Post Conference Prayer Day 17

Find Your Voice. . .Break the Chain

Exodus Cry

Focus City: June

Cape Town,South Africa

Information:
The FIFA World Cup tournament is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. FIFA is composed of over 200 nations, 32 of which have qualified for the chance to compete in the month long tournament in South Africa. The 2010 World Cup will be the first to be hosted on the continent of Africa. More than 700 million people are expected to tune into the finals in July. The South African government has poured billions of dollars into the construction of five new stadiums, enhancement of their mass transportation systems, and the beautification of its cities. The tournament will be held in ten venues across nine South African cities and is a historic opportunity for the world to witness and experience the beauty, culture and industry of the Republic of South Africa. More than 400,000 visitors are expected to arrive for the tournament, and pour billions into the economy.

But there is a darker side to this event—the demand for sex. Experts estimate that as many as 40,000 women and children will be trafficked into South Africa for the World Cup. Organized crime groups have brought women from as far as Thailand, Eastern Europe, Israel and the Philippines; there is little legal or judicial infrastructure in place to combat this issue. When the stadiums clear each day, thousands of fans will flock to the streets, bars, and clubs for the nightlife of South Africa. In this environment of celebration and sport prostitution and sexual exploitation thrives unchecked in the foreground.

The Issue:
 When the football matches are over each day, thousands of fans will take to the streets, bars, and clubs to experience the nightlife of South Africa. Many men will see prostituted women of South Africa selling themselves on the streets, as willing participants ready to make money. What they will not see is the months of brutality these women have faced as their will is broken down and they are resigned to their life of captivity and exploitation. They will not see the beatings they incur if they do not make their nightly quota or the pimps and traffickers hovering just around the corner. They will not see the mental and emotional chains that bind them to that which is destroying these women.

Scripture Focus
They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. - Joel 3:3

Ministries
Salvation Army and BeHeard ministries-- these are the organizations that ExodusCry will primarily be partnering with in South Africa.

Prayer Focus:
Pray that the fear of the Lord would break in on Capetown and the other cities in South Africa that are hosting world cup games. Pray that God would grant peace and unity to the ministries gathering in South Africa to combat human trafficking. Ask God who sees and opens the eyes of men to open the eyes of men whose appetite for sex only allows them to see a woman as a sexual object and not as a daughter of the Most High God. Remove the veil from their eyes and allow them to see women rightly. Give them new eyes to see exploited women as mothers, sisters, and daughters.