This month, which is also our last month, I have been with a group of 10 girls in Phuket, Thailand doing ministry in the bars. Jared is with the guys doing “man-istry,” about 13 hours away from me. Yes, I miss him so much! He is out in the country on about 500 acres of land. He is really enjoying his time there. Our group of girls are working with an organization called SHE Thailand (Self Help and Empowerment). We go into the bars and talk to the girls working them who are also prostitutes. Most of them come from Northern Thailand looking for work to support their families back home. Most of the girls tell us that they don’t like their jobs when we ask them, so we tell them about SHE. SHE offers them a place to live and work. They will be given a salary once they decide to quit their jobs and work for SHE. They live here and work making jewelry and baking cookies and chocolates for the first three months. During this time they really focus in on a lot of healing for their soul, talking to them, praying for them, and telling them about Jesus and what He has done for them! After three months, if they seem to be doing good they train them to work at a hotel restaurant. They are offered a way out!
Please read this blog of a former World Racer. She explains more of what we’re doing here and has a picture of the area: http://tonyanorman.theworldrace.org/index.asp?filename=the-one
The one street alone that we go down “Bangla Road” has over 200 bars and about 1200 girls working the bars. This is where the tourist go.
A former World Racer came for a couple of days who is working on a new project dealing with human trafficking. She gave us some statistics:
60% of the men flying into the Bangkok airport are going for the girls, but they make only 10% of the men that use these girls. The majority is Thai men. 40% of Thai men’s wives get AIDS because of their “hobby.”
Thank you for supporting me by prayer and financially. This is one wild place that we pray the Kingdom of God over. Jared and I still need about $1500 in our World Race Support account. If you would like to donate please click on the “Support Me” on the left hand column.
