IN JULY we are
Celebrating Freedom
So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36
As we enter the month of July, we are reminded of the precious gift of freedom. This month, we will dedicate our prayers to the emergency shelters across the nation and to the victims who are taking courageous steps toward freedom. May our prayers provide them with courage, hope, and the support they need on their journey.
Mel Meyer, Institute Faculty Member and Former Director of Out of Darkness at Frontline Response, leads us in prayer.
For hope and healing for all those impacted by sexual exploitation
PRAYER POINTS
- Pray for all those who have taken the first step toward freedom and reached out or entered an emergency shelter.
- Pray for strength, hope and resilience as they seek to rebuild their lives and that they will ultimately find true freedom in Christ.
- Pray for the dedicated staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to provide safe havens at emergency shelters across the nation. That their efforts be blessed, and their hearts encouraged.
- Pray for the emergency shelters – that God would provide abundantly for every need, whether it be financial resources, physical supplies, qualified staff, or supportive volunteers.
Pray for these Emergency Shelters
across the nation
| Shelter Name | State |
| Ancora | TN |
| Ascent 121 – The Impact Program | IN |
| Breaking Free | MN |
| Breaking the Chains | CA |
| Center for Violence Prevention – The Tower | MS |
| Cherished LA | CA |
| City of Refuge | CA |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking/CAST | CA |
| Community Solutions – La Isla Pacifica | CA |
| Created Women | FL |
| Crisis Aid International – U.S. Refuge Home | MO |
| Cry Freedom Missions | NC |
| Dorothy’s House | IA |
| Eden House | LA |
| EVA Center | MA |
| Family Sunshine Center | AL |
| Girl’s Educational and Mentoring Services/GEMS | NY |
| Global Family – Daughter Project Girls’ Home | CA |
| Grow Free Tennessee – Emergency Program | TN |
| Hale Kipa – Hale Lanipolua Assessment Center | HI |
| Heartland Family Service – Heartland Housing Sanctuary | NE |
| Helping Captives | WA |
| HER Campaign Marly House – Safe House and Emergency Shelter | MT |
| HER Campaign Marly House – Transitional Program | MT |
| Life House Safe Harbor Program – The Loft | MN |
| Mosaic Family Services | TX |
| My Sister’s House | CA |
| My Sister’s Place | NY |
| On Eagles Wings – Hope House | NC |
| OneVoiceHome – Journey Program | TX |
| Operation SafeHouse – Riverside Emergency Shelter | CA |
| Operation SafeHouse – SafeHouse of the Desert | CA |
| Orange County Rescue Mission – Strong Beginnings | CA |
| Out of Darkness Atlanta | GA |
| Out of Darkness Columbus | OH |
| Paso del Norte Center of Hope | TX |
| Real Escape from the Sex Trade/REST | WA |
| Reclaim 13 – Cherish House | IL |
| Refuge for Women Las Vegas – Emergency Program | NV |
| Refuge for Women Pittsburgh – Emergency Housing | PA |
| REHOPE RH Farms | MO |
| REHOPE Youth/MBCH | MO |
| Rescue 1 Global – Grace Oasis USA | TN |
| Restore NYC – SA Foundation | NY |
| Ruby’s Place – Betty’s Village | CA |
| Ruby’s Place – Her House | CA |
| Sacred Beginnings Grand Rapids | MI |
| Safe Places for Women | CO |
| Safe Voices | ME |
| Samaritan House | VA |
| Sisters in Shelter | OH |
| Sojourner House – Trafficking Housing Empowerment Immigration Advocacy Project | RI |
| Starfish Place | AZ |
| Stop Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri | MO |
| Sycamore Farm | KY |
| Tharros Place | GA |
| The Embracing Project – Canyon View Transitional Home | NV |
| The Formation Project | SC |
| The Lampstand | VA |
| The Lifehouse Crooked Tree Ranch | MT |
| The Link – Passageways Emergency Shelter | MN |
| The NISSI Project | FL |
| Thistle Farms – The Magdalene Program | TN |
| Transformation Garden | MS |
| W.E.A.V.E., Inc. | CA |
| Willowbend Farms | TN |
| Youth For Tomorrow – Girls on a Journey | VA |
| YWCA Bucks County – Haven House | PA |
| YWCA Kalamazoo – Human Trafficking Program | MI |
| YWCA York – Still Waters | PA |