It is that time of month where we say our goodbyes and prepare for a new month of ministry. I want to be honest with everyone who reads these blogs (not that the others have not) and tell you about this month. Many might have noticed the lack of updates for the month. Well it wasn’t planned but there were several reasons.
First, we have been working five days a week doing manual labor– everything from building fences, digging trenches, clearing brush, and even fighting fires. This has been one of the most productive times that I have seen. Because all the guys are together this month we have been worked and the last thing I want is to write about work! Ha ha! Let me just say that it has been well worth it- ANYTHING for Remember Nhu is worth it! Because of the work the only other thing I would have to tell you brings me to the second reason I haven’t been writing- the girls of Remember Nhu.
I have no idea how to convey in words, or even pictures, the people we have been working with. Remember Nhu is a phenomenal organization that exists to prevent young girls from entering into the sex industry. These girls have stolen my heart. The stories that these girls hold are enough to fill an ocean with tears. To know that one girl is here simply because she is not wanted by her family… not because they can’t afford to take care of her (a dad who is a successful businessman and a mother who is a nurse) it is because they just don’t want her kills me. To know that there are sisters here that have loving mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters and they had to leave because there is just not enough money to take care of their basic needs kills me To know that these girls would more than likely have been sold to a brothel if Remember Nhu did not exist kills me. Well last night we said our goodbyes to all the girls and it killed me. I do not really have much to say except that God is doing a work so big in the lives of these girls and I am so very thankful to have been a part of this for a short month. We might never understand the injustice that is in this world and it may kill me every time I see it firsthand but I push forward knowing that God has control. This is why I am here.
