"I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy" Psalm 140:12
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Have You No Shame???
You see them everywhere - at the mall, at restaurants, on the street - overweight, balding, white men... usually old enough to be my father or even my grandfather. They are walking around in their cargo shorts, t-shirts, and sandals... holding the hand of a young, pretty Filipino girls. It makes me sick. I want to say something to them... No, I want to yell at them. Who do you think you are? How dare you come here for "vacation" and in the process destroy a life. What gives you that right? But, instead, I remain silent and say nothing. But I wonder if my silence is condoning their behavior??? I don't know... Instead, I glare at them... hoping that I make them uncomfortable and ashamed of their despicable behavior. I want them to know that I see them... they may think that they things they do here are hidden, but I see them. And more importantly, God sees them. But the thing is, they aren't even ashamed. They act as though they are proud of what they are doing. They put there "dates" or "girlfriends for the week" on display. Are they actually proud of the fact that they paid to rape a girl 40+ years younger than they are? Can they actually believe that she wants to be with them? In the US, this exists as well, but it is done in secret. Here, it is put on display. They come here specifically to sexually exploit the very same girls we are trying to rescue and love. And so I ask, Have you no shame???
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Heart-wrenching and sickening.
ReplyDeleteIt's one thing to watch documentaries about it; it's another thing to see it with your own eyes. Reading about your experience even makes it more real for me since I know you. I'm just going to keep praying God's grace upon you!!!!