Why this blog
I want to come clean on this one. I don't do this to write interesting stories so I can get more readers and maybe then I'll feel it's worth writing a book someday. I don't write so that you will send financial support or even tell us what a great ministry we have. I'm not wired lke some that I respect very much, who faithfully labor in one area, serving those to whom they are called. When I see problems, even big, my mind goes to what needs to happen next to bring change. But while there are many things that need to happen in Thailand, ultimately I believe that what we need most is more people willing to give up everything and follow Jesus.
Last night another of our girls was raped, our fourth case in 7 months. Most tragically, it was Pui, whom I wrote about here, and if it could be even worse, it was another gang rape, this time by 3 men. She is at the police station right now with Gai, one of our staff, and some other students at The Well. We were doing our best to protect her--I knew she was still high risk, and I won't go into how it happened. Needless to say, we're not in a happy mood.
We've heard many women tell us that "Thai men are no good," and we've seen what they're talking about. Something has to be done, and I only use the passive voice here for effect. By God's grace, we will do something, but we can't do it alone.
Yesterday I talked for a long time with Arin, one of our longer-term students, and learned a few more details about her history, and about the problem with poor men in Thailand. Arin's father was a hit man. He and her mom were seldom at home, because they were constantly on the run, so Arin was raised by various relatives. He did make sure to send plenty of money for Arin's support, so she never lacked. She did not know of her father's line of work until he was arrested when she was a young teen.
We would think contract murder must be a rare profession, but according to Arin it is in fact common. "Many young guys do it because they don't have anything else to do," she related. The going price: about $100. I asked Prang if there are many in Buriram. "Oh, many!" she acknowledged. "But no one in my village."
I made some big requests in my first post about Pui, and did get one tentative response. Please don't forget. If you're already doing something important, no problem, but otherwise we need you here, or somewhere like this--perhaps inner-city New Orleans, or something like Sierra Leone if you can handle a bit more risk. People are too precious, certainly more precious than what many of us live for, whether more stuff, more comfort, more fun, more prestige or more adventure.
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