Last night was
a hard night, I saw a bar girl forcefully touched inappropriately by an old man while his
friends watched and she tried to get away but he pulled her back down. I almost threw a punch. We talked to an American guy living here who
is just loving it and doesn’t care at all about the horrible things that happen
down there. I met a girl who has cigarette burns on her body from abuse of the
men. My heart is breaking for these women and for these men…
And then we were waiting for one of the bar girls to meet us to go get some ice cream and an angel showed
up. We were sitting on a bench and this
little girl about 6 years old came up to me, looked me straight in the eyes and
said:
“You like Jesus” and held her arms out like she
was on the cross.
At
first I didn’t know what she was saying so she repeated:
“You
like Jesus, I see, You like Jesus, I see Jesus, Jesus talks to me, I see Jesus
in my dreams. Thailand no like Jesus but
I love Jesus. Jesus talks to me, you
like Jesus, I see I see. Cambodia,
Malaysia they like Jesus more but no Thailand, Thailand like Buddah, I love
Jesus, you Love Jesus too, I see you Love Jesus…”
I about broke down in tears. Who is this smiling little girl? Where did she come
from? I am at awe of her; how the Lord speaks to her and how obviously he has
protected her from the harm of this world. Her name is Cola and she is trafficked. She sells necklaces and the money goes back
to her owners. She is not allowed to
return home until all of the necklaces are sold. Our date got there but we tried to give her
some encouragement that Jesus loves her and hears her prayers, continue to
cling to Jesus, we love you, you are our sister. We wanted to buy her an ice
cream but she looked around and said she couldn’t. We gave her some money and told her it was
only for her and for her to buy herself something with it. Jesus was shining through her! In the middle of this crazy mixed up dark
world, God sent us an angel. He is in
that place. He is working! He loves His children and is speaking to
them. No matter how hopeless it seems
there is HOPE in this place, he has His hand of Protection over his
children and is guiding them through the dark. In a country where no
one knows the name of Jesus, Jesus found his little girl and now she
speaks and praises His Holy name.
Praying God gives me the opportunity
to see Cola again, I can’t shake her from my mind. Pray for Colas continual protection and that
she continues to cling to the Lord even through the pain and suffering that she
will continue to see him clearly. Thank
you so much for your prayers and support.
Love you all,
Kristen
