I’m in Vietnam for another 24 hours and then I board a bus to head over to the Cambodian border. This time is supposed to be spent resting/gearing up for our 7th month of ministry and celebrating Christmas together. Last night as my friend walked me back to my hostel from hers I finally witnessed what I had been dreading for months.
A man brushed past me with his eyes set on this tiny women in a skin tight dress. He began to talk to her (in his American accent) in a way that instantly made me feel sick to my stomach. He was in the process of buying her. She, a human being was being traded for money. And honestly probably only a few dollars at the most.
How can this be okay? This isn’t okay.
You see hints of it everywhere. Women dressed in really short, tight black dresses sitting at tables working as “waitresses”, old/young men roaming the streets with eyes like animals. It’s disheartening. It’s disgusting. But, up until last night I have been in denial.
Sex trade isn’t real until you see it with your own two eyes.
To be honest my human heart instantly wanted to make this man a monster. My friend and I even talked about wanting to punch him in the face. But I know the truth is that he is a human being who has grown up in a broken world. He has been hurt, rejected, used and abused just like the rest of us.
The above statement does not and never will make his actions okay. IT IS NOT OKAY TO BUY ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.
But his actions make sense. That is the reality of this world. It’s sinful and gross and dark.
I dont know how to fix this. I dont know how to get broken men to stop buying broken women.
But I wanted to write this blog to tell you that this is a real issue. This is really happening in the world and its not just a rumor or a myth.
Please I urge you to join me in praying for these men and women who are being used up and who are using others up.
This is not okay.
