Laurie Ishii and Daryl Bargy

Well, it started up again while we were in Utah in March - and it just hasn't left. I'm still not sure what's going on with me. I asked some people to pray for me the other night and I slept well for the first time in a while. Last night I didn't sleep so well. I was in pain again... my neck! For people who don't already know my story - the Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue (CFS) and Hepatitis C - along with the herpes virus make it so that I need to be careful not to overdo it. My immune system is pretty weak, but since we stopped eating meat and dairy we have been SO MUCH better health wise, so praise God for that. I haven't had an 'episode' like… Read More

Her name is Victoria - I met her this morning while I was on my way to the bus stop. She called out and asked me if I could spare a quarter - I had just gotten some change from buying some gum, so I had some coins and gave them to her. I asked her what her name was, and we started talking - and were still talking over an hour later. I asked her if there was anything she needed that I could get for her, and she said water. We have a food truck by our apartment - they sell some fruit, water, candy etc. so we got her some water, a cantalope and an advocado. She was so cute, cause she kept apologizing that her hands were dirty and that she didn't… Read More

Check out this event: Reaching out to Pimps and Prostitutes Category: Life Hosted By: laurie ishii When: Sunday May 27th, 2007 at 2:00 PM Where: REALITY LA church office 7127 1/2 Sunset Blvd. (and La Brea) Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA 90046 United States Description: Educational teaching on pimping and prostitution and how to reach those who are in the lifestyle. Anyone (over 18) is welcome. Read More

Well, last night (this morning) went pretty well. I got home after 6am. There weren't as many girls out as we had hoped - but they were definitely out. Driving up and down the street we saw about 8 or 10 tops. But we were able to talk to only a few. Giacomo, Sarah and I hung out at a 24 hour hamburger joint and got some fries so we could watch the track before walking. I saw an SUV drive by and said, "That guy looks like a pimp" - but one side of his car was kind of ghetto and so I thought maybe not. Then later on as we walked, we met a girl who looked about about 17-18 - her working name was Keisha. Sarah and I approached her and she was pretty… Read More

We are so excited - my friend Sarah who is another ex-prostitute are going out tonight where we know for sure there are a lot of prostitutes AND pimps! At first we were concerned cause Daryl's going fishing at 6am (and the area we're going to is kind of far) so isn't going to be able to go out with us - and he didn't want me and Sarah going out alone... (it's his 'rule' - unless Daryl is with me there has to be a male there, not just me and a girlfriend) so I started praying and asking God for a guy who could come out with us tonight! After talking with my friend Paula who gave us the scoop on the area - I was determined. She said that there… Read More

These are some tracts I have written to eventually be printed and handed out... we are praying for a graphic artist or someone with computer skills who can format a good tract for the women we reach out to. Does this sound like you? One night, I met a man who told me I was very attractive. He flirted with me and offered lots of money to have sex with him. At first I was insulted, One night, I met a man who told me I was very attractive. He flirted with me and offered lots of money to have sex with him. At first I was insulted, but knew I couldn't make that much money in a month working my full-time job, so I took his business card. I turned him… Read More