Preparation & Anticipation

The answer to the question of the quarter has finally arrived…

Thailand.

The sex tourism capital of the world. That’s where I am headed in just a few weeks. It’s rather daunting to think about, actually. Maybe that’s why I’ve been so quiet this week…now that I know where I am headed and a little of what I’ll be doing with my team, it just seems overwhelming.

I will be traveling with a team of eight other young women and Jacque, our team leader and a woman near to my heart. We’ll most likely begin our journey in the northern villages where many of the young girls who are in the sex industry of the big cities, are from. One of our hopes in doing so is to observe some of the conditions and underlying issues that cause these young women to migrate to the cities in order to sell their bodies for money.

Bangkok is in our itinerary for a time. There we will be walking the streets, talking with these precious women, and simply showing them the love of the Father. There are also various aftercare ministries within Thailand we will most likely be joining up with, and there we will be working with women who have been brought out of the sex industry.

But I want all of our time there, whatever side of the line we work on, to be a demonstration of Christ’s Love. I want these women to know they are loved, that they have value. Oh what a task that is so simple to speak of…but I can imagine that the reality of it will not be so simple. The darkness, I have heard, is heavy and the disillusionment thick….

…Ok, it’s time to double-check my armor and drench our future journey in prayer…heart-wrenching, soul-searching, real PRAYER. Please join me in it and let’s fill that bowl in Heaven.