On April 4, 2009 I got off a bus in Chiang Mai, Thailand to take part in the prostitution ministry that I have only heard so much about.
The first night of our stay in Chiang Mai our contacts escorted us through the bar 
district just so we could get a feel of what it really looked liked.
I found myself in shock because I had no clue what I was in for. Living my comfortable life in America it is so easy for me to read about this stuff and think “That’s really sad” or get an “Idea” of what the prostitution scene in Thailand looks like. But as I walked the streets of Thailand that night, my eyes had no choice but to be opened to what was going on because it was right in front of my face. This stuff I read about actually became reality.
It was on this night that I realized that this becoming reality to me scared me. Before seeing this with my own eyes I could understand that it was happening, and feel sympathy for the people involved. But as sad as it is to say, I was comfortable not knowing the truth.
As a Christian, this is NOT ok. Even though it may not be in front of your face. THIS STUFF IS REALITY. We live in a fallen and dark world that needs the light of Christ. It is time for us to not be “ok” with being comfortable. There are people losing their lives to this world, and it is time for the church to “want to be uncomfortable” and rise up and claim them for the kingdom.
My prayer is that the Lord would never let me be “ok” being comfortable. I am done sticking my toes in the water, and I am jumping in.. It is time to stop holding back, get mad at the enemy and go out and save some souls.
