A well timed letter

Hello Everyone,

Austin Bevere here. I hope you are enjoying the last few days of April. I actually just finished all my school projects yesterday, and it is great to have those done. Now, all I have to do is finals!

One of our Pearl Alliance supporters, Jackie, wrote to me earlier today. She received a fantastic revelation from God, and I believe what she has to say is quite profound. I would love to share what she said with you:

“I was praying for Pearl Alliance this morning and felt really strong that God was asking a question to everyone who is involved in Pearl Alliance. I do not wish to come across harsh at all, but I really felt God’s heart on this issue.

Here is the question I felt God was asking:

Are you doing this (fighting human trafficking) for me and because it breaks my heart to see my children in bondage? Or are you doing this for yourself, just because you feel bad for the victims?

After hearing this, I felt as if I had to present some questions…

Are we operating out of human compassion or out of Jesus' compassion? Both are important, but if what we do is not as unto the Lord, then our works are empty.

Also, are we so in love with our Maker that we are willing to do anything and everything we can to stop what is constantly hurting Him over and over?

When we learn about these injustices, our hearts fill with compassion for the victims and we feel terrible. Our response is to do something about it that makes us feel better, but there is something deeper than that. There is a love of the Father that we can come to know that compels us to do what we do. Anything that we try to do in our own strength will only fail.

I believe that what Pearl Alliance is doing pleases the heart of God. I pray that everyone else could grasp this reality, for their sakes and for Jesus' sake. I don’t know if I can just confront someone with this, it has to be done in the heart. Does that make sense?

-Jackie”


This is absolutely brilliant. God’s love enables us to live a life of love and compassion that will far surpass any notion of justice we can invoke by ourselves. However, Gods love happens on an individual level. Not only does God love the world as a whole, but also individuals. Pearl Alliance exists to show this to people who have been victimized by human trafficking.

As human beings, our desire for justice often fluctuates on a daily basis, but God’s love is everlasting and unfailing. On whose strength should we lean? Let me say this: I know that if I lean on my own desire to see justice brought to human trafficking, I will fall flat on my face. The ability to understand justice all starts with a revelation of God’s love. From there, we take this unfailing love and show it to the world.

All for love,

Austin