This beautiful young girl pictured here is Nhu. Before I leave on my trip I hope to share with you the video of Nhu telling her story. In the meantime, here is mine.
When I first arrived at my home church of Solid Rock, I learned about an organization called Remember Nhu, http://www.remembernhu.org/. Remember Nhu is a non-profit that is working in Thailand, Cambodia and India to prevent child sex trafficking. They have homes in these three countries, where at-risk children who are in danger of being trafficked, are referred. These children are given a safe place to live, food and clothing, loving house parents, and they receive an education and learn about Jesus and His love and faithfulness.
As I learned more about Remember Nhu’s cause, I was horrified by the reality that exists beyond my everyday life. Human trafficking is the largest criminal enterprise in the world, with a market value of $32 billion per year. An estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked every year. That’s 3,287 children…a day (United Nations). In October 2010, I personally met Nhu, the organization’s namesake. I listened to Nhu tell her story of being sold by her grandmother when she was just 12 years old, to a man for her virginity and being held against her will for 3 days in a hotel room while she was forced to service him. She told this story all by herself, standing on a stage in front of more than 200 hundred people…in her own words, in broken English. And then I was broken. I am going to Thailand because after listening to Nhu courageously share her experience, I am compelled beyond reason, to do something…anything.
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