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\u201cI am so thankful to God and to you for everything that has happened this past year\u2026.now there is peace and stability in so many areas of my life.\u201d -Angela<\/em><\/p>\n

God takes what the world sees as \u2018of no use\u2019 or \u2018worthless\u2019 and transforms it. Every life has worth. Every person is loved. God\u2019s love becomes tangible when we walk alongside people in their messy circumstances. God\u2019s love becomes tangible for people through YOU and ME.<\/p>\n

Angela was thrown out on the streets of her home city in Latin America as a young teenager. She was not accepted by her parents. This was the start of a vulnerable life of survival and prostitution. She worked on the streets of Europe and, through a marriage to a Dutch man, ended up in Amsterdam\u2019s sex industry.<\/p>\n

She walked into our office in January of 2020 with an eviction notice. She was so behind on her rent and so over her head in debts because she could hardly make any more money in prostitution. She was ready to quit sex work, but she did not know how.<\/p>\n

We began helping her and were able to prevent her eviction. We were able to get her government assistance and make arrangements with her debtors. We were able to help her get the medical treatment she needed and stop working in prostitution. We found her work volunteering at an elderly home. Together, we fixed up her house, helped her begin language courses, and found a gym where she could work out. It has been such a pleasure to see her come to life and be at peace in her home.<\/p>\n

What an honor it is to be a pastor and social worker for people who work in or have a background in prostitution. Would you continue to pray with us that God would transform Amsterdam\u2019s Red Light District, one woman at a time? In 2020, we saw more women than ever before wanting to take steps to leave sex work behind and find a new future. In 2020, we also saw God give an increase in impact in other cities (besides Amsterdam), in not just window prostitution but also sex clubs and escort prostitution. The corona crisis in 2020 served as an opportunity for us to feed 50 women weekly and to bless 100 people with Christmas groceries. We also have seen more women who work in prostitution come to our church than ever before.<\/p>\n

In 2021, we are looking forward to helping more people in the sex industry find a new way to make a living. We are partnering together with Scarlet Cord to discover more ways to help these people. To read more about what we are doing, you can go to www.scarletcord.work<\/p>\n

Another amazing opportunity that we have seen develop is our Bible School, RUAH School of Prophecy, continue to grow literally across the world. On February 9, we had the first English language school with 50 students from across Europe and the USA. If you would like to learn more about our school and possibly become a student, you can visit www.ruahnetwork.com<\/p>\n

We have been missionaries in Amsterdam now for more than fifteen years. We could not do this without people like you praying for us and financially supporting us. Thank you so very much.<\/p>\n

\"Femke<\/a>

Femke Baptizing a New Believer<\/p><\/div>\n

Sincerely,<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi, & Benjamin Helland<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00b9 Not her real name<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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La nueva vida de Miguel en Cristo<\/strong><\/span>
Un domingo, cuando Mateo estaba concluyendo su serm\u00f3n, Miguel se acerc\u00f3 al frente de la iglesia y dijo: \u201cQuiero entregar mi vida a Jesucristo ahora mismo. Quiero arrepentirme de todo pecado y vivir para \u00c9l ". <\/p>

Matthew or\u00f3 con y por Miguel, lo abraz\u00f3 y desde entonces ha disfrutado viendo el cambio que ha tenido lugar en su vida. Escuche c\u00f3mo Miguel describe su nueva vida. <\/p>

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\u201cAntes de entregar mi vida a Cristo, viv\u00eda de noche. Me iba a la cama todas las ma\u00f1anas a las 6:00 am y luego me levantaba a las 6:00 o 7:00 pm para empezar de nuevo. Mi vida estaba llena de fiestas, drogas y bebida. Realmente no pude hacer mucho m\u00e1s porque luch\u00e9 contra la depresi\u00f3n y el miedo. Cada vez que volv\u00eda a casa, sent\u00eda que el vac\u00edo y la oscuridad ven\u00edan sobre m\u00ed, y clamaba a Dios: 'Quiero vivir otro tipo de vida'. <\/p>

Luego, ese domingo, sent\u00ed que ten\u00eda que planchar mi ropa e ir a la iglesia. De repente sent\u00ed que algo como la mano de Dios me empujaba a dar un paso al frente y entregar mi vida a Cristo. Desde ese momento, he disfrutado de un nuevo estilo de vida. Ahora, me acuesto temprano y me levanto a las 7:00 am. Estoy descubriendo una nueva productividad y la capacidad de hacer cosas que sent\u00ed que ya no pod\u00eda hacer. Las drogas devoran tu mente y tu motivaci\u00f3n para hacer cosas. Ahora, estoy redescubriendo mi antigua pasi\u00f3n por trabajar con mis manos y leer libros y la Biblia. Tambi\u00e9n tengo una relaci\u00f3n maravillosa con mi familia nuevamente. Durante a\u00f1os, han estado orando por m\u00ed, y ahora ellos (y yo) estamos muy felices de ver lo que Cristo ha hecho en mi vida. <\/p>

Despu\u00e9s de aceptar a Cristo, vinieron varios \u201cviejos amigos\u201d y me ofrecieron coca\u00edna para consumir y vender. Les dije de inmediato que hab\u00eda cambiado y que Cristo era ahora el Se\u00f1or de mi vida. Dijeron que el cambio no se mantendr\u00eda. Nunca m\u00e1s escuch\u00e9 una palabra de esos viejos amigos, pero estoy disfrutando de vivir mi vida como un hijo amado de Dios. No bebo alcohol ni consumo drogas porque ya no las necesito. Ya no estoy aislado. Tengo a Jes\u00fas y \u00c9l es suficiente para m\u00ed. <\/p>

Ahora le digo a Dios todos los d\u00edas: 'Dios, haz tu trabajo. No quiero volver nunca m\u00e1s '. Entonces, muchas veces, or\u00e9 para que \u00c9l me quitara todas mis adicciones. El lo hizo. El es fiel. Es solo Jesucristo quien se deshace de esas adicciones. Dios me ha ayudado a eliminar toda la depresi\u00f3n, la adicci\u00f3n y la tristeza. Mi vida tiene orden y enfoque ahora. <\/p>

Mi sue\u00f1o es alg\u00fan d\u00eda predicar la palabra de Dios. Siento que hay un llamado de Dios en mi vida. Dios ha sido muy bueno con migo. \u00c9l toma vasos rotos y los cambia, repara, reforma y reconstruye. Esto es lo que Dios ha hecho y est\u00e1 haciendo en mi vida. No voy a retroceder, pero sigo adelante con Cristo porque \u00e9l tiene un gran prop\u00f3sito para mi vida. Le agradezco porque estoy recuperando mi vida y ya no estoy aislado ni solo \u201d. <\/p>

La crisis del virus Corona<\/strong><\/span>
La Crisis del Virus Corona ha cerrado el Barrio Rojo de \u00c1msterdam. Femke ha pasado largos d\u00edas ayudando a las trabajadoras sexuales a obtener la ayuda financiera y social que pueden obtener a medida que se cerr\u00f3 la industria del sexo. Los estamos ayudando con canastas de comestibles y tarjetas de regalo para tiendas de comestibles. Mucha gente de todo el pa\u00eds nos est\u00e1 pidiendo ayuda. Qu\u00e9 oportunidad de ser una voz de esperanza, amor y vida en esta dif\u00edcil situaci\u00f3n. <\/p>

Adem\u00e1s, las conferencias que Matthew iba a dar en Estados Unidos en abril han sido canceladas. Sin embargo, todav\u00eda estar\u00e1 lanzando su pr\u00f3ximo libro, Power Evangelism: Just Do It! Si desea comprar una copia u obtener una tarifa con descuento por la compra de 10 libros o m\u00e1s, puede enviar un correo electr\u00f3nico a info@prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Tambi\u00e9n puede encontrar algunos recursos y cursos ministeriales gratuitos en www.prophesyandheal.com. <\/p>

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Ministerio latinoamericano<\/strong><\/span>
En febrero, Matthew pudo llevar un equipo de ministerio a Argentina y Chile para capacitar iglesias en el ministerio prof\u00e9tico. En Chile, fueron parte de una conferencia nacional con m\u00e1s de 1.500 j\u00f3venes. Matthew naci\u00f3 en Chile, por lo que fue un placer muy especial poder ministrar en su tierra natal. Muchas gracias por ayudarnos a llevar el amor, la luz y el poder de Dios a \u00c1msterdam, Europa, Am\u00e9rica Latina y m\u00e1s all\u00e1. <\/p>

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Gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo. Gracias a sus fieles oraciones y donaciones, personas como Miguel pueden experimentar una nueva vida en Cristo.
Gracias por colaborar con nosotros. <\/p>

Sinceramente, <\/p>

Matthew, Femke, Judah, Hannah, Levi y Benjamin Helland<\/span> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","author_name":"Matthew & Famke Helland","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/01\/Missionary-NL-Featured-Image.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Ar-12z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}