Human Trafficking : Thailand

*This trip is for women only. Behind Thailand’s beautiful beaches, booming tourism, and the people’s ever-smiling faces lies a terrible secret: modern day slavery. Thailand’s red-light districts attract an ugly form of tourism; many Thai people, even children, are exploited as prostitutes. Partner with a local ministry in a beach city of southern Thailand that is currently the only one of its kind in the region. Provide at-risk women a way out of the commercial sex trade and empower them to remain free.   Your team of women will hang out in bars in the red-light...

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Thailand

Located in Southeast Asia, tropical Thailand is bordered by Burma, Laos and Cambodia. This kingdom is home to 64 million people who primarily speak Thai and where most believe in Theravada Buddhism.  Pad thai is delicious (made with noodles, sprouts, shrimp/chicken, garnished with peanuts)! Beautiful beaches line the coast making Thailand a popular travel destination and a great honeymoon locale.    Unfortunately, the red-light districts in some of the cities attract an uglier form of tourism; women, children, and men from Thailand and other nations are exploited as...

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Cambodia

Note : this trip is for women only. Beyond the shadow of Angkor Wat, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and Cambodia’s landmark, many young woman struggle to survive. The whole nation, especially the older generations, are still healing from the genocide perpetrated under Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Human trafficking haunts the young woman everywhere. Many have lost all hope. Your team will work specifically with the prevention of human trafficking in Cambodia. You will join active, established ministries in the country to help women and children. You may help teach...

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Guatemala

Guatemala: a land of rich history, natural beauty, excellent coffee, and vanishing hope. In addition to its vibrant colors and lively music, Guatemala has even more than you’d expect: prostitutes, families living in garbage dumps, orphanages, natural disasters, full prisons, and empty churches. Connect with people and learn their personal stories.   Develop relationships and bring hope to neighborhood kids through sports camps in parks and schools. Befriend prostitutes; feed children living in the city garbage dump. Bring food, clothes, and medicine to rural mountain...

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Thailand

  Beautiful beaches line the coast, making it a great honeymoon destination. Pad thai is delicious (made with noodles, sprouts, shrimp/chicken, garnished with peanuts)! Rogers & Hammerstein’s musical The King and I is set here.   Located in Southeast Asia, tropical Thailand is bordered by Burma, Laos and Cambodia. This kingdom is home to 64 million people who primarily speak Thai and where most believe in Theravada Buddhism. Thailand is one of the world’s most popular travel destinations and unfortunately, many of its tourist attractions include...

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Amazon Jungle, Peru

Dramatic desert landscapes, snowy Andean hikes, beautiful blue coastline, and lush Amazon rainforest all make up the diverse South American country of Peru. Even though the fingerprint of our Creator is all over this country, its people are intertwined in a fusion of Catholicism and traditional native religions. Just under a third of the population lives in poverty, with the selective prosperity based largely on the narcotic drug trade.   Many of the people in the Amazon River communities where your ministry will take place do not get visitors often – especially ones that bring...

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