Laurie Ishii

I‚Äôve been up, and now I‚Äôm just waiting for Kristi to call me to let me know she‚Äôs on her way. (For the Prostitute Outreach) We are having at least two to four people going with us for sure tonight, and Tony‚Äôs coming again too. I‚Äôm excited. We haven‚Äôt had anyone come out with us for some time now. This takes some wisdom and lots of prayer, to decide how to put ‚Äòteams‚Äô together - who will go with who - I‚Äôll have Kristi lead a team, and myself. Tony hasn‚Äôt been out with us enough times yet. We don‚Äôt all stay in a crowd together when there‚Äôs more than three or four of us, it looks too intimidating.… Read More

Don‚Äôt have much time to write. I have a full day. I‚Äôm ready to walk to the bus stop and take the bus to the Dream Center. We have people from Short Term Missions today, so a few will probably go with us to pick the kids up in both Hollywood and Santa Monica. I‚Äôll probably be up tonight before the Prostitute Outreach, so maybe I‚Äôll write more then. May everything I do and say today give you glory, Lord! Make me more like You, Jesus! Read More

Okay, writing about Gandhi probably sounds bizzare to some. See, I‚Äôve been talking to a man (I‚Äôll call him ‚ÄúG‚Äù) and he is one of the pimps we talk to every week. We‚Äôve known eachother now for about a year. (He says it‚Äôs been about two years, but for him it probably just FEELS like it‚Äôs been two years!) ‚ÄúG‚Äù knows about this web site, and although I doubt he‚Äôll ever visit this site - I‚Äôll respect him by not mentioning his real name. But God knows who he is, so please pray for him. He is well educated, street wise and I can tell that he‚Äôs also read a lot. One can see what a smooth talker… Read More

I found a dress at ‚ÄòFunky Revolution‚Äô last night. It‚Äôs okay - purple and gold and sort of shimmery. It‚Äôs actually kind of cute, but with fishnet stockings and the high boots, it looks pretty tacky. There wasn‚Äôt too much to choose from, but they had some pretty trashy dresses - and some just plain ugly ones too. So, I think I‚Äôll look good enough for playing the part of the prostitute at Pastor School. Tonight I‚Äôm going to Hollywood, to see the kids, and minister. I haven‚Äôt been out there on a Wednesday since before Christmas. Last night when we got home, I talked with a man from my dad‚Äôs church. My… Read More

Daryl got home from work a little earlier than usual. We‚Äôre meeting the other interns at the Men‚Äôs Home at the Dream Center at six, for a ‚Äògoing away party‚Äô for Billy, who‚Äôs going back to Florida tomorrow. So, I asked Daryl if he‚Äôd mind going to ‚ÄòFunky Revolution‚Äô - a store near the Dream Center. It‚Äôs sort of retro, with lots of loud designs and bright colors. I actually found my wedding dress there - it was a miracle, the only white dress in the whole place. (Our wedding was casual) I‚Äôm wondering if I want to get an ‚Äòold style‚Äô prostitute dress, or something more ‚Äòcurrent‚Äô.… Read More

Note: Please read December 29, 2004 post titled ‚ÄúTiffany‚Äù before you read this. It‚Äôll blow your mind. Another Miracle‚Ķ I‚Äôve held this in for over two weeks now, and I finally got the ‚Äòokay‚Äô to post this. Remember when I wrote on Tiffany, my daughter, that I gave up for adoption fourteen years ago? Well, on January 2nd, I gave my testimony at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, at their Sunday night service. It was broadcast live on the radio. The next day, I received an e-mail from a woman who sounded almost ‚Äòunstable‚Äô - saying that a grandmother heard me on the radio and God told her that I was the one and… Read More

I was thinking, this Saturday, I will be thirty seven years old. Wow! I can hardly believe it. Getting closer to forty. I realize that I‚Äôm still pretty young. But considering the life I‚Äôve lived, I‚Äôve probably gone through things that most people never go through in five lifetimes! Daryl asked me what I want for my birthday. I don‚Äôt know. Seriously; I thought about it really hard, and I honestly can‚Äôt think of anything that I really, really want. I don‚Äôt like jewelry, and I suppose that I can be pretty picky when it comes to clothing (I‚Äôd rather shop for myself) Otherwise, I can say in all honesty that I am… Read More

Blah. I didn‚Äôt get out of bed until almost eleven this morning. The doctor gave me a new prescription last week, and I think it makes me tired. Or, maybe I just needed some extra rest. We had quite a busy weekend. The prostitution outreach always wears me out, and later we went to the Japanese Coffee House and I ended up giving my testimony there. On Sunday service at Angelus Temple, the Japanese Pastor asked me if I would share my testimony again at the Japanese Sunday afternoon service. Of course I said yes. It is always such a privilege to be asked to speak, anywhere. It was such a blessing. I shared some very personal things - some of… Read More

The prostitute oureach was awesome last night. There were only three of us - Kristi, Tony and I. Tony was great, quite the prayer warrior. I had him give out most of the roses to the girls, and while we talked to the pimps he stood nearby and watched out for us, covering us in prayer. When we got out there at around 3:30 a.m., it was pretty slow. We only saw two women when we first pulled up, and it seemed as if more of them came out as it got later. We did see quite a few women get picked up by the Johns driving by - and we prayed that they would get busted! I can‚Äôt describe how disturbing it is to see these guys pick up these young women‚Ķ… Read More

Well, I‚Äôve been up since 12:30 am, praying and interceding for the outreach tonight. Daryl and I prayed for the outreach before we went to bed too. This outreach is the most exciting, for sure - there is so much spiritual warfare going on, as well as physical many times also. The last time we were out talking to a couple of the pimps, one of them asked if I had my ‚Äònine‚Äô - I thought he said knife, and I said ‚ÄúNo, I don‚Äôt need a knife, I‚Äôve got Jesus‚Äù and he said, ‚ÄúI didn‚Äôt say knife, I said nine - millemeter‚Ķ‚Äù as a few more guys drove up. I realized that they aren‚Äôt all ‚Äòtogether‚Äô… Read More