My name is Precious Mahoro from Rwanda.

I came to Christ in 2007. I remember one Sunday morning Pastor Masadde Jude came to the brothels to pick us girls to go to church. I was so drunk and high on drugs that morning but I went in the car with four other girls. Throughout the service I just slept away and snored under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The Pastor never chased me out but went on preaching like I was not there. At the end of the service I was woken up and the Pastor talked with me and thanked me for allowing to come to church. In the course of the week he came back with other members of the church as they went round preaching in the bars. This time I was a bit sober and listened to the Pastor. I then decided on my own to go back to the church though I was not a Christian. The following Sunday I went to the church and took one of my many boyfriends along. He was too tanked that I had to drag him to the church but I was so determined to get to church because there was something about this church that made me want to go back.

That Sunday I gave my life to Christ. My friends thought I was joking because I have lived a very reckless lifestyle as a prostitute abusing frugs and alcohol. But I was determined to change and since Pastor Masadde and Jubilee Praise Church did not condemn me, but helped me I have stood in my faith.

I have continued to struggle with alcohol but do not do drugs anymore. Once in a while I have fallen back into selling my body but this is because I need people to house me which kept me in the red light area where most of my 'friends' are. It is very tempting to go back into this lifestyle but I am grateful to the Lord for my Pastor who has not given up on me and is even trying to get a place to house us so that we can be helped to completely break away from the ghetto lifestyle and prostitution.

I am now serving at Jubilee Praise Church and despite my shortcomings the church is patient and willing to help me. Many of my friends would like to change but they fear because they have nowhere to go. In fact some have given their lives to Christ but since they have nowhere to stay they continue to live in the red light area where they are tempted to go back into prostitution. As for me, I sometimes sleep in bars after customers have left. I do not want to live like this anymore.

There is so much I have gone through as a prostitute that it hurts me to speak about it. I thank God for the changes I am seeing in my life now and pray that the change will be complete.

God bless you all.