http://themessageparlour.org/

And the message is.........

The Message Parlour officially opened on 18 October 2012.

A small café with the aim of being part of the community.

Prayer and worship have been key in establishing the work.....

.....as well as building relationships with the local community.

A small light........

....which has grown...

....as others have gathered...

... from different organisations like these....

...to sing......

...help with projects like this - reaching out to men who frequent the red light areas....

...which has now become this....

...or to paint with kids in a unit opposite...

...which became this - the Sonflower Salon - reaching out to women and the transgender community...

...whom they spend time with in the bars and on the streets with the "Bridge to Life" ministry...

...or with some of the women at a weekly breakfast club providing food for them as they finish work.

Teams have come to pray and get involved.

Helping lights burn brighter.

And add to the work which has now been clearly established.

is a safe space:

• For anyone (e.g. entertainment workers, street children, transgender and sex buyers) knowing they will be treated with dignity and respected as people with inherent value.

• From which different NGOs can reach out to people (e.g. entertainment workers, street kids, transgender and sex buyers) in the local community.

• Where people can learn about the issues around sexual exploitation – both the demand and supply side.

• For those from faith communities to pray and worship.

Other partners have come on board...

Helping sustain life and strengthen growth.

And the work is expanding.........

...with the opening of a new unit –MP2 – on 26th March 2014

which will focus on outreach to kids in the area.

And who knows where next........