Source: Every Home for Christ, May 17, 2022
Local believers shout to each other over the sound of the bikes, coordinating which areas of town each team will cover. “Go to the slums,” a leader reminds them. “Target the areas where prostitution is common.”
The teams know exactly what neighborhood he’s talking about—Capital. It’s notorious. The team assigned to cover Capital parks their bikes near a known place of prostitution. How do you start sharing the gospel in a place like this?
One member of the team introduces himself to a handful of young men and women standing nearby. As the team begins to speak, one young woman bursts into tears. Through sobs, she explains that her name is Musu Amara, and she is just 22 years old.
The child of wealthy parents, Musu had been a third-year student at the polytechnic institute in the city of Kenema. The trajectory of her life pointed toward success, comfort, and prosperity. But she started keeping company with bad influences, dropped out of school, and eventually found herself living as a prostitute.
“I am not the only one,” Musu says. She confesses that she has dragged many of her friends into the sex trade. But now she tells the team she’s done. “I want to go home,” she says.
So, two team members help Musu pack her belongings and board a motorbike taxi with her.
Sallay Amara comes to the door and shields her eyes to see who is coming. It has been a long time, and the young woman who gets off the motorbike has lived a hard life. But her mom recognizes her. Sallay falls to the ground, weeping.
Sallay hugs her lost daughter tight. “Where have you been all these years?” she asks.
[Now] as a result of Musu’s dramatic return, every one of her formerly Muslim family members has accepted the gospel! Most of Musu’s friends from Capital have also decided to return home. In fact, so many young people have now left this life that the man who exploited them has been forced to close his business and leave the area.
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