Butterfly Ministry

Discipling, empowering, and transforming lives.

ABOUT US

We are a group that got our start when a handful of us started ministering to ladies that work as prostitutes on the side of the road. What began as a small ministry of prayer and getting to know the ladies' names in 2021 has become a full team that goes out weekly to hold Bible studies with the women as well as help them exit prostitution through a holistic, discipleship focused process.

MISSION STATEMENT: As part of the Church, we seek to empower, disciple, and equip women in prostitution through a gospel-driven, relationship-based, holistic approach.

VISION STATEMENT: We long to see women coming out of prostitution transformed by Christ and acting as agents of change as part of the Church.

Chicken and Church

Once a week, several of our team members and volunteers go out to meet the ladies and bring them to a nearby KFC where we hold a Bible study with them. Currently, we are going through a discipleship book that covers the basics such as sin, salvation, repentance, obedience, baptism, etc. These sessions are some of our core times with the ladies where we share the gospel as well as build relationships.

One-on-one Discipleship

As we see ladies in the Chicken and Church sessions who are really engaged and express an interest to exit prostitution, we begin to have individual meetups. Over coffee, we will hear their life story and begin to discern what it could look like for this woman to leave prostitution and receive the support that she needs.

Exiting Journey Assistance

Once a woman has committed to the exiting journey, we have her go through a local Work4ALiving program for 3 weeks which is followed up by a 6 to 9 month time in the Journey of Hope program at a partner organisation called Straatwerk. Straatwerk has been working with ladies on the street for decades, and their Journey of Hope program is comprehensive, biblical, holistic, and meant to prepare the women to exit prostitution in a healthy and sustainable way. Throughout this time, the ladies volunteer, receive occupational therapy and trauma counseling, get involved in a church, do some entrepreneurship, and receive one-on-one discipleship from our Butterfly team. After graduating JOH, we assist the ladies in finding a job skills training program and eventually work to sustain them. We support each woman with a small stipend and food parcels throughout this entire exiting process.

South African Banking Details

To donate via EFT to our South African banking account, please use the following details:

Bank Name: Standard Bank
Account Name: Butterfly Ministry
Type: Current account
Branch Code: 051 001
Account Number: 101 906 331 80

Link to Donate in Dollars

You can donate to our ministry in dollars at the following link:

https://faithandlearning.org/projects/lindsay-shifflett/

What do your donations go towards?

Donations go towards a variety of things including our weekly Chicken and Church meetings, administrative costs to run the ministry, and stipends or food parcels that are given to the women during their exiting journeys.

Are my donations tax-deductible?

Not yet! We are currently in the process of becoming a non-profit in South Africa. Will keep you posted here on the site when that does happen.

How else can I partner with you?

There are several ways that you can partner with us:

Donating food for food parcels--we can pick it up from you!
- Please go to the Contact section of the website to get a hold of us to find out what food we most need
Pray!
- We are always in need of prayer. Please go to the Contact section at the bottom of this page to give us your number and be added to the Whatsapp prayer group.

Jeani

Co-leader

Lindsay

Co-Leader

Marcie

Founder and Team Member

Lyneth

Team Member

Annie