Seth Barnes - The girls of Patpong Rd are looking for a hero

Patpong Rd. is Thailand's worst flesh market. It's a scary place, but God wants His people to invade the dark places of the world in order to shine his light.

Yesterday, our World Race team did just that and blogged about their prayer walk.

It broke their hearts. The young girls sold into prostitution by their families looked at them through pain-racked, vacant eyes. They've given up hope of anyone ever rescuing them.

When the team was finished with the prayer walk, all they could do was cry till it hurt to cry anymore.

This is what I call a "branding experience." God used that prayer walk to break their hearts with the things that break His heart. And they have been marked as His own, their inner man consecrated for kingdom purposes. They've been ruined for the ordinary.

Many Christians have mistaken the God who brands His children for a God who is interested in their comfort.

Let me disabuse you of that notion - your identity is this: you are a hero-in-waiting. The glory of God is poured out through your courage. Perhaps you have never been branded - your spiritual flesh seared by God's holy purpose. Maybe you've kept your heart safe and unbroken.

The girls of Patpong Rd. and the orphans of this world need a hero. They are waiting for you to summon the courage to ask God to strip you of your comfort and break your heart. I pray that you do.