Blazing Grace Radio

Jennifer Fesefeldt with Kainos E.V., a ministry in Germany that rescues and ministers to prostitutes and those who have been sex trafficked there, calls in from Germany in this second of two interviews with her.

With legalized prostitution, Germany is also sometimes referred to as the bordello of Europe. Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes that are visited by 1.2 million men a day. There are more than 3000 brothels across the country, 500 in Berlin alone.

Jennifer talks of the need to cut off the demand for prostitution, pornography, and sex trafficking by getting to the root problem – those who purchase and use them. She shares how some prostitutes are nervous about going to church for fear of meeting their customers, and the need for the church to address these issues boldly.

Germany is known as the economic engine of Europe. With legalized prostitution, Germany is also sometimes referred to as the bordello of Europe. Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes that are visited by 1.2 million men a day. There are more than 3000 brothels across the country, 500 in Berlin alone.

Jennifer Fesefeldt, originally from California, has been living in Stuttgart Germany the last 15 years. She works for Kainos E.V., a Christian non-profit whose goal is to bring freedom and new life to victims of prostitution, sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. Jennifer is the Program Lead supporting each ministry area in prevention, Intervention and the restorative program New Beginnings. In this first of two shows, Jennifer calls in from Germany to discuss the trauma that prostitutes go through and Kainos’ ministry to them.

John Rabins is retired military and a former eye doctor who lives in Colorado Springs. In 2013 his house was burned to the ground along with all of his and his wife’s possessions. On that same day, his father died. John shares what God taught him on his journey to recovery.

Tim Peterson, a counselor who leads the men’s ministry at Blazing Grace, returns to discuss how a couple whose marriage has been traumatized by sexual sin can rebuild and heal. The pain the wife goes through, the husband’s struggle to heal, communication issues, fear, control, and more are discussed.

Lisa Thompson, vice president and director of research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, based in Washington DC, returns for the second of two interviews. The widespread problems of pornography, sexual abuse, and child porn in the church are discussed, in addition to what Lisa calls the “Institutional Abuse” of a church that doesn’t equip and warn their congregations in these areas.

Lisa Thompson is the vice president and director of research for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, based in Washington DC. In this first of two interviews, Lisa shares her experience working in anti-trafficking in East Asia, the mission of the NCSE, the widespread problem of pornography and sexual abuse, and especially, the need to protect children from porn.

Bob Allen has been in Christian radio and TV in different roles with ministries such as those led by John Maxwell, John Piper, Michael Youssef, Tony Evans and others.

Eva Marie Everson returns to the show to discuss her first marriage, which ended in divorce. The story of her first marriage included infidelity and physical abuse. Eva Marie shares how God healed her heart… and warned her before the wedding ceremony.

Eva Marie Everson discusses her new book The Third Path, the need for resting in silence with God, listening prayer, why we struggle with silence, and some of her own struggles.

Using the lyrics of Set Me Free, the Casting Crowns song that is the theme for the show, Mike discusses the cries for help, the torment, and isolation those in bondage to sexual and other types of sin go through, along with the action steps we need to take to break free with the power of God.