Hello from Thailand!!
We arrived in Bangkok the other day and right away left as a squad to go into a time of debrief in Pattaya. Debrief involves lots of 1-on-1 meetings to talk about what we’ve experienced and seen over the past few months, and to relax and catch up on sleep and time with friends on other teams.
Immediately when we arrived here we realized that this place is spiritually so dark. Sex is sold everywhere, literally everywhere, and 90% of this place is old white men with young Tai women on their arms, it’s so hard to see. It’s not even hidden that this sexual perversion is rampant. “Massage parlors” are everywhere and through very not subtle names advertise sex for sale.
Saying all that, this month will be especially hard. It’s already been hard to not immediately judge the men engaging in this and assume they are here for the worst. It’s hard to not judge the women too sometimes because they almost appear to enjoy this lifestyle by the way they seek men out on the street. The Lord is going to do a work in my heart this month in regards to all that, I already know.
Tonight we find out our new teams and ministry assignment and leave tomorrow to begin the month. Everyone wants to be on the “bar team”, the team that spends the month going into bars and brothels and ministers to these women. I however do not want to be on that team. I can honestly say that I am worried about being in that environment and the spiritual warfare that comes along with being there. I’m worried I won’t have anything to say. I’m honestly worried a bit about safety too.
So, if you as my supporters and prayer warriors could be praying that the Lord would place me where He wants me, in team and ministry assignment, and that we would be protected in every way this month, that would be amazing. I have a feeling I’ll be blogging much more this month and will keep y’all up-to-date on how this month plays out!
Love y’all and be blessed!
