I sort of figured my first entry in this blog after we got here would be about silly things like how long it took to get here (long) or how the weather is (hot and humid) or what our accommodations are like (much nicer than expected). But instead, as I sit here in the hotel room in Chiang Mai, my thoughts are filled with the book I just read – The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam.
This is a heart breaking autobiography of a Cambodian girl sold into prostitution. I cannot describe the atrocities that have been committed against her and other girls she encounters – some as young as 6 years old – and my mind swims with the thoughts of how deep is the depravity of a lost world. On the second flight over here I was sitting next to an older, single, retired man from the US who flies to Thailand twice a year for vacation and I couldn’t help but wonder what his real motives were. I don’t mean to be judgmental; I’m just being honest here.
Our journey so far has been uneventful and even fun at times and I have to remind myself often that I’m not here on vacation. I guess it was a good thing to read the book I did on the way over to remind me of why we’re really here. I’m overwhelmed by the enormity of the problem of human trafficking and if I think about it too much it becomes paralyzing. I have to remember that I alone cannot save the world and yet that does not excuse me from doing nothing.
We do serve a God however, who is able through all His mighty power that is at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. And so as we begin our journey in Chiang Mai, not sure of how the next 10 days will go, I know that our team goes in the power of the Lord and it’s by His spirit that we will accomplish anything.
So, on a lighter note, here are a couple of pics of some of our team and hotel.
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