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| Founder Julie Shematz & BFA's Hadassah 1st & 2nd Interns, former sex workers, Kristine Bedinotti & Christina DeCamara | BFA~Fulfilling the Great Commission Former stripper & escort with Julie that completed the New Life Center. |
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| Strip Club Outreach & XXX Ministry Training Christ Chuch at Grove Farm Sewickley, PA February & March 2008 | Former stripper Jaime Wolfe from Ohio joined Julie & the rookie team for CCGF's 1st strip club outreach in the Pittsburgh area, McKee's Rocks. |
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| BFA's Founder & former stripper , Julie Shematz, was the opening keynote speaker for the Sexual Wholeness Seminar at Christ Chruch at Grove Farm on March 1, 2008. | Julie received a standing ovation & led a 45 minute Women Only breakout session which resulted in the salvation of a former dancer & numerous women receiving prayer for addictions & healing. |
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| Julie shared her testimony at both Sunday services. The Senior Pastor asked her, after hearing her speak @ the SWS, to flow into his sermon & close it. | She was originally asked to script a 5 minute testimony to read. You can listen to the 11am service by CLICKING HERE |
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| Kris is entering into her 10th month @ the NLC & will be eligible for full time employment. BFA is pleased to annouce that she will be our 1st intern beginning January 2, 2008. New year, new season & new rhythm. | Kris was the 1st woman from the sex indsutry that God sent Steve & Julie Shematz 4 years ago. She & Julie are kindred spirits & watching them both grown has been amazing. Their lives are truly a demonstration of God's power to transform ashes into beauty. |
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| 12.20.07 GOD HAS THE ANSWER TV Show To view show goto NEWS & EVENTS page. | Fromer dancer, Dawnissa Lawrence, founder of B.L.I.N.G. Ministries was the guest of Bishop Anastasi & Julie Shematz. |
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| Gifts of Love, Hope & Truth | Nat'l Strip Club Outreach & XXX Ministry Training 11/15-11/18/07 Fort Myers, FL |
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| Preparing the Gift Bags & Declaring the Word Over Them | Overcomers, United, Set Apart & Anointed 4 Such ATime As This | Serving Thanksgiving Meals in locker room of strip club. Nat'l Training 2007 |
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| Julie Shematz w/Julie Riggs in Atlanta, GA 11/2007 | Paula Harris (center) started interceding & going into strip clubs w/ Kathy Mehl over 20 yrs. We are fruit of their call to this type of ministry. |
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| BFA Founder, Julie Shematz, was a guest on GOD HAS THE ANSWER TV Show with Bishop Anastasi in October 2007. A former sex worker contemplating suicide watched the show & called the BFA HELP LINE. She currently is doing well & attends church with Julie @ Word of Life Church. | Julie has accepted Bishop's invitation to appear on the GOD HAS THE ANSWER TV Show as a monthly guest. To view episodes, show times & stations see NEWS & EVENTS page. |
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| Julie Shematz, shared her testimony & prayed for callers on the LIVE PRAYER TV show hosted by Evangelist Bill Keller. Numerous sex workes called the show & gave their hearts to Jesus. | Julie was invited back as a guest in 2007. Live phone calls included a stripper/drug addict that was set free of drugs when she heard Julie's testimony. Other strippers & a club owner called & accepted Christ during the show. |
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| Kasey McClure, founder of 4Sarah, Inc., Julie Shematz & XXX Church's Michelle Truax | Sex Industry Ministries United Covington, GA 11/2007 |
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| BFA's Kris & Founder. Julie Shematz Word of Life Church's New Life Center 9.16.07 | Kris was the first sex industry survivor God sent BFA to assist 4 years ago. She currently is in her 9th month of a 12 month residential program. |
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| XXX Church & BFA Ministries Fort Myers, FL 9.15.07 | 3X Pastor JR Mahon & Event Coordinator, Michelle Truax, BFA's Julie & Steve Shematz & Former Porn Producer Donny Pauling |
