Which is how I am sure Craig Gross felt when 10 years ago, armed with only a bunny outfit and some t shirts he went into a porn show as a Pastor, to tell people working in the Adult Industry that Jesus loves them. Maybe little did he know but 10 years later xxxchurch.com would grow into being the one place where people could get help for porn addiction and where porn stars could feel loved and not judged.
Where the religious and 'sinner's' live on an even playing field.
That's church.
I love that. I love that you can have many people tell you what you are doing is wrong and will end in tears, but still know that you have to follow what God is asking you to do. Jesus never asked His disciples to do things that were the norm. Jesus never had dinner with the people that everyone else wanted to be around. He dined with prostitutes and He told the religious they were wrong.
He threw the rulebook out the window.
But when the rules are gone, all that is left is God.
I've been helped by xxxchurch more than most of you will ever know and I have been excited and honoured to have worked with them by writing blogs for the last few years. So when my friend Shaun and I both had the idea indepentley to bring xxxchurch to a porn show in the UK, God was obviously going to make something happen.
That's why we are going to a porn show. That's right. A porn show. We are bringing xxxchurch to the UK and we want to launch it by telling porn stars that Jesus loves them. How else would you start it?!
And we would love for you to help.
Here's how.
We need Bibles to give out to porn stars. And that costs money. So I am asking you for money. Straight up.
If you help us every £ you give us will go straight to getting Bibles that will be given out for free to people in the Adult industry.
People who have been hurt by the Church. People who probably think God hates them. People who need to know that Jesus loves them unconditionally and has so much more for them.
We will have a booth and a team of volunteers who will share that Jesus loves them at the Erotica Porn Convention in London this November.We will listen to their stories.
And we need prayer.
Prayer for the team to come together, prayer for the logisitics and most importantly for God to change the lives of people caught in the world of porn.
Why should you help us out? Because Porn Shows are exactly the type of place that God likes to show up and surprise us. Because Porn Stars deserve to be loved too.
And you can help make that happen. £5, £10, £100?! Whatever you can give could be the difference between a girl in the industry feeling hopeless or lost and from knowing that she is special and loved by God.
There are a few ways you can donate. You can go here and donate online. Or you can go here and here and donate to our marathon fundraising pages.
And if you want to get more practical you can run with us for porn stars in the Belfast Marathon this May or have me come and speak in your Church about our vision and plan for the show.
Thanks for your support!!
paul@xxxchurch.com
@xxxchurchuk
http://www.xxxchurch.com/
