Prayer Board Requests - Predators on "my space"

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Predators on "my space"
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Posted by: babs51

Please pray for my 15 year old grandaughter, Erin, who is struggling with feelings that have been occupying her mind for about three weeks now. She has been corresponding with someone on "my space" the web site that has terrible things going on, and this person is supposed to be 17 and is always depressed. His father is supposedly bad and treats his son like dirt, his mother is supposedly a prostitute. I don't know what to believe I have heard so much about this web site. My granddaughter is desperate to get together with this person just to hang out at the mall. I don't understand the hold he has on her. It is all so confusing. I ask that you would all pray that the Almighty would turn this boy or man's heart away from my grandaughter, and stop using manipulation to get her to meet him at the mall. I am fearful for her and she doesn't seem to see it. Her mother, my daughter, is trying to find out all she can about this person to shield my granddaughter. The story is too long, but I beg and plead with all you to pray for Erin that God would give her the wisdom to see what is wrong with this situation. I also ask that the drive, the want, and the desire to get together with this person is taken away by Jesus. I pray that this boy or man would just leave her alone and stop calling and corresponding with her. I don't care if she gets her feelings hurt or not. This whole thing is creepy and I ask for all your prayers. I don't want anything to happen to my granddaughter. Please, please help. Love, Babs51.

Posted by: Rachel R

Lord, I come to you in prayer for Erin.

Open her eyes and give her wisdom and understanding and maturity.

Expose all to the light and bring TRUTH.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

If Erin wants to meet him then he can come to me her and Mom at a food place.

Would Erin want her Mom to hook up with a stranger this way?

Her sympathy could cost her her life.

Rachel R

Posted by: MarkSentMe

"Misery Loves Company"
The things you have said about your granddaughter's situation make her a prime target.
This person may legitimately be a depressed 17-year-old, but that does not make for a good relationship. I would discourage her from trying to go to meet this person. If your daughter feels comfortable with it, then have her check the transcripts of the chat between your granddaughter and this person.
My space is a good way for teens to keep in touch with friends (we are military and most of my daughter's friends are in other states) but it has the potential for abuse, can be used by sexual predators and pedophiles, and can be a meeting place for not-so-honest and unsavory characters. Be watchful and tell your granddaughter not to give out ANY NONE personal information. Girls tend to be sympathetic to others and let their guards down. Reinforce the fact that not everyone on the other side of the computer screen is nice or safe or of the utmost integrity and some people use MySpace to lure young people to dangerous situations.

Father God,
Please watch over Erin as she chats with other teens online. Please bless her with discernment to see that the internet can be a safe fun place and can also be a dangerous place. Please band this whole family together for Erin's safety and protection. Please wake up Erin's father and his girlfriend to the potential danger she may be in. Please draw Erin closer to You, Lord. Please send a MySpace chatter who will share Your Word with her! Lord, You use whatever means necessary to draw us closer to You and I know that if it is Your Will, You could use MySpace for Your Good. Thank You, Lord.
Amen.

Sharyn

Posted by: youngijp

KJV Psalm 61:1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

KJV Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

KJV 1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God....
4 ...Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

KJV 2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

KJV 2 Timothy 2:1 ...Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 7 ...The Lord give thee understanding in all things. 9 ...The word of God is not bound. 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 19 ....The Lord knoweth them that are his.... 24 ...Be gentle,...apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

KJV Hebrews 2:18 ...In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

KJV 2 Chronicles 6:14 ...O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee: 30 ...Thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men.

KJV Isaiah 54:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper....

KJV Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.

KJV Mark 9:24 ...Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

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Dark Side of Net worries parents, police
Libraries find it's impossible to keep kids out of chat rooms (1999)
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APPLAUDING THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON INTERNET FILTERS
-- Elizabeth Dole (2003)
....While we must educate our children to be successful in a world full of the promise of advanced technology, we must at the same time protect them from dangers that this technology unfortunately presents. In today’s world where the Internet and chat rooms have become second nature to second graders, parents need help in protecting their kids, for we have seen the Internet grow rampant with pornography and sexual predators. This is simply unacceptable in our public libraries. More than 14 million people use computers at public libraries each year. Many of them are children, and according to the Department of Commerce, many are from low-income homes....
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Protecting Children From Internet Sexual Predators (2006)
....What makes this issue even more complex is that kids are not limited to online access just at home. In fact, a Federal Trade Commission report revealed that millions of children also have Internet access from schools and libraries....
Some "safe surfing" suggestions are listed.
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Number Of Internet Sexual Predators Increases During The Summer
....Statistics show one in five children are sexually solicited online. Computer filters can block certain Web sites. Parents can also move the computer to a common area of the house, so they can supervise their kids. Deputies warn parents also need to be aware of the Internet lingo. The abbreviations are codes that many parents wouldn't understand....
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Child Predators and Mind Control
KJV Psalm 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

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Posted by: babs51

Dear youngijp,

Thank you so much for your words of kindness. The situation is getting completely out of hand. Unfortunately Erin does not live with her mother but in another state. It is very hard to convince her that this person on the internet could possibly be deceitful. I feel he is saying exactly what she wants to hear. A 15 year old girl is prone to flattery, and this is what he is doing. He wants desperately to meet her. I am afraid. I ask that you continue to pray that this person would completely disregard Erin and her correspondence and move on to someone else. Please pray for our family and thank you for your reply.

Babs51

Posted by: eagle4him

The parents of this child need to step up their responsibility to protect her. There are filters and controls that can block this type of website. The computer should be set up in the living room where all can have access to it--not in the child's bedroom!

If not--then it should be thrown in the trash. The internet has a lot of good information, but Satan is also prince of the air and controls the airwaves!

Father in the name of Jesus I pray that responsibility and accountability would come into order this day!

Posted by: ninababy73

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Originally Posted by eagle4him

The parents of this child need to step up their responsibility to protect her. There are filters and controls that can block this type of website. The computer should be set up in the living room where all can have access to it--not in the child's bedroom!

If not--then it should be thrown in the trash. The internet has a lot of good information, but Satan is also prince of the air and controls the airwaves!

Father in the name of Jesus I pray that responsibility and accountability would come into order this day!

I truly agree with everything stated here.

Also, a transcript of their correspondence can be gotten and if need be inform the police of this correspondence. This child has absolutely NO reason to meet this person nor should she remain in conversation with him.

There are a lot of predators and pedophiles lurking on myspace. So, step up and protect this girl.

Posted by: youngijp

"...In every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
Philippians 4:6 KJV

"...Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name....Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.:
Matthew 6:9,13 KJV

"The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace."
Numbers 6:24-26 KJV

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Posted by: babs51

I ask that you would continue to pray for my granddaughter, Erin, due to the computer that has become a curse in our family. The computer is in the dining room, in a highly travelled area where everyone can see what is going on. The unfortunate thing is that Erin would get up in the middle of the night and get on the computer. She is very good at the computer and even after disabling it for the night she knew how to hook it back up. When that became impossible, she started using her cell phone to text message this guy. It is an awful thing and I continue to ask that you all pray for her. Thanks be to you all, Babs51

Posted by: josefina

I pray that God will give Emi lot of wisdom, strenght and power to depart from evil, to run away for sin, danger and horible pain that could await. Dear Father, please give this youg lady lot of wisdom, help her see the real life and the danger she could be putting herself in. Help her realize that happiness, joy and love comes from You Lord. Help her open her heart to You, give her the strenght and power to stop this nonsense. Bless her to obey You Lord Jesus, to do Your will. You are the Potter we are the clay in JESUS MIGHTY POWERFUL NAME I pray AMEN. We are free through Jeus stripes. God bless you and your niece.

Posted by: Rachel R

Girls can be so dumb!

They hear what they want to hear.

They can unplug the computer and take the cord away.

It is the best parental control.

The child needs protection.

Rachel R

Posted by: Rachel R

Lord, I bring Erin to you.

I trust you to speak to her heart.

I bless Erin with wisdom and understanding.

Show her just what to do.

Give her parents the courage and help them help her.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Posted by: Rachel R

They have his contact information on the computer and her cell phone.

Why not contact him and see if it is a young man and be open with him?

Tell him he is scaring you and make a way to hook up with him.

If he's the real thing maybe he does need help.

If he's not, you can turn him in and save someone else's child.

I wouldn't tell Erin. I would just call him.

Just a thought...

Rachel R

Posted by: youngijp

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MySpace to offer parental notification software: report
Wed Jan 17
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MySpace.com, News Corp.'s popular online social network, plans to offer free parental notification software in a bid to appease government critics, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Parents will be able to use the software, named "Zephyr," to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves on MySpace, the Journal said. It would not allow parents to read their children's e-mail or see their profile pages, and it would alert children that their information was being shared, the paper reported. The news comes as a group of 33 state attorneys general considers whether to take action against MySpace if it does not raise the age limit to join the site to 16 from 14 and begin verifying members' ages, the paper said. A lawsuit would make for bad publicity for the site just as advertisers are overcoming their concerns about it, the paper said. News Corp. bought the service for $580 million in 2005, and some analysts have speculated that it could be worth billions of dollars in the next several years. Popular among teenagers, the site has had to deal with public criticism that some children who use it provide too much personal information, making them easy prey for sex offenders. A primary challenge has been to add safety features while not alienating teenagers, the Journal reported. Another problem is skepticism from the rest of the Internet industry, the paper said. One big question is whether the service would violate users' privacy rights; another is whether other people besides parents could use the software to monitor children, the Journal said. The privacy question prompted social networking site Facebook and blogging site Xanga to decline to join MySpace's efforts, the paper reported. Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news), Microsoft Corp. and AOL have not said whether they would join the effort, the Journal said. MySpace said in December that it would start offering technology to identify and block convicted sex offenders. The service would cover about 46 state sex offender registers. MySpace also requires members over 18 years old to know the e-mail and first and last name of any 14- or 15-year-old members whom they want to contact.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The families of five teenaged girls who were sexually assaulted by predators they met on MySpace, the popular Internet social network, have sued owner News Corp. for negligence and fraud, lawyers for the families said. The families from New York, Texas, Pennsylvania and South Carolina filed suits in state Superior Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The girls, ages 14 and 15, were lured to meetings with older MySpace members and sexually assaulted, according to the lawyers. One 15-year-old girl was drugged and assaulted in 2006 by an older MySpace user, the lawyers said. The user pleaded guilty to sexual assault and is serving a 10-year sentence, they said. Last year, the parents of a 14-year-old girl in Austin, Texas, sued MySpace for $30 million after she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on the Web site. "In our view, MySpace waited entirely too long to attempt to institute meaningful security measures that effectively increase the safety of their underage users," Jason Itkin, an attorney at Arnold & Itkin LLP, one of the firms representing the families, said in a statement. Last April, MySpace hired Hemanshu Nigam, a former prosecutor in the Internet child exploitation unit for the U.S. Justice Department, as chief security officer. The site has also instituted new procedures to protect users. The minimum age to register on MySpace is 14. Last year, the service made it impossible for members 18 or older to contact 14- to 15-year-old members unless they know the younger person's e-mail address beforehand. The company also is in the process of offering new parental notification software. Nigam said MySpace takes proactive measures to protect its members and offers tools to users to encourage a safer online experience. "Ultimately, Internet safety is a shared responsibility," Nigam said in a statement. "We encourage everyone to apply common sense offline safety lessons in their online experiences and engage in open family dialogue about smart web practices." Critics of the service have said the measures were too little too late. "Blaming the families of abuse victims who were solicited online, as some have done, is a cynical excuse that ignores the fact that social networking sites can lead to heinous abuse by Internet predators," said Adam Loewy, an attorney at Barry & Loewy LLP, which is also representing the families. The firm represented the family of the 14-year-old Austin girl in their suit last year.

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Posted by: mariposa

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Originally Posted by babs51

Please pray for my 15 year old grandaughter, Erin, who is struggling with feelings that have been occupying her mind for about three weeks now. She has been corresponding with someone on "my space" the web site that has terrible things going on, and this person is supposed to be 17 and is always depressed. His father is supposedly bad and treats his son like dirt, his mother is supposedly a prostitute. I don't know what to believe I have heard so much about this web site. My granddaughter is desperate to get together with this person just to hang out at the mall. I don't understand the hold he has on her. It is all so confusing. I ask that you would all pray that the Almighty would turn this boy or man's heart away from my grandaughter, and stop using manipulation to get her to meet him at the mall. I am fearful for her and she doesn't seem to see it. Her mother, my daughter, is trying to find out all she can about this person to shield my granddaughter. The story is too long, but I beg and plead with all you to pray for Erin that God would give her the wisdom to see what is wrong with this situation. I also ask that the drive, the want, and the desire to get together with this person is taken away by Jesus. I pray that this boy or man would just leave her alone and stop calling and corresponding with her. I don't care if she gets her feelings hurt or not. This whole thing is creepy and I ask for all your prayers. I don't want anything to happen to my granddaughter. Please, please help. Love, Babs51.

I had to fight an online predator who was after my daughter a few years ago. He made my skin crawl and I got law enforcement involved.

There are monitoring programs you can use to block some websites or get details (including passwords and online chat transcripts) of Erin's activity. If you can get this, send it via e-mail to Cybertips Online. This is part of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. I sent it at night and got a call back the next day.

Because local law enforcement wouldn't help me like they were supposed to, I went through the Secret Service High-Tech Task Force. They will remove the hard drive to the computer (2-3 days) and do forensics on it. I had the option of them coming to my home or taking them the computer. I chose the former. Two agents came to my home and one nicely interviewed my daughter after reviewing the transcripts I handed over. He called her on a few discrepancies and gave her some tips on how to handle herself online. She wouldn't listen to me, but she did to him.

It turned out that my daughter's 18-year-old "friend" who lived with his parents was a 55-year-old grandfather in Florida! While we didn't get enough to prosecute, 2 Secret Service agents visited him at work to have a little chat with him. He told them he was playing. They told him to find another game. He left my daughter alone.

It wasn't easy, and my daughter was angry with me for a long time. Many times I had to recall some wise words from the comedienne Carol Burnett: Sometimes you have to love them enough to let them hate you. Four years on, my daughter is alive and well. It was a few months before I let her use the computer without sitting right next to her, and she didn't like that. Too bad. I don't like predators.

Confiscate the computer's power cord if you must and keep it on you. If the cell becomes an issue, confiscate that too. You can always report it lost so the line is shut down until you "find" it and tell the provider to turn it back on.
I had to shut down my daughter's like that once, when she lost it for a few hours. When I reported it found, the cell phone provider turned it back on.

Babs, what you told us sounds like a classic predator/prey situation. It needs to stop--now.

Heavenly Father,
I pray a hedge of protection around Erin. Make her repulsive to any online predator. If this online person is of any danger to her, let it quickly be revealed in such a manner that Erin clearly understands to stay away from him.

I praise You for giving Erin a loving grandma who wants what is best for her. Grant Erin's family the strength to do what must be done, even if Erin temporarily hates them for it. Let their love for Erin be strong enough to bear the ill will she'll feel for a while. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

Posted by: Stacy H.

Babs51,

Just prayed for your granddaughter and you and family.

I agree with unplugging the computer cord. Better yet moving the whole computer set up into the moms room and that she'd lock the door at night so Erin can't get to it. I say this cause I was pretty sneaky and very dishonest as a kid and my parents would do stuff like that to teach me lessons. I often found a way around it beleive me.

Also take away her cell phone! If she needs to use the phone then she can use a regular "old fashioned" ground line telephone like we had to you know, like, 10 years ago?! Or she can borrow a friends cell phone.

Just my thoughts though.

Will keep Erin in my prayers. Please keep us updated so we know how to pray.

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Stacy H.

Posted by: youngijp

Babs51, how are things with your granddaughter now.
I continue to remember your situation in prayer. Jean

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Posted by: Trinitylove

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Originally Posted by babs51

God I pray that you would touch the young boys family and heal thier hearts from all hurts and pains. God I pray that the fathers heart and mind would be touched by your power to love you and his son more and more. Remove all things that are not like you in the father heart, in the name of Jesus. God I pray that you would deliver his mother from all wounds, if she has any, and heal her heart from everything that is not like you. God I pray that you would save this entire family, the teen boy, his father and his mother. God if the mother is saleing her body, please help her to stop. Let her know that she is your precious creature and she is worth so much more to you. Make a change in her life as you did for Rahab and Mary Magadalene. Save her and use her for your glory just as you did Rahab and Mary Magdalene.

Jesus Mary annointed your feet with oil, and you said that she would be remembered in history for what she had done. Touch this mothers heart and save her, so that she would feel the love, admiration, and compassion for you as Mary Magadalene, in Jesus name.

Jesus you have a heart for those who are hurting, and surely this woman, if she is giving her body to others for money, is hurting. Touch her now Jesus and set her free. Bring others her way to lead her to repentance and your miraculous salvation.

God if the boy is depressed touch him and heal the depression. If his parents are hurting, he may be too. God send your children into his life that would accept him, be a friend and lead him to you in Jesus name.

God I pray that you strengthen this young grandaugters heart. God remove any and all things out of her life that are not suppose to be there. God if she is not saved, I pray that you save her and let her know that she is precious to you.

God if you did not ordain the realationship between the grandaughter and the teen boy, then seperate them in Jesus name.

God touch the grandmother heart ,if there is anxiety or worry romove it in Jesus name, for you said, for us not to worry or be anxious. God I know at times it can be hard, because at times I worry and become anxious myself. Bless her father to have peace and to know that you are in control. Bless her with your peace and comfort, bless her with your love and joy, bless her with your presence and power in the name of Jesus.

God I pray if there is stubborness and rebellion, in the grandaughters heart, or the boy teen, I pray that you remove it in the name of Jesus.

God let thine will be done in the name of Jesus. Amen