Here is a brief summary about myself. 5 years ago I went to Bulgaria for a month to volunteer in an orphanage... and it changed my life. Afterwards I learned that 7 out of the 40 kids at the orphanage were involved in prostitution and it broke my heart. I have always believed that God has called me to work overseas and take care of His children who have been forgotten, abandoned and abused. So, I have spent the past six years in school to prepare myself. I got accepted to write a thesis (which is basically a big research project) and my professor suggested that I study sex trafficking. I was invited by a family friend to attend a conference that focused specifically on sex trafficking in Cambodia. I left the conference still dreaming of going back to Bulgaria but since then God has given me such a passion for Cambodia. My heart breaks as I work on my thesis and I picture how I would feel and what I would do if it was my niece or nephew who were trafficked. In my heart I see a group of people that God loves but society shuns and I want to offer them that love.
Originally, I had planned on going to Cambodia with an organization that works to rehabilitate girls who have been brought out of the sex trade but I do not believe that is where I am supposed to be. I feel like I am in a dark room holding tightly to a rope hanging from the ceiling. Even though I can't see anything and nothing is certain I know that I can trust that rope. Please pray for me that God would direct my paths and take me to where He wants me to be.
