A ministry of Calvary Chapel Belem in Brazil helping people trapped in human trafficking and prostitution through the power of the Gospel.
"Proverbs 24:11" is a ministry aimed at helping people involved in human trafficking and prostitution in Brazil. We go to the streets of Belem, known for human trafficking, every week, where these people are working while they're working. In the midst of their activity, we seek to connect with them.
We go with a team of usually five people for safety precautions and accountability since this is a ruthless industry and part of town. We make contact, and we share the love of Christ. We start building relationships with these people with the ultimate goal of sharing the Gospel. As people hear the message, get saved, and then desire to get out of human trafficking and prostitution, we, as a church, are there to help them.
We created the ministry because we didn't see any outreach and ministry to the people involved in sex trafficking and prostitution. When we first got to Brazil six years ago, we saw many people working the streets at night. With a large number of motels that people rent by the hour in our area, prostitutes are enslaved in human trafficking every night. We didn't see the church doing anything to reach these people, and God put this on my wife Krista's heart.
As Krista was already reading through the Proverbs, she came to Proverbs 24:11, which says, "deliver those who are drawn towards death and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter." She immediately thought about these people involved in human trafficking, working the streets at night in a perilous city in a fierce and dark business. Since these people didn't know Christ and God put it in her heart to help them, our church has been reaching out to these people caught up in human trafficking and prostitution for the past four and a half years.
The ministry of Proverbs 24:11 is changing lives through several activities and interactions to reach those involved in the human trafficking industry.
We would love for you to join us in ministering to this hurting and lost group enslaved in the dark, abusive industry of human trafficking. The work is both spiritual and physical.
Dia Gratia is a registered 501(c) 3 non-profit ministry, serving people and ministries all over the world, sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, teaching the word of God and ministering to the physical needs of suffering people, sharing grace, love and hope in the name of Jesus.
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Hey, guys, it's Kyle and Krista Fox; we're going to share a quick update with you guys. So, we're currently in year seven here in Belem, Brazil. And one of the things that we wanted to just say first and foremost is thank you.