Laurie Ishii and Daryl Bargy

There are a lot of prayer requests I have here... Well, Julia and I are usually the only two people who consistently go on outreach to the pimps and prostitutes, along with a few other women who come out with us whenever they are able to and we are SO GRATEFUL for them! Earlier today, Julia text me to let me know that she couldn't come out tonight... and I felt a little relieved. Then I struggled... I have a tendency to feel "guilty" whenever I don't go out... (which is just me - condemnation is not from God)... I'm sharing my heart here - I LOVE the men and women we reach out to. There is so much more that I wish I could do to help them... if… Read More

I STILL NEED TO FIND AN EDITOR, AGENT AND PUBLISHER... BUT AT LEAST I'M DONE WITH WRITING AND MY FRIEND ANDREW SWIHART DID AN AMAZING JOB ON THE BOOK COVER!!! :-) Read More

[gallery]This Valentines Day happens to be very special this year. When M**** was back east last year her friend S****** would try to make the day special because she knew that M****'s pimp would do anything he could to make Valentines Day the worst anyone could ever have. Every Valentines Day has been very difficult for M**** because there are a lot of traumatic memories attached to this holiday (among a number of others - it seems like her pimp would go out of his way to make every holiday a horrific experience to remember a lifetime! M**** said that she is grateful that God has blessed her with good supportive friends like S****** and many… Read More

Some of you have asked or have been asking Daryl and I how (EP) M**** has been doing... and we have been very vague or even changed the subject - the reason being because M**** asked us not to share anything that was going on for fear of being judged, ridiculed, rejected or of being people's "freak show." In the past, M**** had a handful of friends that knew about M****'s condition and were very supportive, but there were also people in church that were NOT so supportive and she soon became the topic of their conversations. They made it known to her that she either had demons or she was faking it. M**** has been diagnosed with a condition called… Read More

Thursday me and my friend Charity are going to bring gift bags to the working girls on the streets of Compton and South Central LA. Please pray that the rain will ease up by then!!! (Well it hasn't started here yet but it's supposed to tonight and go through most of the week) EP will most likely go with us on the outreach and pray in the car. She is quite the prayer warrior and has amazing discernment. Her health is still suffering but we are amazed at how well she is doing in spite of everything that has been going on. Because I am still not at liberty to share the details of everything that is going on - it's all quite complicated and crazy...… Read More

Here is a trailer for the film "Off Track" - a documentary Daryl, Wendy and Missy (her voice is speaking - you don't see her face) did recently... only the trailer is what has been made so far - now they need to raise money to complete the film. The trailer... http://www.offtrackdocumentary.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/offtracknewfixedtrailer.mov The website/link http://www.offtrackdocumentary.com/ Read More

Last night my friend Andrew and a guy named Greg (he works with Andrew) took photos (possibly for my book cover) - we took a number of photos in different places and different poses... this is just one of the photos taken (actually two, cropped and rough cut) not finished - the spelling wrong (he forgot the "e" on my name and "Junky" is supposed to be spelled "Junkie"... but I think it looks pretty good... I like the color photo better than the black and white. Read More

Ex-Prostitute

Below is a letter that the woman that is staying with us (Daryl and I) wrote to her pimp. She has given me permission to share this but am keeping her and her pimp's name anonymous for now. I used to call her STBEP (Soon To Be Ex-Prostitute) but now I am going to call her "EP" (Ex-Prostitute). Three weeks ago, I took a plane halfway across the US to landed at 5:30pm and then got right back on a plane at 6:45pm with "EP" back to LAX.

God is soooo good. Yes, it has not been easy - but God is so faithful. It has been non-stop warfare since "EP" has been here but it is SO WORTH… Read More

Well, today I went to my friend Nico's to get my haircut. I asked him if I could be his first client so I could get in and out as quickly as possible so I could get some other things done while I was out. (I don't like to leave Pablo and Ziggy home for too long in case they have to go potty.) I debated whether or not I should get an all day pass ($5.00) or just pay $1.25 every time I took the bus. I had a few places to go but some of them I could walk, but I liked having the option of taking the bus as many times I wanted if I had to, so I got an all day pass. My appointment was at 10:30am but I wasn't done until after two. (Haircut and color)… Read More

Below are two paragraphs in my book - I have about 300 pages now and I probably still have another 100 or so - the editor I spoke with said that it's easier to work with too much than not enough, so... hope this doesn't gross you out too much. God is so good, He is helping me to get this written faster than I would have expected and I trust that He will lead and direct the rest every step of the way. Thank You Jesus! ;-) We were taken to a large holding tank once we got to the courthouse and I lay down on the floor curled up in a ball. I was sicker than a dog. There were about ten or so women in the tank with me and one of them was an… Read More