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![]() | Rahab was born and raised in a slum with her seven siblings. None of them knew their father because their mother used to work as a prostitute. It was hard to get the basic needs of clothes, food or schooling. In order to "forget" the problems they had, Rahab's mother used to drink heavily and would lock them in the house and beat them up. Sometimes she brought men home in their one roomed rented house. Life was unbearable. In 1991, Rahab and her younger brother ran away to the streets. They had to go separate ways because the boys and girls had separate gangs. She suffered from diarrhea and several stomach ailments because she had to dig in the garbage bins for food. At night, they would sleep in verandas and policemen would chase and rape them. In order to get money, she opted to join the rest of the girls in prostitution. During this time, she started using drugs so she could forget her troubles. For 2 1/2 years, this was her life - drugs, rotten food, prostitution, and daily abuse from those around her. In May 1993, Mr. Mulli came by and preached to Rahab and her friends about God's love. He bought them some food and convinced them to go to his home. On arrival, they saw other children who they used to see in the street only they were clean and looked very happy. They took a shower and a lady they called 'mummy' brought them new clothes, soap, and body oil and talked to her with so much love, like nobody had ever done before in her life. She could not believe her eyes when she saw her younger brother and sister among the children. That was the happiest day of her life. Rahab did well in school but would run away from the home and back to the streets at times because at the home she did not get drugs or sex. In 1997, she gave her life to Jesus. In 1999, Rahab and her brother and sister went to visit their mother for a month during which time they were able to reconcile. Their mother accepted the Lord just a few months before passing away in 2001. After this Rahab ran away again and turned to prostitution. She eventually returned very weak from HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. The Mullis took her in and nursed her back to health. Today she is in college majoring in adolescence and peer counselling and hopes to one day use her skills to counsel others so they don't go down the same path she did. She rededicated her life to Jesus in January 2003 and continues to experience God's joy as her strength. |
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