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nnie Lobert worked for 16
years in the sex industry,
battled cancer and got into
drugs. But when she called
out to Jesus from death's
door, she found her Savior and the vision
to comfort thousands of other victims of
sex trade. She shares how she became
"a virgin in Christ" in a new video on
iamsecond.com.
Dressed in black and seated on a
white couch, the 44-year-old founder of
Hookers For Jesus appears in the nearly
14-minute video on the website that
features the testi-
monies of personal
struggle and trans-
formation of celeb-
rities and everyday
people. She recalls
she felt "I'll never
ever be clean."
She had seen
hardships since she
was a girl. Raised in
an abusive family,
she turned to boys at
school to fi nd some
self-worth. "I met this
boy in school that stole
my heart. He told me
that if I slept with him
that we'd get married...
And when I found out that he was sleep-
ing with several of my best girlfriends, it
was such a shock to me," she says, as
she narrates her story with emotion.
After graduation, Lobert moved away
from home to Minneapolis. She was 18.
"I had to work three jobs to have my own
place and buy a car." She thought if she
had nice clothes and went to the clubs,
"maybe I could meet a rich guy that
would sweep me off my feet and would
take care of me like a prince would."
She thought money was the answer to
the "deep seated, rooted unforgiveness
towards my dad, towards that boy in
school. I just wanted revenge."
The lure of money pulled her into
prostitution. During a vacation from her
jobs, one night "I actually sold myself
with my girlfriend to some Japanese
clients and I became a prostitute." She
wasn't happy with $3.47 an hour any
longer "once I found out that I could
make hundreds if not thousands of dol-
lars, selling myself. $500 per hour with
no attachment, no relationship, $1000
per hour, now it was $2000 per hour, it
gave me this immense power and if you
wanted me for the night it was $10,000."
One day, Lobert met a man at a club
where she was a dancer. He claimed he
was falling in love with
her, and she thought
she had found her
prince. He took her to
Las Vegas, where she
learned he was actual-
ly a pimp. "He choked
me. He threw me on
the
porch
on
my
knees and he started
kicking me. `This is
pimping `B.' I am just
choking on my own
blood. `You're going
to work for me.' He's
punching me in my
face. `I do not know
what you thought what time it is, but
what time it is now you're going to pay me.'
My nose broke, my ribs broke. It was like I
was looking at the devil. The prince turned
dark. `And if you try to leave, I'll kill you.'"
Lobert could get away from him after
fi ve long years, but "when you leave a
pimp you leave with nothing." "I started
stacking my money again, but the money
was not the same. I came down with can-
cer [Hodgkin's Lymphoma]. And a couple
years later lost all my hair. Had chemo-
therapy... And I got addicted to pain-
killers, and that led into cocaine. I was
going on bald, with wigs, because I had
lost all my hair from chemotherapy."
Once when she had an overdose of
coke, she realized she needed a savior.
Vantage Point
So how have you been doing on your
New Year's resolutions?
Most of us
who declare resolutions on January 1st
do so to reverse unhealthy habits or to
generally do better at life.
This month we've featured a dra-
matic turn-around in Annie's life. An-
nie's life was going nowhere fast and
she realized a change was needed. She
didn't wait for New Year's Eve to make a
resolution. She took action and her life
changed completely. I'm sure you'll be
moved by her story.
For those of us who make attempts
to change our dietary habits, we've in-
cluded some tips in this area as well.
You'll be surprised at how easy it is to
make healthy eating choices.
Our hope is that in some way, we can
help you make the right choices at life's
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