this point.J the general manager was super friendly and that was cool, we talked about basketball and such..I got to give a lot of quick hugs and the girls LOVED the food! There were so many girls, and the club was so busy, I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to anyone very long, with only 3 of us there.. but it was good. Jenny and Libby both said it was their neatest night yet! Looks like SK is getting her little boy back soon from Foster Care, C was super talkative and excited about us being there..Jenny Writing:  I also had a great conversation with a new bartender, J. She’s probably about 20, and her personality made me think of her as one of my good friends already. We had a great time getting to know each other and hopefully I will run into her again. She seems very innocent and naive so I pray that she won’t get roped into the scene at the club and start dancing or worse.God is moving in club 1 at his own pace, and we can only make ourselves available to be used in His timing. It’s a challenging task, but so very rewarding.Club 2:Team: Jessica L., Allyson H., Debbie W.Jessica writing: It was the busiest night I have seen in a long time. Allyson, Debbie and myself all got the opportunity to serve the girls and managers.  We also all took time to chat with one of the bartenders, S while she ate her food. Throughout the night, she continued to thank us for the food. S has worked at this club off and on for a few years. She has been a dancer and bartender but she also does work outside of the industry working with elderly. She has a degree in Criminal Justice and expressed to Allyson that she needs direction over her life soAllyson was able to sit and pray with her. When Debbie sat down to chat with S, they discussed her children, she shared that they were all believers, except her son. During their conversation about her job, Debbie got the impression that S was frustrated about being inthe club because she lost her job. Debbie also had an opportunity to pray with S for guidance and protection. While they were eating, Debbie expressed that she doesn’t eat gluten so she could only eat the icing on her cupcake. S at that moment put her hand over Debbie’s stomach and prayed for healing. Pray for S that she draws near to God during this time and that He gives her direction in life on where to go next. We decided to end the night early for a Friday night, the club continued to get more crowded as guys continued to walk in. Right before we left it got to the point that there wasn’t anywhere for people to sit, even couples of men and women were walking in. I praise God for His guidance on these nights because there is a point when it gets crowded God just gives us that nudge that it is time to go.Club 3:Team: Amy B., Jamie C., Julie W.Jamie writing: Last night was my third night in the clubs and second week in a row to club 3 and I felt very comfortable this week and was able to talk more easily. G was the only one in the dressing room when we got there and she said they were all disappointed when we were not there Thurs night.  She told me how her son had an accident on his bike and that all this past week they have been at numerous dr. visits, but he is fine.J is such a joy to talk to and she is very comfortable with us and my heart breaks for this young girl. She told me that we ‘bible girls’ had influenced her to buy a ‘christian’ book and she showed me her book.  It is a story of a women who was abused and long story short she said that she had been raped numerous times growing up and that she had been abused physically. She told me her mothers boyfriend abused her mother, P, causing her to miscarry at 8 months pregnant.  J said that when a girl had a miscarriage in the club one night and went to get P, P ran and locked herself in her office in hysterics. These women have still so much pain and I hurt for them. God has a plan for these girls!  I pray that we have more opportunities to talk to P and to get to know her.Amy writing: It was a busy night, there were a lot of truckers in there that night and the owner and other workers were really hounding the girls about being out on the floor “to please the customers” anyways we got to talk with the owners daughter quite a bit. She was opening up with Jamie about some abuse she had experienced in the past. I did her hair and talked with her some. I also talked quite a bit throughout the night with the dancer who’s boyfriend just died. She was drunk and kept rambling about doing the right things for herself and putting her self first. She said that she would contact Rachelle next week sometime and I kept encouraging her to do that. She also said that she is a suspect with the death of her boyfriend now… she seems very out of control and dependent on alcohol to fill the void she is feeling: There was also a new girl who had been there about a week. . She seems very hopeless. I talked to her as much as I could but she really didn’t know what was going on. And then of course my Favorite…. the older lady. She is amazing and so grateful every time we come. We did her hair and makeup like usual and she handed us her catholic pendants again. The girls truly love us being there. They are so welcoming and they love opening up and sharing with us. I continue to pray for the Holy spirit’s guidance on what to say and do with these ladies.
Scarlet Hope – Journal #78 – March 26th 2010
Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting a long with others. Â It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. Â You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor. Â James 3:17-18(The Msg.)
Club 1:
Team: Kamille B., Jenny E., Libby T.
Kamille writing: My experience at club one has been a bit chaotic so far. One week will be discouraging, while the next week is a great and uplifting experience. The good news is that God stays the same throughout both types of nights in the club.
I had never been on a Friday night and the mid America Truckers Show was in town so it was a busy night. I sat and ate my dinner with a girl named R. She was sweet and our conversation flowed easily as we talked about both of our lives. Nothing too deep, but a good start to a friendship. Be praying for God to cultivate a friendship from this point.
J the general manager was super friendly and that was cool, we talked about basketball and such..
I got to give a lot of quick hugs and the girls LOVED the food! There were so many girls, and the club was so busy, I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to anyone very long, with only 3 of us there.. but it was good. Jenny and Libby both said it was their neatest night yet! Looks like SK is getting her little boy back soon from Foster Care, C was super talkative and excited about us being there..
Jenny Writing: Â I also had a great conversation with a new bartender, J. She’s probably about 20, and her personality made me think of her as one of my good friends already. We had a great time getting to know each other and hopefully I will run into her again. She seems very innocent and naive so I pray that she won’t get roped into the scene at the club and start dancing or worse.
God is moving in club 1 at his own pace, and we can only make ourselves available to be used in His timing. It’s a challenging task, but so very rewarding.
Club 2:
Team: Jessica L., Allyson H., Debbie W.
Jessica writing: It was the busiest night I have seen in a long time. Allyson, Debbie and myself all got the opportunity to serve the girls and managers. Â We also all took time to chat with one of the bartenders, S while she ate her food. Throughout the night, she continued to thank us for the food. S has worked at this club off and on for a few years. She has been a dancer and bartender but she also does work outside of the industry working with elderly. She has a degree in Criminal Justice and expressed to Allyson that she needs direction over her life so
Allyson was able to sit and pray with her. When Debbie sat down to chat with S, they discussed her children, she shared that they were all believers, except her son. During their conversation about her job, Debbie got the impression that S was frustrated about being in the club because she lost her job. Debbie also had an opportunity to pray with S for guidance and protection. While they were eating, Debbie expressed that she doesn’t eat gluten so she could only eat the icing on her cupcake. S at that moment put her hand over Debbie’s stomach and prayed for healing. Pray for S that she draws near to God during this time and that He gives her direction in life on where to go next. We decided to end the night early for a Friday night, the club continued to get more crowded as guys continued to walk in. Right before we left it got to the point that there wasn’t anywhere for people to sit, even couples of men and women were walking in. I praise God for His guidance on these nights because there is a point when it gets crowded; God just gives us that nudge that it is time to go.
Club 3:
Team: Amy B., Jamie C., Julie W.
Jamie writing: Last night was my third night in the clubs and second week in a row to club 3 and I felt very comfortable this week and was able to talk more easily. G was the only one in the dressing room when we got there and she said they were all disappointed when we were not there Thurs night. Â She told me how her son had an accident on his bike and that all this past week they have been at numerous dr. visits, but he is fine.
J is such a joy to talk to and she is very comfortable with us and my heart breaks for this young girl. She told me that we ‘bible girls’ had influenced her to buy a ‘christian’ book and she showed me her book. Â It is a story of a women who was abused and long story short she said that she had been raped numerous times growing up and that she had been abused physically. She told me her mothers boyfriend abused her mother, P, causing her to miscarry at 8 months pregnant. Â J said that when a girl had a miscarriage in the club one night and went to get P, P ran and locked herself in her office in hysterics. These women have still so much pain and I hurt for them. God has a plan for these girls! Â I pray that we have more opportunities to talk to P and to get to know her.
Amy writing: It was a busy night, there were a lot of truckers in there that night and the owner and other workers were really hounding the girls about being out on the floor “to please the customers” anyways we got to talk with the owners daughter quite a bit. She was opening up with Jamie about some abuse she had experienced in the past. I did her hair and talked with her some. I also talked quite a bit throughout the night with the dancer who’s boyfriend just died. She was drunk and kept rambling about doing the right things for herself and putting her self first. She said that she would contact Rachelle next week sometime and I kept encouraging her to do that. She also said that she is a suspect with the death of her boyfriend now… she seems very out of control and dependent on alcohol to fill the void she is feeling: There was also a new girl who had been there about a week. . She seems very hopeless. I talked to her as much as I could but she really didn’t know what was going on. And then of course my Favorite…. the older lady. She is amazing and so grateful every time we come. We did her hair and makeup like usual and she handed us her catholic pendants again. The girls truly love us being there. They are so welcoming and they love opening up and sharing with us. I continue to pray for the Holy spirit’s guidance on what to say and do with these ladies.
Lord we thank you for all of your blessings. Â For guiding the way and making it possible to reach women that so desperately need you.
In Him,
The Scarlet Hope Team
