I have never sweat so much in my life. Seriously. I wake up sweating, and spend all day sweating. I shower before bed and start sweating again before I fall asleep. Hot.
But I am FINALLY in Thailand and that is all I care about.
We are have been in Phuket for 5 days now and each day keeps getting better. We are working with an organization called “She” which helps women get out of prostitution and into a life of hope. “She” provides a place to live (rent free) while training women in a variety of vocational skills ( to equip them to get a better job) and teaching them English etc. while paying them a monthly salary–so they can stay out of the bars. It is phenomenal!
Our job is to be out, in the bars, talking with the prostitutes and telling them about “She” and the options they DO have, which most don’t know is possible.
Even just being out on Bangla Road for four nights we have seen God move and women investigate a new life. Out of the dozens of women I have personally spoken with only ONE has said that she enjoys what she is doing. All the rest have expressed to me that they would rather do anything else if they thought it was possible. Most of them despair because they think they are not smart enough to do anything else, or they have been lied to all their lives about their worth and their lot in life. We are here to give them another option and speak the truth to them about their worth as children of God.
I will keep you all updated on our progress and on the amazing stories of what God is doing here amidst the darkness.
In the mean time, learn more about “She” and how to help at www.shethailand.org
