The Abegg Love Letters

To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ; mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. -Jude 1:1

As Missionaries with United World Mission, we serve in Latin America to provide support & training to missionaries on the field. We work with Latin Partner Ministries that focus on everything from theological education to medical care, from children’s homes to retirement homes. Our goal is to come along side organizations & amplify their impact for good and the Gospel.

Monday, August 8, 2016

Human Trafficking Survivor Care & Prevention -Challenges & Growth 💭

The Abegg's
Love Letter

To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ; Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. -Jude 1:1

Providing Healing to Survivors & Hope to
Victims of Sex Trafficking

New Manual, New Staff...Pray for ReNEWED Energies!

Wrap around Care for Survivors
Awareness Leading to Action

That's the focus of nearly all LoF activities. Both of these take an immense amount of work. In providing care for survivors we need to co-labor with local, state and sometimes federal agencies, case managers, social workers, mentors as well as counselors and multiple organizations willing to volunteer time or resources to help these deeply wounded individuals learn that a "normal" life free of sexual exploitation is even possible. Confidential documentation of all activities has to be managed and maintained.

In order to improve care, we've taken nearly half of the summer to re-vamp and improve our Client Care Policies and Procedures, resulting in a 60+ page manual that should go into effect this fall. Please keep the editing process in your prayers, that this manual will cover everything that new & current staff will need, but is at the same time manageable & not overwhelming.

A Consistent Stream of Volunteers!

The LoF Center functions because of the work of missionaries and a small army of volunteers. As we conduct more awareness events, we receive more applications for those who want to volunteer their time and energies in the battle against sex trafficking! Coordinating an army (even a small one) takes...well, coordination. Right now I'm looking for a volunteer to help manage volunteer applications, communication & schedules. Please pray for the rite person to step into this position and help make sure those who volunteer have the opportunity to use their time and giftings to their greatest potential.

"Shipping Out"
(We Hope!)

It's been over 6 years since we've been back to Chile to visit Claudia's parents & the boys abuelos and tias (grandparents & aunts). But it's looking more like a possibility this year! We've been amazingly blessed with standby tickets for the trip (amounting to over $4k), but we need to renew the kids passports, purchase visas and cover other travel expenses. To do so, another generous supporter has donated A BEAUTIFUL FISHING BOAT to sell & use the proceeds! On top of this another friend has allowed us to store it in his boat repair yard until it sells. It's encouraging to see God working through so many in such creative ways to make this a possibility for the family. Please pray that we can sell this 17' Mckee Craft Southporter Fishing Boat quickly. Oh yeah...and that there are no significant storms before we do so (being in the middle of hurricane season).

If you're interested contact me and I'll connect you to the add!

Partner With Us

Summer schedules always brings a lull in our missionary support (what we live off of in order to manage the ministry & life in general). Apart from this we are still trying to reach full support with about $1000/month to go. Please prayerfully consider joining our support team by visiting our UWM DONATION PAGE and help us continue providing care to survivors of Sex Trafficking and Educate those who can "be the rescue".