This blog will be pretty short and sweet, but another one will come this weekend with more details. So if you haven't heard, I'm in Hamburg, Germany and absolutely LOVING every minute of it. We're staying in a church on the outskirts of town, just a quick train ride away from the big part of the city.
Last night, we had the opportunity to go to the Reeperbahn, or the Red Light District. ( For those of you who don't know what that is, it's where prostitutes stand on the street... Simply put.) We have been preparing this whole week for this experience, praying that God would prepare our hearts and minds and eyes for what we would experience there. And at first when we got there, a literal heaviness settled on my shoulders. I was overwhelmed my seeing an uncountable number of sex shops, pictures of naked women, and just sights I wish I had never seen. But then we started a worship jam session **(IN THE SAME SPOT WHERE THE BEATLES FIRST GOT FAMOUS!! fjkdshfjkdjkdhgfjkdh)** and the heaviness lifted from my shoulders. Go God. After some time, we went to the middle of the city and joined the other half of our group (we joined together with ywam hamburg for this outreach) and worshipped some more and prayed and prayed and continued to pray.
I really, really, really had to pee.... So as I crossed the street looking for somewhere to do my thing, I passed by a Burger King with 4 prostitutes standing outside, trying to latch onto men and lure them in. They were so beautiful, and probably around 20-24 years old. One of the girls looked at me, and so I smiled at her. And to my amazement, she smiled back. In orientation, the lady who tried preparing us for the Red Light District told us that if nothing else, smile. It might give them some hope. I'm praying and praying that that girl can be broken from her chains. That she can see herself as valuable. And that she has the revelation of God's love for her, His unconditional, amazing, free love. God is breaking my heart for what breaks his, and although it's a hard experience, I'm so thankful that He has answered that prayer of mine. I want to see these women how God sees them. So I'm continuing to pray for them constantly.
Well, tomorrow night we're going to another major part of the RLD and I'll update you more then. Lots of love. Hannah.
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