Today started with me asking up at 4:30am and not falling back asleep at all, so it was a pretty exhausting day. Thankfully we treated it as.somewhat of a Sabbath, resting and preserving energy for the rest of the trip.
We ate breakfast at the mission, and sort of debriefed over everything that happened yesterday at the village and IJM. Cambodian Life Lesson #5: Durian is one of the foulest smelling foods EVER. People here LOVE it, but it literally makes me want to vomit whenever I'm within 15 feet of it. Just avoid it if you ever come here. After debriefing we watched a documentary called "The Girls of Phnom Pehn," which was about three teenage girls in the sex industry here. They all sold their virginities at 14 and 15 years old in order to provide for sick mothers and struggling families, and had to continue in this trade because society deems them sullied and unworthy of anything else. Two of them had children, and one had an abortion during the film. They worked and worked, still barely making enough to survive, and it was a very heartbreaking film. However, the film crew raised enough money to rescue them, and they now are working as hairdressers in a beauty shop, living new lives filled with hope and promise.
Afterwards we spent the afternoon relaxing and visiting different NGO shops near the Russian Market, supporting their work and learning about their work. A lot of cool things are happening with these organizations... Now only if the government would stop using them as an excuse to not do more for their people, the country would be able to better grow and prosper.
We then went to Friends again for dinner, and spent an evening just in fellowship, which was amazing. All in all it was nice to have a relaxing day. Tomorrow we have church, are visiting a children at risk organization, visiting a village, and doing other things, so it was good to have a day of rest after being here a week! Can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store for us! Please continue to keep praying for us!
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