Merry Christmas Friends

As I write this 2018 Christmas letter, I do so with a spirit of gratitude for each one of you and for what the Lord has done through your partnership with Rapha House International. Thank you for your faithfulness and generosity to the children we are blessed to serve!

This October, Rapha House turned 15 years old! This has been a season of precious reflection as we are able to look back and celebrate the many lives which have been forever changed and the great strides in justice and child protection that have been made.

The depth, width, and breadth of work that you have made possible over the past 15 years is testified to by extraordinary facts, statistics, and data, all of which in turn testify to God’s mighty work through you and Rapha House. However, for me, it will always be about that one girl...

That one who was sold by her own father, but now has 3 children of her own whom she loves so dearly and whom will never be trafficked.

That one who lived in a pit of despair, but who is now married to a man who thinks she is a queen- and who minister together to broken and oppressed children.

That one who disappeared into prostitution again for several years after she left the safety of our walls, but because our staff (and the Lord) never gave up on her, is now living in hope and freedom, and is serving the other children of Rapha House.

And it will always be about that one girl….

That one who is trying to disappear into the shadows of that Haitian home so that the family who owns her will not think to physically or sexually abuse her tonight.

That one who is trapped, right now, in a massage parlor in SE Asia who thinks that she is completely unworthy and that her day of rescue will never arrive.

That one who is completely broken- in the social work vehicle right now- on her way to Rapha House and a new future.

So much has been accomplished, and yet there is still so much to be done! Friends, thank you for standing with us over the past 15 years in combating child trafficking and sexual exploitation! This issue is preventable and combattable, and I am thankful that we are in this together.

This Christmas, join me in celebrating all that the Lord has accomplished through the work of Rapha House International as well as all that He is getting ready to do. He loves these children- every single one.

Stephanie Freed

Co-Founder & Executive Director