At 11:30pm last night I woke up and threw up. My stomach had been hurting all day. I woke up at 6:15am and talked with my boyfriend, then felt super weak again. I laid down to rest. When the team came back to the hotel we went to a silk farm. It was very interesting to be there and see how many women were given jobs because of the silk farm... the younger girls were saved from trafficking. After that we went to lunch at a Christian restaurant called Common Grounds. It was so neat to be there and know that is was Christian based in the middle of Cambodia and we were supporting it! After this we went on a boat tour. There we saw the way that many people live. They have built homes on the river. Many of them send their children out in the day to sell drinks to the people on the tourism boats. At one of the "boat markets" I fed a croc a fish. It was an interesting experience... I got it on video! We had multiple of these children come on our boat. We also had a young boy with a snake come on our boat. They all say "One Dollar". Our tourism spending is their income. It was a shock to take a step back and evaluate this. These people live on about a dollar a day, sometimes more.
After the boat ride we went to the safe house and enjoyed time with the girls. Singing, dancing, doing a devotions on a beauty. It was incredible. Playing the games with the girls was so much fun. I pray that through the time we have spent with multiple girls, we learn from them, pray for them and grow... as well as be salt and light to them and the staff that works with them.
We ate dinner at a mexican restaurant tonight. It was a fun time with the team and interesting to be out on the town after dark. We came back to the hotel for a meeting. Now it is time to rest and get up at 4:30am to see the sunrise and look at the temples.
Prayer Request:
1. the team's health... 2 are sick and I am still not 100%.
2. tomorrow is our last day for devotions at the safe house. pray that we can impact, encourage and share God's love.
3. For our team to be well rested.
4. For our team to be unified and pull together.
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