Mayo 23, 2009

Dear sisters,
I hope you're both doing well. I am writing to please ask you to  really pray. Things with our ministry are every day more complex as we get to know the world we have immersed ourselves in. In a way I am hesitant to write about this to all those whom I have written before because I don't want to sound more dramatic than what this situation could be. And yet we really need to pray much more for God's protection on us. I am not even sure that I will make a good job in writing an accurate description of our current situation. But I will try.

My country has become a HUGE drug dealing place. Many trafficants (and important ones) have made our country a hideout. Since our law enforcement is very weak and corrupt, it is very easy for one of these people to feel safe because with enough money you can bribe important law enforcement officials here. Many of the people in high positions here are in one way or another covering up drug dealing operations. There have been things happening lately among the girls that have made us suspect they are involved in this drug selling/buying business. Not only that, we're suspecting too that they owe themselves to a man who may be an important drug dealer. This week two of us girls met with an organization in our country that works with trafficked women here. And as we asked them questions we realized we had probably exposed ourselves much more than we should have. In our ignorance on one hand, and our eagerness to show them grace on the other, we may have done a few things that have exposed us: the girls know our real names, have our cell phone numbers, and know a little bit about our lives (where some of us go to school, etc). And so this week two things happened that are making us wonder if they are connected to our ministry and to these people.  We know we are invading strongholds. One thing I praise God for is that He has shown us MUCH protection already. If anyone would have wanted to hurt us, they could have easily done it by now. But now that we know better, we're praying and seeking advice to be wiser in our approach from now on. We have many questions as to how we can practically act with more wisdom. I won't list them to you here because I would make this email too long. But please, please pray for wisdom and pray for protection. And pray that we wouldn't let the devil scare us from doing HIS work.

Thank you friends!

A.M.