Rachelle Starr :: Stories of Redemption, the Call to Shine, and Following Christ into the Dark

Today I get to share with you my conversation with the amazing Rachelle Starr. Rachelle is the founder of Scarlet Hope, which is a ministry designed to share the hope of Jesus with women in the adult entertainment industry. She is also the author of Outrageous Obedience: Answering God’s Call to Shine in the Darkest Places. The month of January is sex trafficking awareness month. Rachelle knows firsthand from her work with Scarlet Hope, spending the last 15 years loving on and building relationships with women who work in strip clubs, and the world of porn and prostitution, and shares with us some of what she’s seen, how a woman finds herself entrapped in such a situation, and what its like to see their lives totally changed by Christ and having some of their physical needs addressed for them to experience rescue holistically as well. Rachelle’s book is a galvanizing experience full of questions for each of us who are called to love like Jesus, and her passion for Christ, and for the hurting is contagious.

Buckle up, you guys, this is one story you won’t want to miss hearing, and perhaps the Lord even has something just for you and your story in it. If you are interested in connecting with Rachelle or looking into the ministry of Scarlet Hope, be sure and follow them and see if there is a local chapter near you!

Additionally this week I will be hosting a conversation about how sex trafficking plays out on social media and the dark side of the digital world, and how we can respond and try to protect potential victims with Dr. Jessica Peck. Her episode is forthcoming in the season, but this conversation feels so important and wildly timely because it's like the passing of a baton from Rachelle and what she sees with Scarlet Hope to someone who is in the trenches with people like you and me in a doctor’s office, church communities and more. These are not calls to be afraid, but to be awake, because we have an enemy who has come to steal, kill and destroy. We get to draw a line and say not today satan, in so many ways. I’m grateful for the opportunity to talk about this with you, and with these women and that we can carry the light for one another and say: you matter and your story matters, because that’s the truth. There is hope for our stories, and He’s not finished with any of us.

Connecting with Rachelle Starr AND Scarlet Hope

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*References:

Crazy Love by Francis Chan

Scarlet Hope Bakery

Scarlet Hope career development program

Passion Conference

End It Movement

Christine Caine and A21

Sex Trafficking story from Atlanta // AG

A similar situation in Florida

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

“Filthy Rich” documentary on Netflix about Jeffrey Epstein

Paul Tripp