God is Good -by Amy Edmonds

I am having a hard time putting into words exactly how the last 3 days in Cambodia have been. I have seen and experienced so much. It is kind of crazy. I have learned about a genocide that happened 37 years ago that killed most of Cambodia’s people and left the city in shambles. It left the people here with no hope. It wiped out most of the working class and most of the city. The people that were left were mad and confused because they didn’t understand why their families were killed. This genocide left people angry and you can hear the lack of forgiveness in their stories.  It left many people in survival mode, and as a result, many families starting selling their kids to western men in the country for sex in order to put a roof over their head and food on the table. Parents are offering their children as young as five to westerners for sex. It is heartbreaking and it makes me so angry. The parents don’t see it as wrong because they are just trying to survive. It makes me distrustful of every western man I see on the streets because they should know that it’s wrong. It is hard interacting with the kids on the riverfront, knowing within a matter of hours they might be sold. It makes me feel so hopeless. They don’t deserve this. They deserve to know that they are worth more. They deserve to know that there is a God who adores them and wants the very best for them. 

As the week has gone on the team and I have been able to visit several local ministries working really hard to save the children and teach the families. They have fought the odds and have really made a difference in this city. Through that I have been able to see that GOD REALLY IS GOOD. He really cares and wants freedom for ALL…the children, their parents, and as much as I don’t want to say it, THE MEN that are buying the kids.

I am hopeful for the country. I know that one day I will come back and work along side the ministries here. I am so glad I said yes to God and this trip.