I could not believe the things that I heard. Yama told me about the brokenness of her past and the healing Jesus brought to her.
Yama said she had sold her body to men to make money. She was very poor, and she resorted to an easy job. In this city, prostitution, human trafficking and even cross-gender prostitution is common. It breaks my heart because so much human trafficking happens here in Southeast Asia.
Soon after feeling empty and used, Yama met a follower of Jesus Christ, and she saw a radical love in this follower that she longed for. However, like Gomer in Hosea, she kept running from the Father.
Not long after that, she met a foreigner, who again used her, but this time left her alone and pregnant.
God softened her heart, and she turned into his arms, where she found love, healing and restoration. She now has a ministry to other women who have been abused or had the same experience than her.
I was blown away by her steadfast faith, and seeing Jesus set her free physically and spiritually.
Sarah, a student from the University of Texas, is serving with Go Now Missions in Southeast Asia this summer. Her last name is withheld for security reasons.
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