 Mother of Mary Ministries was started in 2007 by a group of like minded women called by God to reach out to the women in the sex industry. Our mission is to go into the clubs or wherever women in the sex industry are, and minister to them. In the same way Jesus went out to minister, we go.We are not overbearing or judgmental, we want to build a trust with them and show them the love of Christ in a manner that they will feel comfortable coming to us. Then we can plant that seed in them and help them find a way out of that lifestyle.
An intro to the women in this ministry..........
Beth Peck- I am 43 years old, married, mother of 2 grown children. My passion for women's ministry started after receiving Christ as my Saviour on March 9, 2004. I know the pain of sexual transgression. I was raped at 13 and began a promiscuous lifestyle throughout my teens on into my marriage until I surrendered my life to Christ. My spiral downward started with a prolonged affair with a married man that ruined my marriage and my relationship with my children. It ended with a suicide attempt, followed by a stay in a psych ward, the very lowest point in my life... but this is where I found Jesus. Mother of Mary Ministries was born out of a difficult time in the life of my daughter. She was involved in some serious criminal activity, she's a stripper, and I was angry. Angry at the sex industry that sucked her in, angry at the sexual sin in my life that in turn affected my daughter. In my anger over an impossible situation, I cried out to God for answers. Mother of Mary Ministries was born to reach out to girls just like my daughter and myself to show them the love of Christ without judgment or condemnation. No one is beyond the love of Jesus Christ and His forgiveness. A passage that spoke to me when we were starting this ministry: Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don't see many of "the brightest and the best" among you, not many influential, not many from high society families. Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"? That makes it quite clear that none of you can get by with blowing your own horn before God. Everything that we have - right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start - comes from God by way of Jesus Christ. That's why we have the saying, "if you're going to blow a horn, blow a trumpet for God." 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (The Message Bible Translation)
Kelli Kurfurst- Coming Soon
Sally Farrington- I am a 40-ish year old mother of 3 girls - well, one just-married young woman of 21, a motivated mission-minded 15 yr old, and a head strong 6 yr old. Keeps life interesting. I grew up in a "Christian" home, though I never understood what it meant to really live for Jesus. I spent a lot of years (30 some) thinking how I lived my life had nothing to do with what I believed. And honestly, I didn't really give much thought to what I believed. I went through a long time of living for myself, partying too much, and not thinking about what I was doing to myself or anyone else. God put a lot of people in my path for a lot of years before I finally got IT. I started studying, praying, really talking to God (and listening to what He said) and a new lightness came into my life. In Psalm 116 it says, " I love the Lord because He has heard my appeal for mercy. Because He has turned His ear to me, I will call out to Him as long as I live." And I will. I was helpless and He saved me. Jesus didn't solve all of my problems, but He certainly helped me see that He is there to walk with me and guide me. I really have a heart to share that comfort that can only be found in Christ with others. No matter where you are in life, He's there for you and is waiting for you to walk into His arms.
Beth Turner- I became a Christian at the age of 22. After a few years of drug and alcohol use and abuse I hit the bottom and needed to find a way out. I knew from conversations with my mother-in-law that Jesus was the only way to be truly free. He had delivered her not only from the actual addiction to drugs but also from the DESIRE for them. That was the key. I could stay away from them, but I couldn't stop wanting them. They were my way of escape from the cares of the world and the emptiness and the lack of purpose I felt. If Jesus could become my way of escape, I would no longer have a need for something artificial to help me cope with life. Since I've come to know Him, I've wanted to know Him more and more. I crave His companionship the way I used to crave a high. Now I have a desire to teach others the same thing. I want to share what I know about Him with people and show them they don't have to live with that emptiness and hopelessness anymore. That's why I joined the moms in Mother of Mary Ministries. It's my heartfelt desire to help young women become who God created them to be. I believe we are all, as King David puts it in Psalm 139,"fearfully and wonderfully made". The term fearfully in this context means respectfully, with great care. That's how God created us. He does not create junk. We are all precious in his sight no matter how we may see ourselves. He felt we were all worth creating and worth saving, and that is the message I bring. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:13-14
Jennifer Blythe- I am a 35 year old mother of 4 boys. I was brought up the first 12 years of my life going to church. But from the ages of 8-11 I was sexually abused, so I felt that I was so unworthy of God's love, and there was no way I could be saved. I was ashamed. So I became a wild and promiscuous teen. At age 14 I became pregnant and had an abortion, and then again at age 16. And because I had shut God out of my life, I continued to have unprotected sex, and doing drugs, and drinking. I let the abuse make me feel like I was worthless and not worthy of God's love or the salvation offered through the blood of Jesus Christ. I didn't start to have a different outlook on my life until after I became a wife and a mother. I wanted my boys to know about God and Jesus. In 2004 we started going back to church, and I knew that it was time to get real about my relationship with God. In 2005 I finally surrendered to Jesus. I came to this ministry in 2008 after being told by God to tell women in the strip clubs and on the streets about Christ's love for them. Some scriptures that helped confirm this calling for me: "A new command I give to you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must also love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35 ; "No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are." Acts 15:11 ; and then he told me, "My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness." Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I quit focusing on the handicap and began appreciating the gift. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size - abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (The Message Bible Translation)
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A Note From MOMM
We want you to know that we are here for you. If you are looking for something else, but are not sure there is anything out there for you, we want you to know that there is. We would like to help you find the resources that you need to get out of that lifestyle. We care about you and would like to share with you the love that Christ has for you, also. We know that sometimes it seems like that change is so far out of reach, but we want you to know that it is not. It is right there if you just ask.
And if you are not ready to make that change , we would still like to offer our prayers and love for you. You are not forgotten. We do care , so let us pray for your troubles, your worries, and your needs, but most of all for you.
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