Trials

To most people in the west, "trial" means a hard time in life.  To our women at Freedom Home they have experienced trials like few others have faced.  But trial has another meaning--it also means having to go to court to convict somebody of something.  The women at Freedom Home have sometimes been in court at a trial 3, 4 & 5 times to testify against their traffickers or abusers. 

This past week Essie* finally testified at the trial of her trafficker.  He was someone she knew.  His family pressured her for months on end to drop the charges and let him be free.  They made her feel guilty for being the one to bring him to trial, as if he hadn't done anything.  The weeks before the trial were horrible.  She thought of nothing else except the upcoming trial.  She testified with him sitting in the court, watching her. 

This week Dorrie* speaks in court against the man who used her.  She is nervous.  He has been convicted now two or three times and yet is free because of corruption.

The judgements will not come easily or quickly for either of these men.  The courts move very slowly.  Pray for Essie & Dorrie as they await the results.  Pray for courage for all the women at Freedom Home who stand in court, waiting for justice to be served.  Pray for strength and pray for peace.

This coming Sunday Tina* & Amy* will be baptized. We are so excited and are rejoicing in what God is doing in their lives and in the lives of the others in the home.  Continue to pray for all we are doing in the home.