July 24, 2009

Thailand



Pictures from Cambodia!





We have been here for almost two weeks. We have been helping out with an already established ministry at the Tamar Center. It is a place of helping prostitutes find a different way to make money and it offers them a different lifestyle. Three times a week, we help out at an english class there. We also go around to bars and talk to the prostitutes there. Many don't know the truth and know hardly anything about Jesus. It is incredibly sad to watch these beautiful, intelligent women try to make a living like this. They need hope and love. They need to know Jesus. We have had some good opportunities to tell them about Jesus. Most of them are so open to hearing and love to talk to foreigners, so it has been pretty easy to bring it up. Kaylee and I had a chance to talk to this girl, Daol, and tell her about Jesus. She is a mother of two little ones, and has been in the industry for 3 years. She needed to find a way to make money for her and her family. It was sad to hear her story. We have talked to several others with a similar story. There are around 700 hundred bars in Pattaya and each filled with prostitutes. 
The guys have been helping out with a prison ministry and doing some beach evangelism. Now, we are at Koh Samet- an island off the coast of Thailand, for debrief. We will be here for three days doing a team debrief, then on Saturday, we leave for Israel. There we are meeting all the other teams from around the world for our school debrief and GRADUATION!! This DTS adventure is coming to an end. Only a few more weeks.......




1 comment:

  1. Rachelle. I'm ready to have you home. I am so encouraged and excited about all the work for the Kingdom you are doing! I can't wait to see you and hear all about it. love to you, my dear.

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