Got to Make the Bunnies…
During the month of April, we took gift bags to the strip clubs every Tuesday night. Each bag contained a homemade bunny, plastic egg with an encouraging scripture inside, an invitation to church, a number to call for prayer and chocolate candy.
Below are pictures of the bunnies. The first 40 were fun to make. The last 100+….not so much. Most of you know I am NOT a crafts kind of girl so this was a stretch for me – and this was my idea. What was I thinking? The girls liked them so it was worth the effort. 
We met a dancer who is planning to be out of the business by the end of this month. She’s moving to the Baytown area. I told her about my awesome friend, Uncle Dave, who pastors a church nearby called White Horse Revival Church. It’s a church full of bikers, ex-cons, former addicts and others who feel at home in his church. She had been out of the business for awhile, but recently got divorced and to support herself and her 2 kids, she went back to dancing, but she’s getting out soon.
Nellie, whom we met last year, was deported in January. She & the deejay at the club where we met her were married in March in her country. He’s back at work trying to get Nellie here legally. He said they both believe her deportation was God’s way of getting her out of the business. While they were in her country, they went to church together. Both are trying to make God the #1 priority in their lives.
Prayer requests from the various people we talked with:
- Hyde’s court date was moved. She wants her man removed from their house.
- The anniversary of Maria’s brother’s death was this month. She wants peace about this.
- Menage wants her daughter, Coya, to be healthy.
- Hazel gave up her baby for adoption and hopes he has a good home and life.
- One girl wants to get pregnant because she sees this as her way out of the business.
- Alley just got her GED. She’s a former dancer and wants to be a teacher.
- Butterfly has 3 kids and wants general prayer.
- George’s bone marrow check up came out clean. No cancer. None in his kidneys either. He thanked us for prayer. Way to go, God!
- George’s daughter, Sarah, came up and hugged me and thanked us for praying for her and for her dad.
- Deborah asked for prayer for her family.
- Summer said she might pop in to church some time.
- Melyn is a waitress and is looking for an office job.
- Darby’s mom broke her foot and is unemployed. Her mom lives in Delaware.
- Alex asked us to pray that her dad won’t give them too much trouble.
- Ashley wants to get custody of her kids back.
- Candy wants prayer for her and her dogs.
Next month we will have a really cool gift. And it won’t be hand made. 
Drenda
March 13th & 20th
On both of these nights we went to the strip clubs and took gift bags containing candles, an encouraging scripture, an invitation to church, a number to call for prayer and chocolate candy. Here are highlights:
- Britney asked for prayer but wouldn’t say why because she “was afraid she would cry.” She said she was taking the gift bag with her to Florida for spring break.
- Austie wants prayer so that she can get along with her mom and 2 kids.
- Sapphire had a 2nd tubal pregnancy. The doctors told her she can never have children. She wants kids.
- Jessica said she had a “dumb prayer”. She wants a new car. Not a dumb prayer. God cares about every aspect of our lives. She’s been dancing since she was 19. She’s now 25.
- One girl said she hopes to “hang up her shoes” one day soon.
- Ana was sick and still working.
- Doni says she prays about the same thing over & over & didn’t want to waste our time.
- Elvie said she prays to The Reaper who will come for all of us one day. Jessica prayed that God would make every day beautiful for her until that happens.
- A girl who asked for “general” prayer a few weeks ago said the very next morning, her sister had a stroke due to a blood clot. The doctors also found a hole in the sister’s heart. She thanked us for praying because her sister is doing fine.
- London said, “Pray for me!” She wants God to watch out for her.
- Jasmine is from another country and asked if God can hear her thoughts/prayers if she only thinks them. Her mom tells her God can only hear our prayers if they are said out loud or otherwise “they aren’t real”.
- A bartender told us many of the girls in the new club don’t get checks because there isn’t any business. She said, “You are a blessing to us.”
- One girl was doing a lap dance and asked for a bag. Veronica told her to come and get it. The girl stopped the lap dance and came over to get a bag.
- At one club, we started praying with one girl. Then another girl joined. Then another joined.
As you can see, dancers are no different than anyone else. We all have questions, deal with sickness and have unmet desires. Please keep these ladies in your prayers.
Drenda and the PTD team
Highlights from our last 2 trips to the clubs
A week ago Tuesday (2/28) we went to the clubs and gave Valentine gift bags to the girls. Here are highlights:
- Kathy just started. Not happy about what she’s doing, At a crossroads. Just got her first apartment and needs money.
- A father and son were at one of the clubs.
- Found a new club to visit. Very open to us. Manager knew us from another club. Told us we were welcome any time.
- Girl sitting on the lap of a guy was reading the scripture verse to him.
- Jessica was talking to a girl. Someone told the girl she had a phone call to get her away from Jess. The girl came over later and said her mother would be proud of us for what we’re doing because her mom is religious. She took a pic of the scripture verse and texted it to her mother.
- Marie and Damon asked for prayer for their souls and Marie’s 20 year old kids.
- Veronica asked a girl on stage (no customers) how she was doing. The girl hesitated and then said, “I’m okay.” ”You don’t sound okay. Can I pray with you?” ”Yes!” The girl grabbed Veronica’s hand and sat down on the stage and told Veronica “go ahead & pray.” She told Veronica she’d been doing this too long. Veronica prayed that God would show her a new way. The girl called Veronica her “angel”.
- One girl was looking at her scripture and started digging through the bag looking for more scriptures. Veronica pulled scriptures from other bags and gave them to her and told her “God is with you.”
- Several girls in the dressing room were trading scriptures. One said, “I want your scripture because it pertains to what I’m going through.”
- George has a 2nd tumor. He kept telling us “God has a purpose for everything that happens in our lives.”
- Vanity asked prayer for “strength”. Said she is on the fence and has feet in both pools. Normally, she is at Bible Study on Tuesdays. She saidwe became her Bible Study.
- Prayed with Janet for her high blood pressure, anxiety and stress.
- At one club the girls were talking to all of us. Guys were just sitting there not talking to anyone.
- Nadia kept talking about the tribulation and end times. She saw something on Daystar tv at 2 a.m., and it seemed to be troubling her. She goes to Lakewood.
- Bryn has 4 kids. This was her first night back.
- A team member is a former dancer and recognized the voice of a guy in one of the clubs. Turns out he used to deejay where she danced. She got out. He’s still there. He bragged about how he got a girl to quit and who is now living with him.
- A waitress asked us about the Loft. She liked the idea of “come as you are”.
- A guy told a team member “These girls have kids and do it to keep a roof over their heads.” The team member responded,”We’re here to tell them Jesus hasn’t forgotten about them and doesn’t hate them.”
- A guy saw us coming from the church van and asked “Why?” A team member responded, “If you won’t come to church, we’ll come to you.” The guy responded, ”That’s nice.”
Hilarious!
Please continue praying for the people we encounter each week in the clubs.
Drenda
Tuesday Night (2/21/12)
This is Valentine’s month, and we are taking gift bags to the clubs every week instead of once a month for the next 8 weeks. The gift bags for February all contain the same thing: stuffed animal, candy, encouraging scripture, and a number to call for prayer.
It was a really fun night. Here are highlights:
- The college team was excited to get kicked out of their first strip club. This is a club where the owner allows us in, but one of the managers likes to throw his weight around when the owner isn’t there. He politely asked us to leave because we were “scaring the customers.” Funny how young women carry gift bags containing stuffed animals scare grown men the size of football players. We left without making a commotion. We had already handed out all of the gift bags at that point anyway.
- A customer hugged several team members and said the girls really appreciate what we do. The team asked him if he needed prayer for anything. I think he was surprised by the question. As it turns out, his daughter is bi-polar and his baby momma recently had two strokes. He wants prayer for both of these women.
- We hadn’t been to one of the modeling studios in a while. One of the models said, “We thought you didn’t love us anymore. You haven’t been here in so long.” We assured her we still love her. Veronica asked her if we could give her a hug. Sure! Hugs all around. Such a sweet lady. Older than most in this business.
- Shelley asked for “general prayer”.
- Candy wants prayer.
- Marcelle has 4 kids & asked for prayer that they would all be healthy.
- Courtney asked for prayer for her son, Cameron, who is having discipline problems.
- Veronica blew a kiss to a lady on a pole. The lady stopped dancing and came over and talked to Veronica. She requested prayer for her son, Maddox, to be healthy and happy.
- Bristol was sitting with a guy when she was handed a bag. She was very excited about the gift since she didn’t get anything for Valentine’s Day because she doesn’t have a boyfriend.
- One of the dancers sitting at a table asked who we were. Kate responded, “I’m just a random person wishing you a happy Valentine’s Day.” Another girl hugged her and said she was happy we were there.
Please keep these ladies in your prayers. They are very special.
Drenda and the Team
Valentine’s Night
On Valentine’s night we went to the strip clubs and took gift bags to the girls. Each bag contained a stuffed bear, candy, an encouraging scripture, a number to call for prayer and chocolate candy. Here are highlights:
- Nola and her husband have been married a year. She thinks they may split up & requested prayer for her marriage.
- Dolly asked for prayer that she would make it home safely.
- One girl refused a bag and said she didn’t need prayer because “life is good.”
- We met Leticia who had twins three months ago and recently moved here from Vegas. She has 5 kids.
- One deejay told us he admired us for what we’re doing because “it takes balls to come in here.” I told him, “We have eggs.” He thought that was funny.
- Another deejay told us he admired us for what we’re doing because it takes courage to come in there.
- One of the team members ran in to a guy she knew. She called him by name. Awkward for him.
- A guy asked the team what we do and why. They told him. He thought it was cool.
We’re going out again tonight. Please keep us and everyone involved in the adult entertainment industry in your prayers.
Drenda and the Team
Last night (2/7/2012)
Tuesday night, 2/7, we went to the strip clubs and took Valentine’s gift bags to the girls. Each bag contained a stuffed bear, an encouraging scripture, Valentine candy, and chocolate candy. This night was different because it was the start of Give 8 – 8 weeks of risk-taking, front lines mission work with the young adult ministry of The Woodlands United Methodist Church. This is a first for JesusLovesDancers. We’ve never been in the clubs every week. We are visiting a few clubs every week so as not to wear out our welcome.
Highlights/Prayer Requests:
- Kimberly wanted prayer for her daughter Kaitlyn “right now” so we prayed right then.
- Platinum’s daughter, Kaylyn, is having GI problems and has HSP (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura).
- Danielle and her husband are having problems.
- One girl told Anda the bags mean so much to them and gave Anda a big hug.
- George asked prayer for his daughter, Sarah.
- One of the managers who usually works days was celebrating his birthday. He asked if he could get on “the party bus” with us. We were in a shuttle bus with the church name/logo.buy Trial Erection packs 3I think we need to wrap the church shuttle with the JesusLovesDancers’ logo!
We were in the clubs in January and took gift bags containing a calendar and a compact mirror, an encouraging scripture, a number to call for help and chocolate candy. Here are prayer requests:
- Felicia wants “restoration” in her life.
- One of the managers is OUT of the business. Go, God! He needs to find a good job because he has a newborn and another one on the way.
Please keep these girls and guys in your prayers.
Drenda
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Last night (10/25/11)
Last night we went to the strip clubs and took gift bags to the dancers, customers, owners, managers, bartenders and d-jays. Each bag contained a glow-in-the-dark bracelet, an encouraging scripture and chocolate candy. Here are highlights and prayer requests:
- Lalani’s nephew died in the Philippines
- Haley needs to finish her LVN program and get licensed. Kirsten, one of the team members, is also in a nursing program so they were able to discuss the various programs/schools.
- Marie asked for prayer for guidance because she is sick of working in the clubs.
- Sarah asked for prayer regarding her relationship with her dad and having a softer heart.
- G, the club owner needing a liver transplant, was looking good. He’s gained some weight. He started praying every night before he went to bed for his daughter. A week later he saw a difference in his daughter.
- Shequel asked us to pray for commitment between her and her husband.
- R has a kidney stone.
- Pamela wants us to pray for guidance as to where she should live. Her boyfriend is kicking her out.
- Jennifer asked prayer for her son, Joseph, who has been acting out.
August 2011
On Tuesday night, 8/16, we went to the strip clubs and took tote bags that were the actual gift to the girls. Each tote contained a card with a number to call for prayer, an encouraging scripture and chocolate candy.
Here are highlights:
- One of the managers, I will call “W”, has a girlfriend who is pregnant. I noticed on one of his Facebook posts that the fetus had been diagnosed with spinal bifida, and he was crushed. We began praying. I saw a post a few days later where he “just happened” to run in to a man with spinal bifida who took the time to talk to W. His next post was “It’s going to be all right. This is a special baby who needs people like us to take care of him.” Very uplifting. When I saw him, I asked about the baby (who is still in the womb). He said the baby doesn’t have spinal bifida anymore. He saw the report with his own eyes. W was all smiles. I kept thanking God for the good report. W agreed with me. Go, God!
- Two girls asked for prayer to get out of the business.
- Anna has a friend who is pregnant and wants an abortion.
- At one club, some team members walked in to the dressing room. One girl said, “Oh, it’s the prayer ladies.” Another girl said, “Do one for me!” So the team prayed with several girls in the dressing room.
- We talked with a security guard who is attending seminary in Houston.
- A house mom came outside and talked with Ineke. She told Ineke her mother makes clothes for the girls and comes to the clubs to talk to the girls about getting out of the business. This house mom told Ineke how important the scripture cards are that we put in the bags. She said she sees girls pulling the card out of their wallet or purse and looking at it. She told us to keep doing what we’re doing.
- I prayed with an owner standing in the middle of his club. He’s going through chemo. If he doesn’t get a liver transplant in the next 8 months, he will die. He’s trying to sell his club. He’s willing to take a loss. He wants OUT. He said, “The devil is here. The devil is in this business. No other owner will tell you this, but I will. The devil is here.”
Please keep all of these people in your prayers. Some have faced or are facing dire circumstances.
Drenda and the JLD Team
Memorial Service (7/28/11)
Burying a dancer is not what I signed up for 11 years ago. I prefer to offer hope, but things don’t always work out the way we want.
Amanda (dancer name: Jazzy) recently overdosed while 4 months pregnant. Her friend, Krista (who used to be in the same line of work), called and asked us to do a memorial service for Amanda. Krista wanted closure. We were humbled to be asked to do this for Krista and for Amanda. Amanda lived for a short while at the apartment complex where we minister to the kids so there was a double connection for us.
Jen spoke a few words, and Father Bill from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Kingwood led the memorial service. Several residents turned out for the service. One person talked to Tammy and said she wanted to give God a chance in her life.
This is the 2nd memorial service we’ve done at this apartment complex. The other was related to a capital murder case. The residents of this complex see more “real life” than most. Please keep them in your prayers.
To all the dancers out there: We love you. More importantly, there’s a God who loves you and wants to have a relationship with you. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done or what you’re doing now. He loves you. Just talk to Him. He will answer.
Drenda
