SOUTHEAST ASIA MISSIONS TRIP

Lauren and I are so grateful for the privilege we have had to travel to S.E. Asia this past September. Thank you so much for being a dynamic part of our journey. We designed this pamphlet to tell our story; the following are testimonies and pictures from our experiences. Our hope is that they will fuel your fire for intercession, provide greater insight into the problem of human trafficking, and cause you to rejoice in the fruit of your support and prayers.

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND Mam and the Northern Hill Tribe girls

O ur first stop in S .E . A si a w a s the b e autif ully lu sh city of C hi ang Mai in Nor ther n Thail and. Upon ar r iv al our ho st s were e ager to take us straig ht to the mission field we would b e working – the bars and k araoke club s . We drove through tow n ob s erv ing pl ace af ter place that offere d the same covete d commo dity – te enage Thai g irls . Thi s i sno s e c ret a s Thail and ha s g aine d inter national notor ie ty for their sex- tour i sm indu stry. Consider this gover nment- sp ons ore d adver ti s ement: “ The one f r uit of Thail and more Photo by Danielle Mitchell deliciou s than dur i an [a lo c al f r uit], it s young women.” It w a s a sad s cene to ob s erve a s the g irls were situate d in f ront of the k araoke club s anxiou sly pulling their mini- sk ir t s dow n to cover just a little bit of sk in. Chiang Mai Karaoke Club

O ur ho st s in C hi ang Mai op erate a home pr imar ily for “at “g irly -b ar ” to r i sk ” g irls , that is , g irls at ri sk of b eing trafficke d. In addition t alk w ith some of the pro stitute d the y have a smaller hous e in the back of the prop er ty that g irls . O ur hop e w a s to dis cover ones who were lo ok ing hou s e s s e veral g irls who have be en pre v iou sly pro stitute d. for a w ay out . Af ter some br ief conversation we to ok a g irl Joyce and David Mo ore gave up their retirement si x ye ars name d Mam to go get a fo ot-me ssage. We fig ure d this w a s ago to come star t this home now c alle d Abba Hous e a safe context to converse and find out her story. What we Found ation. In our initial conversations w ith them ab out le ar ne d w a s very insig htf ul. It tur ns out that she, like ne arly coming to v i sit we t alke d ab out lo ok ing for opp or tunities to all the s e g irls , w a s f rom the Nor ther n Hill tr ib e s of Thail and. re s c ue g irls and e ven b oy s out of the sex- tour i sm indu stry. She explaine d to us (a s did many others) that p e ople liv ing Joyce and David e agerly offere d their place to hous e any that in the Nor ther n Hill Tr ib e s do not re ceive Thai citi zenship, we re s c ue d. and that w ithout Thai identification cards it i s v ir tually imp o ssible to get a j ob. Unfor tunately though, this i s only On our first nig ht out my fr iend Angel and I went in to a the b e g inning of their problems . explain what exactly she was hoping for – what her greatest desire was. Her answer really touched me because I felt her sincerity and the depth of her bondage. She said she just wanted to have “good parents.” Mam was visibly overcome with shame, had an obviously broken spirit, and seemed very desperate. Feeling significant compassion for her, I finally decided to clarify our true intentions for taking her out.

Photo by Danielle Mitchell Danielle by Photo I first explained to her that although there is no true “forgiveness” in Buddhism, Jesus loves her, can forgive her, heal her, and make her whole again. As I shared these words with her I felt the jealous passion of Jesus rise up in my soul. She was immediately overcome with emotion and turned away in tears. It was evident that the Holy Spirit was manifesting the love of God to her in a powerful way. Nearby Joyce was waiting in the car, so I went and got her so that she could explain to Mam that Abba House offers bar-girls a way out. In Thai Waiting for Benji and Angél to come out with Mam. culture it is expected There was an obvious barrier of fear and distrust that we of children to provide for their parents. had to work through, but it was amazing to see the shift that This burden falls particularly heavy on the girls, as the happened when she finally believed we were really there parents are often willing to make sacrifices so that boys can to help her. From eyes filled with shame, I could now see go to school, believing that the boys have some inherently a glimmer of hope. Mam accepted our offer to come take greater worth. Thailand is ninety five percent Buddhist, and a tour of Abba House, and was greeted by our entire team in Buddhist thinking girls cannot achieve the highest levels as she arrived out at the vehicle. During the time we spent of spiritual enlightenment. Their best hope is to earn enough with her our team just fell in love with Mam, it was really merit in their current life to be born a male in the next. The something special. The most difficult part was taking her expectation to provide for parents is an enormous cultural back to the bar at the end of the night. She said she wanted pressure that cannot be over-exaggerated. Families from the to come live at Abba House, but when she called her boss, Northern Hill Tribes frequently send their girls to the big they convinced her that she was like a daughter to them and cities looking for work in order to send money back home. they needed her for just a “few more months.” At the time we caught up with Mam she appeared to be In Mam’s case, her dad contracted cancer when she was just about 17 or 18. Her dad has been dead now for a few years, a young teenager. With medical bills piling up Mam felt a so she continues to work to support her mom. To hide the responsibility to help her family; that is when she came to shame of her profession she tells her mom she works at a Chiang Mai looking for work. She quickly discovered that shop. We are praying that God would deliver her from this employers weren’t just handing out jobs to girls with no systemic form of cultural enslavement. Thai identification. As she began to grow discouraged, a door of hope suddenly opened to her. A couple stepped in Since our experience in reaching out to the girls in Chiang to offer her a job working in one of the local bars; a couple Mai, Joyce has decided to modify their program for she now says “loves her like their own daughter.” As it turns prostituted girls by offering them the opportunity to work out, this job entailed serving a lot more than drinks. It also at Abba House during the day as opposed to requiring that included the expectation to provide “special services” to the they live there full-time. We are hoping this day-program customers. With financial pressure mounting on her, the will afford more girls the courage to take advantage of an situation with her dad’s cancer, and nowhere else to turn, she opportunity to begin a new life. There are many issues to found herself selling the only thing anybody seemed to want work through so we believe this more subtle transition will from her – her body. make coming to Abba House a safe and inviting option. The key factor for them is discovering who Jesus is and His great I asked Mam about what Buddhist feelings were toward girls love for them. This is what will ultimately help these girls who worked in the bars. She acknowledged that they looked make a decision that is simply too difficult to make on their shamefully upon them, but she hoped that by providing for own. her parents she would earn enough good merit to cancel out her bad deeds (we later verified this line of thinking in an interview with a Buddhist monk). She openly confessed to us that she did not want to do this kind of work, but had accepted her plight in the hopes she would have a better predicament in the next life. At this time I asked her to Crisis in the Church asked me to come back the next day. Fortunately when I came back she was available. When we sat down with her On one of the nights that we went out to local bars and she happily told us that her customer from the night before karaoke clubs we were struck with an unexpected and was a Christian. She said he had “a big cross tattoo, and a sobering reality. My friend Aaron and I ventured into a cross necklace.” Once again I was struck by the irony of this club where two “working girls” immediately greeted us and whole situation. On the same night, at the same time, two explained the prices for their services. Wanting to extend Christians converged at the same scene for the same girl our conversation with them in order to find out their story, - one there to exploit her, the other there to rescue her. we sat down and ordered a couple of cokes. In these places they practically force you to sing karaoke, so naturally it was I read one pole recently that documented a startling statistic Aaron who got stuck singing, “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi. – 76 % of Pastors struggle with pornography on a daily basis. In another article I read how that there is a direct correlation between pornography and . Men will only fantasize so long before they demand the real thing, and “looking for the real thing” is not a problem inherent only to unbelievers. The plague of pornography is giving rise to a generation of Christians who are now compromising their witness to satisfy an insatiable sexual lust, and in the process exploiting the young vulnerable girls we should be reaching out to. People often ask me, “What can I do to help end sex-slavery?” The first thing I tell them now is to make a commitment to purity. This battle begins in our hearts long before we ever reach the battlefield of the streets.

In Ming’s case I am just very grateful that we were able to demonstrate an authentic Christian faith. We built a relational bridge between her and Abba House, and are praying that one-day soon she will have the courage to cross Ming (on right) and her friend, Wen from the karaoke club that bridge.

As I sat admiring Aaron’s valiant attempt to imitate a rock star, the girl next to me leaned over and asked, “Are you a Christian?” This totally caught me off guard. All I could think in the moment was, “Oh no! I’ve been found out!” However, as I took a second to process her question I realized this girl would have no way of knowing who I was, and it was not even feasible to me that someone on the other side of the world working in a karaoke club would think to ask this. In order to understand exactly what she meant, I replied back, “What do you mean, ‘Christian?’” She said, “You know, religion.” Now completely baffled and at a loss for words, I muttered, “I’m an American,” hoping that would satisfy her curiosity before I blew my cover. But now curious myself, I inquired, “Why do you ask?” Her answer was the shock of my life. Enthusiastically she proclaimed, “Ohhh, because Christian are my best customer.” She explained that Us girls after spending time with Ming and Wen they go there to “sing Karaoke, have sex, and go to disco- tech.”

As I sat there shocked, disturbed, and trying to keep my composure, “It’s a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong came on. Being in S.E. Asia, I was continually struck by irony and contradictions. I realized that the Church is powerless to answer the crisis “out there” because the crisis is “in here.” Two weeks after my first meeting with Ming I went back to follow up with her and see how she was doing. When I got there she had just sat down with another customer so she PHUKET, THAILAND The American Connection

After spending a week in Chiang Mai we were off to our next destination, Phuket. Phuket is a beautiful island off the Southern Coast of Thailand lush with tropical fauna, boasting white sand beaches, and sparkling with crystal blue water. It is primarily known for its world-class scuba diving, but also has an What really caused us to tremble while in Phuket was the infamous reputation for its red-light district, Soy Bang La. recognition that America has made a significant contribution in the establishment of this industry. American men have After getting situated into our hotel in Petong Beach, our given rise to a sex-tourism industry that is enslaving women team took a walk down to a nearby restaurant to unwind and children. The bible is very clear about the principle of from the days travel and get some food to eat. From there we sowing and reaping, and it is becoming increasingly evident decided go check out the beach just a couple blocks away. As that the perversion we have sown in other countries is now we walked we noticed older western men escorted by young being reaped in our own country. The man who has flown Thai girls everywhere we looked. At the time we had no idea across seas to pursue illicit sex with young women and we were walking down the infamous red-light district of Soy children eventually comes back to the states, only now he Bang La. By the time we reached the beach everyone was so has an increased appetite for sex. Pretty soon he begins to repulsed they just wanted to get back to the hotel. look at the 12-year old girl across the street, and suddenly we find our children and young women appearing on the Thailand is an R & R nation for our military troops with back of milk cartons. This is not just a matter of time before Phuket being the main port Island. With the presence of sex-slavery reaches our very own soil; it already is reaching our troops stationed there during the Vietnam War came our soil. America is the third largest destination country for a strong demand for prostitution. At the time prostitution trafficked victims with over 100,000 illegally trafficked across was illegal, but the government recognized a lucrative our boarders each year. In addition, nearly one million economic opportunity and quickly passed a piece of children under the age of 18 are abducted in the Unites legislation called the “Entertainment Places Act of 1966,” States each year, and the cases of and sexual abuse are allowing Thais to render “special services.” Soon massage increasing at an unprecedented rate. parlors, bars, and karaoke clubs emerged as a front for the more highly coveted “special services.” Needing to build We are in an hour when we need to begin to cry out for a their work force, opportunistic businessmen began to exploit massive revolution of sexual purity in America. The Lord’s the weaker class of Thais from the Issan region. Similar to promise to us is that if we would repent He would heal our the girls from the Northern Hill tribes, these tribal people land. are not given Thai citizenship and therefore not qualified to work in most professional establishments. Some girls “If My people, who are called by My name will humble were deceived into working at these places, some sold by themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their parents, some abducted, and others simply exploited by a wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive lack of other opportunities. Phuket is probably one of the their sin and heal their land.” – 2 Chron. 7:14 more recognizable faces of in S.E. Asia, but the undercurrent is one of widespread injustice and exploitation. SVAY PAK, Pedophile Encounter

This girl is the face of trafficked children in Svay Pak. Notorious for , this little 4-acre village attracts Pedophiles from around the world. On the day we came to visit I noticed a western man in his late 40’s sitting out in front of a house-. In any normal place seeing a man like this would not have seemed out of place, but not here. This is an out of the way village with a reputation that precedes it. Svay Pak is situated among other villages of the lowest levels of poverty. There are no tourist attractions here, nothing to draw someone off the beaten path.

I eyed the man from our bus as we rode through town to our destination. When our team began to exit the van, the man quickly gathered himself and began walking down the dirt streets toward the main road. I quickly motioned to our camera guy to follow me and together we followed after him. Noticing that we were trailing him, he picked up his pace a bit, obviously nervous. After turning a corner he took off in a full sprint towards the highway. I decided if I was going to confront him this was my only chance, so I turned on the burners and went after him. Our poor camera guy did his best to keep up and record the whole event. When I caught up with the man he had just jumped onto the back of a mo-ped taxi. Just before he could peel out of there I grabbed the back of his collar and yanked him back. At this point I was operating entirely on adrenaline and instincts.

I positioned myself in front of him as best I could while holding tightly to his arm. Looking directly at him I demanded that he never come back to Svay Pak again. He could not even look back at me - he was shaking like a leaf, completely terrified. By this time my friend Clayton (leads a ministry in Svay Pak) caught up with us. He yelled to the man, “I own this city! Don’t ever come back here!” After a few more choice words we released him, which was a painful proposition knowing his predatory motives towards children.

A Sobering Reality

The ministry we wer e c onnecting wit h in Cambodia act ually pur c hased a br ot he l and has transf ormed it in t o an outr eac h c en t er t o traffic k ed c hildr en in t he city. The pict ur e s hown is of one r oom t ha t was left t he same as it was when used t o servic e pedophiles. I t was a harr owing e x perienc e t o stand in a r oom wher e suc h brutal a buses t ook plac e. One r oom in particular was infamous ly en tit led “The V.I.P. Room,” wher e over 10,000 still s hots of c hild pornogra ph y wer e s hot as we ll as man y videos. Considering all t he a buses t ha t had tak en plac e in t his br ot he l, it was powerful f or our t eam t o stand in t hese r ooms and dedica t e t hem t o God f or His servic es. The ministry in t ends t o mak e t his br ot he l a 24-hour r efuge and outr eac h c en t er. Outreach at Rahab’s House

Addressing the trafficking situation in Svay Pak is difficult because the parents are largely complicit in the demands of local pimps and brothel owners. In fact, the brothel owners no longer need to “house” the children, rather they make agreements with the parents that if a customer comes to town, the pimp will just come get their child to service the customer. Virtually the entire town’s economy is fueled by child prostitution.

Rahab’s House is the brothel turned ministry center. It is here that we staged our outreach to the children of Svay Pak. This outreach brought us face to face with the children we have been praying for, for so long. Eager to bring them a ray of joy and hope, we decided to teach a few fun songs of praise. Turns out they loved to sing! � The song we started with is one that has a very relevant prophetic significance, “I’ve got a river of Life.” Many of the criminals know we’re children are currently being trafficked, so singing this song not intimidated. over them helped remind us of God’s desire to set them free. Consider the lyrics, “I’ve got a river of life flowing out of me, As we sang with the kids, a man pulled up just outside makes the lame to walk and the blind to see, opens prisons Rahab’s House with an intensely angry look on his face. doors, sets the captives free. I’ve got a river of life flowing Heeding Clayton’s advice I decided to stare him down. out of me.” Unfortunately he wasn’t very impressed. It appeared a showdown was inevitable when Clayton finally approached The previous day our friend Clayton, who lives in Cambodia, him to mediate the situation. It turns out that he was there had a serious talk with the guys from our group about to take one of the young girls to a client in a nearby brothel. the dangers of Svay Pak. He told us that the pimps and The scene was somewhat surreal. Here we are teaching brothel owners in this town are unusually aggressive and these precious children a song of praise about the God who potentially very dangerous. They pay the significant “opens prison doors,” while a pimp waits to take one of them funds to continue their operation, so they have very little to a pedophile. This was utterly heart breaking. I wanted fear of exerting violence to protect their industry. Clayton to take all of these children in my arms, run away with them instructed us not to back down from these guys, and if they and take them to a safe place. I felt the desperation of their attempted to stare us down, to look right back at them like situation, and the hopelessness of this systemic injustice. Oh we were going to “rip their **** heads off!!!” He explained the how we need to weep over the children of Asia and cry out only way to maintain any ground in this town is to let these for their deliverance.

Wrestling with the Kids

B efore we lef t Svay Pak, I k ne w I had to le ave my mark on this little v ill age, s o I de c ide d to challenge the young b oy s to a w re stling match! L ittle did I know how strong 4-8 ye ar old b oy s c an b e. I st ar te d off pretty strong , but one by one the y pile d up on me until I w a s finally sma she d to the g round. With my face in the dir t I tr ie d w ith all my might to f re e mys elf, but to no avail. The y had me outnumb ere d 15-1, I had no choice but to sur render. , CAMBODIA Smiling Faces

By the time we arrived in Phnom Penh we had been in S.E. Asia for almost two weeks. That doesn’t sound like a long time in a normal context, but given the focus and intensity of our trip we were already beginning to feel the heaviness of this mission and in need of spiritual refreshment. That is why we decided to take an afternoon to visit an orphanage and spend some time with children. As we approached the orphanage we were greeted by three lovely Cambodian women. These women started the home using their own resources. They left their lives as successful businesswomen behind, and now live to serve the needs of homeless children from the streets of Phnom Pehn. In greeting them we received our first genuine hug since being in Asia. I One of the things that struck immediately knew the kids here were in a good place despite me while here was our capacity to bring a smile to the face the seemingly deplorable living conditions. There was a of these children. At first I wasn’t sure if it was the ice cream visible tenderness and grace upon these women that radiated we brought or just our presence, but after a while it became the love of God. Our next greeting came from a wave of evident it was definitely more than the ice cream. They just children who followed suit of after the three women. They loved to be with us. They also loved to dance, play, sing, and eagerly hugged and welcomed us to their humble home. do all the things kids should do. Their enthusiasm for life was so humbling, I felt we had something to learn from these kids. Here they lived in utter poverty, without birth parents, without material possessions, and yet they expressed a joy for life that was simply inspiring. It is difficult to describe how incredibly rewarding it was just to see these children smile. In a world targeting our children for all kinds of exploitation, and in light of the dangers awaiting these children just outside the walls of this orphanage, I was so grateful God had provided for them a sanctuary with loving caregivers. So, I just smiled back – as brightly as I possibly could for as long as I possibly could. I danced, laughed, and sang with them all. Our team began to think I was getting a bit “goofy,” but I was not going to pass up this moment. I hope I never forget their smiling faces.

Three Cambodian women who gave all to open this orphanage

“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” The kids loved Benji’s dancing.

They showed us a traditional Cambodian dance.

Waving us goodbye. Cambodia’s Prophetic Window

The picture above is of a torture room from SR-21, a Khmer presence of Christians in Cambodia wasn’t until the 1920’s, Rouge concentration camp from the late 1970’s. Cambodia and even then the numbers were minuscule. In the 1970’s it has suffered a tragic history in modern times. From 1975- was believed they were having a revival because a mere 2,000 1979 communist dictator Pol Pot ruled the nation with people came to faith. Contrast that by current numbers an iron fist. He was a staunch Marxist who sought to reaching into the thousands being converted each month. exterminate nearly the entire adult population. During his One minister told me, “If you just say the name of Jesus, reign of terror, 30% of the general population and 90% of somebody will get saved!” In my friend’s ministry alone, they the Christian population were killed. From the time he was have planted over 750 churches and are seeing entire villages overthrown by invading Vietnam forces in 1979, hundreds of come to faith out of a single meeting! thousands of Cambodians lived in refugee camps. Finally in 1993 United Nation’s peace keeping forces freed Cambodia I met with missionaries and pastors in Cambodia to discuss from the tyranny of oppression - democratic elections were this in greater detail. All concurred that Cambodia is in held, and now Cambodia lives in freedom. a season of revival. They fear this time will not last long however with many adversaries looming on the horizon. This new freedom has opened up a door for the gospel to go Islam is aggressively moving into the nation, materialism forth in the nation with unusual effectiveness. Previously is beginning to contend for people’s affection, and the Cambodia had been an entirely Buddhist nation, but with discovery of oil off their coast is pointing towards further 20 + years of military shaking many cultural ideologies were government corruption. The general consensus among deconstructed. The nation has been war-torn and the people ministry leaders is that Cambodia is in a five-year window devastated with death, disease, displacement, and starvation. right now. It is my conviction that we must do everything Out of this back-drop the gospel has emerged with a force we can over this time to see transformation happen in and power unprecedented in Cambodia’s history. The first Cambodia. Rescues

Another ministry we connected with in Phnom Phen is Daughters. This ministry is run by a wonderful lady from the U.K. named Ruth. She purchased a large home in the slums of Phnom Phen to rescue girls, and offer them a new line of work. So far she has rescued more than 100. Daughter’s offers medical care to the girls, and also the opportunity to work in sowing, silk-screening, jewelry-making, and professional baking.

Rescuing Jenny from the N. Hill Tribes to live at Abba House. When we began our trip we had little idea of what it would look like to actually rescue someone from sex-slavery. All we knew is that we desperately desired to see victims set free. What we learned is that slavery has many faces in today’s world. While there are still caged in places like Bangladesh, and while children are still kept hidden behind the closed doors of child brothels, the predominant face of slavery that we encountered is cultural enslavement. The sad aspect of this is how preventable it is, and yet it continues unabated. The demand for sex fuels an industry that exploits vulnerable women and children who live in a culture that will not fight for them and are complicit in their dehumanization and destruction.

We were fortunate to receive the support we needed to initiate several rescues. In Chiang Mai we initiated a rescue operation that resulted in twelve boys between the ages of 10 and 15 being set free. They now live in Christian homes that focus on discipling teenage boys.

In another case in Chiang Mai we were able to participate in the rescue of an “at risk” Hill Tribe girl. Her parents had recently died from eating poisonous mushrooms, and so she was severely at risk of being exploited. It was an exciting Jenny learning to journey into the Hill Tribes of N. Thailand to find and rescue make jewelry at Jenny. She is 12 years old and now lives at Abba House. Abba House.

On the final night we were in Chiang Mai we had planned to rescue two HIV girls, but I fell ill and had to abort mission. It turns out that just a few hours after we left Abba House the next day, the girls came to live there.

In Cambodia we initiated a rescue that has evolved into a much bigger case than we originally anticipated. We are still awaiting the details and outcome of this operation.

Cakes made by girls at Daughter’s minstry Nuts & Bolts

We did so much on this trip it was difficult to try and fit it Our team was incredible: They ministered with passion and all in to a relatively small pamphlet, so I just picked a few anointing, took pictures and filmed video with sensitivity stories that I hope communicated a much bigger picture. and excellence, demonstrated patience in difficult situations, In addition to the stories shared in these pages our team maintained steadfastness when tired and discouraged, slept did many things: We taught in Churches, at After-Care on floors and in rooms with spiders and lizards, ate insects, Homes, and in a maximum-security prison. We filmed a made me laugh when I wanted to cry, risked their lives for documentary, went on prayer walks, launched the House of the enslaved, poured themselves out for orphans, gave up Prayer in Chiang Mai, developed rescue strategies, visited their time, money, and energy to bless, love, heal and rescue the Angkor Wat Temple, and sat in on a meeting of 100 those they have never met, and then gave all the glory to pastors representing 750 Churches. We ministered to God. rescued victims of human trafficking, current victims, aids orphans, and the staff of After-Care Homes. We talked with I was most impressed with Lauren, my beloved wife. She Monks, sex-tourists, police officers, shop owners, pimps, was an absolute champion. She valiantly participated in all brothel owners, missionaries, and pastors. We traveled on that we did while being nearly six months pregnant. I could planes, in cars, in the back of tuk-tuks and sog-tows, on not have been prouder. elephants, by boat, and bus. And in all of this we made it home in one piece!

Aids Orphanage Interview with Buddhist monk

Launching Chiang Mai House of Prayer

Benji preaching at church Photo by Danielle Mitchell

Rebuilding of a brothel Plans and Vision

This trip served to ignite our passion with even greater fervency to see the ending of modern-day slavery and the transformation of cultures that breed systemic injustice. We currently have a two-fold vision to see this come to pass:

THE PRAYER MOVEMENT Slavery is something that must be fought in three primary ways: Intervention, After-Care, and Prevention. All three of these require significant prayer to see the break-through we long for. We are launching several campaigns to catalyze prayer, including: The Adopt-A-Nation Campaign, The Campus Prayer Project, and the Purity Challenge. We are also building prayer networks, offering theological education, partnering strategically with ministries around the world, and launching “Crisis Prayer Furnaces.”

For more information visit: WWW . EXODUSCRY . COM

THE DOCUMENTARY Throughout our entire trip we shot footage for a documentary we are working on entitled, “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.” Our vision for this project is to: 1) Raise awareness about the widespread and overlooked enslavement of women and children caught in the undercurrent of sex- tourism, 2) Equip people with a biblical strategy to oppose this injustice, and 3) Offer the only solution that can bring true healing – Jesus. Here is the official description for the documentary:

“Nefarious is a controversial documentary exposing the undercurrent of injustice beneath the surface of sex-tourism. Millions of women and children around the world are increasingly becoming the expendable pawns of a burgeoning business catering to the demand for illicit sex. These women and children are dehumanized and exploited while mainstream culture remains complicit in their demise. Benji Nolot goes undercover to reveal the plight of the exploited and uncover the Shooting the documentary hypocrisy and complicity of cultures around the world that foster this industry, as well as offer an unexpected hope for comprehensive change.”

Watch the trailer at: WWW . NEFARIOUSDOCUMENTARY . COM Angkor Wat

We are eternally grateful to each of you for making this trip possible through your prayers and support. It will be an honor to stand together in the age to come in awe of all that God has done. If you wish to continue to support our efforts to end slavery and establish the prayer movement you may donate in any of the following ways:

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