Children for Sale
I am so glad that it is not every day that I sit across from a father with 3 children who proceeds to negotiate a deal for me to rent or purchase them. This is what happened to us in Pattaya Thailand just a few days ago. His young 14 yr old daughter, 6 year old son and 2 year old son were begging on the street when we took them to buy some food. He ran down the street after us wanting money for his children. We invited him to come with us and we would buy him food also. We had not been sitting in the cafe for more than 5 minutes before he started to negotiate with us. He gave us a phone number and explained that if we wanted his children brought to the hotel room, our home, or studio that he could facilitate that and then suggested that if we wanted to buy his 14 year old daughter for life that he would sell her for 80,000 Baht (the equivalent of $28.00).
The children had evidence of abuse – cigarette burns on the baby’s face, burn marks on the chest of the 14 year old, scars and cut marks on the 6 year old and bruises on all of them. The children sat there peacefully in the midst of their father negotiating the sale. Oh my gosh!!!!
Please pray – we are in the midst of attempting intervention in this situation. We discovered that this family is from Poipet and we wold love to get the children back to Cambodia and care for them here. The girl had explained to Malina that her parents sell her and her 6 year old brother to foreigners. Please pray!!! These children are at risk. We have a social worker invited into the process so it looks promising.
GARBAGE DUMP KIDS
We ministered at the garbage dump in Siem Reap yesterday and it was sad yet glorious. We led so many people to the Lord and wtinessed God’s healing power touch lives. The children loved the food we brought and enjoyed the games we played with them. They were laughing and having so much fun.
God takes those found in the garbage dump and sets them amongst the princes of the earth. (see Psalm 113:7-8)
