Why We Must Support Agape's Mission

Beth and Kevin are doing a great job of keeping everyone up to date on our service in Cambodia. I didn't know our tooth brushing performance at the brick factory was on video, but it might be entertaining for some of you. Kevin and I worked out a pretty good comedy routine; or at least the brick factory people thought so.

Today Beth and I toured the village with several kids in tow and were able to see quite a bit of it. The kids are really fun to be around and I wish we could adopt all of them. Beth mentioned the little volleyball player that we cannot wear out. Every day she gets us to play volleyball and she never gets tired.

Keven and I went touring next. While we were just outside of the village near a pond another Caucasian guy walked out of the village and approached us. It is unusual to see Caucasian men in the village that aren't part of the mission. This guy asked us if we knew where the "torture museum" was located. At first I thought he really was looking for a museum and was lost. Then it dawned on us that this guy was looking for something else in the village and thought Kevin and I were there for same reason. Apparently some of these guys like to torture the kids in addition to raping them.

I don't know what other people feel when they come across someone like this guy, but I knew I was looking evil square in the face. We all know there are evil people in the world that prey on children, but I have tried not to think about it. Being approached by this guy forced me to think about it. There are a lot of things we would have liked to do to him and say to him, but didn't. If I had it to do over, I would have taken his picture and plastered it all over the Internet. We told him he was in the wrong place and he should leave.

We were with the pastor a little later on and saw him again and the pastor told him he would be arrested if he didn't leave. The guy left, but I am sure he found what he was looking for in another village and destroyed someones little girl in the process.

I'm still pondering this situation, but it is difficult going from having fun with a group of young kids to confronting someone who wants to destroy them for some perverse reason. I strongly believe we must support Agape in stamping out this sick situation in Cambodia and everywhere else.