Hi friends and supporters. I pray that this Armor Up update finds all of you happy, full of joy, and overflowing with peace.
“May the Lord bless you and keep you and make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May he turn his face towards you and give you his peace” – Numbers 6:24
God is doing amazing things at Freedom and Victory Houses as He always does. Not only are the chains of addictions being destroyed in many of these women, I see some mighty women of God and leaders being brought up through these houses. I’m so honored to be able to watch these broken lost women grow from prostitute of the world to princess and daughter of the King. It is just beautiful.
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Uganda
Had an amazing time in Uganda, I just want to thank all of you for your prayers and support. I took all of you with me, and you are a part of all that God did there. God moved mightily. I was blessed beyond words so thank you from the bottom of my heart for partnering with me so I could go. Not sure if you were aware, but I went with the “HIS MISSIONS” team. We partnered with “SHE IS MORE THAN”, “HOPE SPEAKS”, and “ACTION WITH PURPOSE”.
The first part of our trip we were able to work with She Is More Than and we went to the Talitha Koum House. “Little girl, I say to you arise” Mark 5:41. This is where the young girls that have been human trafficked reside, and it has been amazing building relationships and just getting to love on them. I have never felt love like the love these little girls all showed us. It was incredible, it was beautiful. We are not allowed to show pictures of them or their faces for safety reasons of course. I will never be the same, they have forever changed me. I wanted to take every single one of them home with me. It broke my heart to leave. I was able to sponsor one special little girl even though every single one of them is special and her name is Saidot and she is only 11 years old. Her story is tragic as is all of theirs. If any of you want to work with the best organization our there, working one on one with these trafficked girls, please go to the She Is More Than website.
We also worked with Hope Speaks which was a wonderful organization that housed us and took care of us. They help with disabled children in the poorest of slums. And when I say poorest of slums you have never seen anything like this. They literally go to the slums and provide medical service to children. Katunga (where some of these pictures are from) is just one of the slums where over 20,000 people live. Every time I think of it I can barely swallow or breath. There are no slums in America or anywhere I’ve ever been compared to this. The children that I got to hold hung on so tight I never wanted to let them go and they cried when I had to put them down and my heart still cries for them.
We also worked with an incredible organization Action with Purpose started by Victor, a beautiful anointed young man. He is building a school and a church with indoor plumbing in the middle of nowhere. It took us hours to go to this remote village you would not even think people lived in. God layed it on his heart and he is just building it one brick at a time. I fell in love with these people and we had the honor to have church and pray with them and provide medical assistance.
I intend on going back each year to Uganda now, I believe the need is so great all throughout Africa. I’ve been a lot of places, but never anywhere like this and I feel very called to go back. I thank you again for partnering with me and the people of Uganda.
Truck Donation
We are so blessed by Carl Tipton @RED SUITCASE ministries and Tim Benjamin of TIM BENJAMIN AIR AND HEAT. Tim Benjamin stepped up and bought ARMOR UP recovery homes a desperately needed truck to transport many of the women that don’t have vehicles . Rhonda Marret and Leigh Minter who are on the board of ARMOR UP up reached out to Carl at RED SUITCASE ministries and he in turn invited us to be guests at his big gala event. He allowed us the opportunity to speak about our need for a vehicle for our women in recovery and that’s where God laid it on Tim’s heart to donate the resources for a desperately needed VEHICLE to us….. we are so very proud of Rhonda and to Leigh for reaching out to Carl at Red Suitcase ministries and speaking at the gala on behalf of ARMOR UP! We are so grateful to you Carl and Tim for being the hands and feet of Jesus! Our girls and I are so grateful. So many times we’ve had to pack them in my truck ….trunk and all no joke…..well no more! Thank you LORD for showing us how much you love us and you see us….. these women needed to know how much you love them and you are a God of provision, power concern and love! We will be riding in style and every time we get in this truck we will be reminded of God‘s love and provision through his beautiful people like Carl at RED SUITCASE ministries and you Tim Benjamin! What a heart you have! God bless you both. I am deeply moved and touched at your generosity! I pray continued blessings and favor to flood your all‘s lives in Jesus name!
Overdose Awareness Event
Overdose awareness event at Reiter park! Was an amazing event in honor of those we’ve lost and may their lives not be in vain ! may they be used to spread awareness of this deadly disease and epidemic and it is not a respecter of persons! It affects us all! So grateful for the mayor Of Longwood Seminole County sheriffs department miss Florida and everyone else who is out spreading awareness at the event. Thank you grateful I got to be a part of it God bless us all!
Church
Birthday Party
Birthday party for one of our former young woman and her husbands 1 year old little boy Zach! What a miracle! This mother and father now living a life of recovery and this is what that looks like thank God!
The Bond and Love Between our Women
Praise and Worship Night at Core Faith Church in Oviedo
Lift up Oviedo put on by CORE FAITH CHURCH in Oviedo tonight was off the chain spirit filled chain breaking crazy good worship praise preaching and testimony tonight! Yes Jayson Quinones the amazing anointed pastor there it was a night of revival! Linking arms together with other pastors and community to spread a Holy Spirit filled gospel in our city! So grateful we got to be a part of it! Our girls were all truly blessed! Thank you!
Recovery walk celebration at Lake Eola
This was an amazing 3k walk put on by orange county drug-free coalition and Recovery Connections Of Central Florida and Lui Delgato was the announcer. Elected officials and lots of special guests. It was to connect and raise awareness of the recovery resources available in Orlando as September is national recovery month!
Amanda and Briana getting baptized
Briana and Amanda it was our pleasure and our honor to be a part of your Babtisms to get to witness your rebirth. It’s so beautiful to be a part of it. I will always remember this day. There’s something so special about watching a woman who comes in and is so broken and lost and destroyed and feels hopeless ….as I was ….as we addicts all once were….to watch you surrender and get washed clean and pure and to come up out of that water born again a new creation for the whole world to see it’s beautiful. It’s God‘s redemption and restoration and healing power and his love at its finest! I am so excited to see all that God is going to do in your life Briana and in your life Amanda! Just keep seeking him first one minute at a time one day at a time doing the next right thing within your power and giving him the rest…. and you will be amazed at what he will make of your life. There is great freedom and victory in store for both of you and I love you both very much God bless you!
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