Here we are at Seim Reap Cambodia for debrief with the whole squad to rest for five days and process these past 4 months and ministries we have worked with. It has been so relaxing, we get to stay in a nice hotel with air conditioning and beds which let me tell you has been a LUXURY!!! Thank you god!
So the other night I went out to get some food, Seim Reap is very touristy and has long streets filled with restaurants, bars, clubs, shopping, you name it, its a hoppin place. It was a fun night, relaxing, good food. Some of us decided to go to this little convenient store to get water before we headed back to the Hotel.
As we are crossing the street, out of no wear I become swarmed with women and young girls carrying small children, even infants around begging for milk. They say, “No money, no food, please just buy me milk”! “My sister so hungry please”!
I really didnt know how to react I just stopped overwhelmed and realized if I didnt cross the street I was going to get ran over by the crazy traffic. A small girl grabbed onto my hand so tight and didnt plan on letting go so I decided to take her along. This little girl was not you average 11 year old. She walked around and spoke to people like she owned the streets. She was very loud, funny, and sarcastic. She had strength written all over her, one of gods mighty little angles prancing around. She was carrying around her little 12 day old sister begging for milk.
I prayed and asked what I was supposed to do in this sittuation. Was I encouraging something bad going on or does this little girl telling the truth? I felt the lord tell me to buy the milk, so I did and she also gladdly picked out a donut, and some noodles. I got to love on her for awhile and tell her a little about me. I told her about Jesus, she giggled the whole time. She made me so happy, and she let me hold her 12 day old sister so preciouse, so fresh, so perfect. I felt like I had known her my whole life.
I knew there had to be a catch behind this system and why they all wanted this powderd milk. The mothers send their children out at night with the smallest child, drug the babys so thier out. Then when people buy the powder, the kids return it to the store owner and get half the money back. Then they bring the money home so the mother or whoever they are working for can buy drugs.
As she ran away I just sat thier imagining picking up all these little boys and girls, giving them warm baths, playing with them. Tucking them into a warm bed, knowing they wer safe, protected,and loved. I imagined all the tourists stopping what they wer in the middle of and loving on a child. Buying groceries for all the hungry people. I imagined all the bottles of alcahoI in the loud bars crashing to the floor, putting an end to peoples numbness to life. All the money being tossed around in the markets being used to buy cloths, food, endless formula. I imagined all the drunk people waking up, becoming sober and grabbing the kids and dancing ,laughing in happyness.
I crave freedom for the world, a deep revilation of love to burst out! Knowing what we are living for,what love really is, and who our father is, the king of kings. For the gospel the come alive, that we are all free, loved, that eternity of love and happyness is waiting for us.
Cambodia is known for sex trafficking. Men com here to buy women for the night as well as thier children. Yes thats what I said. Women are selling their bodys and thier children to the same men. My heart is crushed, it just aches. I dont understand. I have been given so much. So much. The question is god, thier is so much need everywhere! What do you want me to do? I want to help all of them!!!!! But I know he has a plan, an amazing plan filled with lots of children, love, and the imposible that can only be done by him 🙂
I have never been so thankful for my childhood. Children are so inocent, but are born into slavery not knowing a life any different. We take safty, love, freedom, and comfort for granet. Please pray for hope in Cambodia.
Deuteronomy 10 “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. 18He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. 19So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt. 20You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone. 21He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
I cant save all of them, but I cant stop for the one 🙂
