I am now on my 5'th month of the race and the 4'th month in Asia. I have learned more people's stories than I can count. It's been amazing to get into people's lives and learn their hearts. However, It has been pretty heavy witnessing all these intense situations.
Walking down the street in Siem Reap, Cambodia broke my heart. I witnessed more human trafficking in 3 days there than I had on the race in general. I saw both forced and chosen prostitution. I saw child slavery. I saw pure bondage everywhere.
The situation that stuck out the most to me was an experience I had with an 8 year old girl. She walked up to me and asked for money. She was holding a few month old baby in her arms that was clearly drugged. I rubbed her hair and told her I was sorry. She then spoke like a well rehearsed parrot and said, "Sorry doesn't buy meal." Anger stirred up inside of me to a new high. How could they drug an innocent baby just to get more money and what kind of person trains an 8 year old like a dog?!
I looked straight in the girl's eyes and asked, "Did they give this baby medicine to make it fall asleep like this?" Her face instantly changed and for a second I caught a glimpse of her brokeness. For a second, she let me in and I knew she had seen horrors far worse than I could imagine. That second went as fast as it came and a numb expression quickly returned to her face. She started begging for money again, as she had been taught, and it was clear I wasn't going to get through. So, I rubbed her hair, looked into her eyes, prayed over her, and walked away…
I just walked away…
That was hard. Where is the justice for these children? If I was in America, I could do something. I can't do anything in Asia!
Then, I remembered how much more God loves those children than I do. I remembered how powerful prayers really are. I remembered that my works are nothing and He is everything. He is just, He is faithful, He is hope where there is none.
Please pray justice over the lives that are bound by human trafficking!
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