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Why?
Parents and friends may wonder why someone they care about would become a sex worker.
The reasons are as complex and varied as the people themselves. Many sex workers have been sexually abused through childhood and/or have a very low self-esteem.
Others have developed an addiction to drugs and need an ever increasing income to support an expensive habit.
While others simply want (what they believe) is an easy income, some are students paying their way through uni, some are in debt and see it as their only option.
Regardless of the reason, the sex industry can be a lonely and empty existence.
Sex workers are exposed to multiple risks on a regular basis. HIV and other STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) are an ongoing concern, but other risks include beatings and sexually deviant abuse from clients, as well as the fear of falling on the wrong side of organised crime.
Once caught up in the sex trade it is difficult to break free. Rahab seeks to provide assistance, advice and support to enable those who are open to a better lifestyle (and who can grasp just how precious they are to God and to us) help to turn their life around.
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Unconditional Love
God's love is unconditional, but accepting His love is a choice each of us must make for ourselves.
We know from God's Word (the Bible) that His heart breaks when He sees women or anyone abused, beaten, raped, sold or in any way degraded.
If you are a parent with a daughter who is working in the sex trade, your heart is probably breaking too.
If you are a Christian I would encourage you to earnestly and continually pray and not to give up on your daughter.
If you aren't a Christian, may I suggest that you cannot get through this alone. Only a personal relationship with Jesus can get you through the coming years. Please consider finding a local church or email us, so we can link you up with a church in your suburb.
Try to keep the lines of communication open. Let your daughter know that you love her (the real her) even though you don't love her lifestyle.
Choose your confidantes carefully, so that your daughter doesn't become the subject of any gossip. Protect her dignity and respect her, even though she may not at this present time respect herself.
To help you understand God's unconditional love we recommend you read Francine River's book "Redeeming Love" which is based on the Biblical story about a man that God told to marry a prostitute and love her unconditionally. God even told him to love and forgive his wife after she went back to her old life.
After reading Redeeming Love, share your copy with your daughter and pray that God will use this to show her just how precious and beautiful she is to God and to her family.
You can purchase Redeeming Love from any Christian bookshop, or email us so we can send you a copy.
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