You know what day it is… #FridayNightOutreach! Thank you for always praying for the outreach ministry and for being a part of this mission. After Hours can’t do what it does without your prayers, so please keep’em comin! 🙏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

#Didyouknow Sexual exploitation is the deliberate maltreatment, manipulation and/or abuse of power and control over another person for sexual purposes and personal gain. Abusers and traffickers target vulnerable people and exploit their need for basic necessities and money in order to make a profit from them. Prostitution and sex trafficking are forms of sexual exploitation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

We are called to SPEAK UP for the oppressed; we are called to DEFEND the rights of those sexually exploited on our streets of Los Angeles. Those of us with some power must stand up for those with none. #untilthelastlockbreaks

#StoriesfromtheTrack Last outreach, we got to see the Lord move in a really cool way. Our volunteer, Bryan got to minister to and pray over a man we kept bumping into during outreach. We walked past him multiple times and at different locations on the track. Each time, he politely said, “hello” or “excuse me” to us. After the fourth or fifth time bumping into him, the rest of the us on the team encouraged Bryan to get out and talk to him because it clearly wasn’t a coincidence. We don’t know what his intentions were that night on the track, but now he knows After Hours is out there and cares about him, too. These beautiful experiences with men on the track are not that common, even though we’ve seen more men on the track lately. We’re so thankful the Lord planned for Bryan to be out that night because we desire to reach the men involved in sexual exploitation. These men are image-bearers, and God longs to restore them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Men, if you’re reading this and are interested in joining our men’s ministry, please send us a DM! We’d love to hear from you and give you more information about it. We need you on our team ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

#FridayNightOutreach Our team is getting ready for another outreach tonight! Send up your prayers to cover the women and the team in protection and love 🙏 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

It’s important we raise awareness that sex trafficking is happening in Los Angeles. It’s not something that’s happening only on the other side of the world, away from home—it’s happening right HERE. And we can fight it by telling our friends, colleagues, neighbors, and families that people are sold for sex on our streets everyday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We can’t fight this injustice if people don’t know. So, who will you tell today?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

Today is a good day because today, Cyntoia Brown is finally free! She was released from prison after serving 15 years for killing a man in self defense who’d bought her for sex when she was 16 years old. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We celebrate and rejoice with you, Cyntoia! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks

Y’all, we’ve got #FridayNightOutreach tonight! Pray for our time on the track and for the connections we’ll make with the women we serve ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #untilthelastlockbreaks #prayforLA #prayforthetrack #streetoutreach #outreachministry #stopexploitation #endhumantrafficking #notforsale #seekjustice #servethecity #endit

We have faith for Los Angeles. We have hope in Los Angeles. But mainly, we love this city! We love our mission and the women & men we get to serve. #untilthelastlockbreaks

Thankful a day like this exists! Lets keep spreading the awareness🙌 #untilthelastlockbreaks