The MST Project

Well here we are in Bangkok, Thailand working with the Male Sex Tourism Project. And, just like I thought, it is indescribable. We wait outside of what's called Nana Plaza and we ask the men who walk by if they would like to answer a few questions for the survey we are doing. And it never fails to start a deep conversation about faith and beliefs. I have only done the surveys once, and hope to do them again. I had a conversation with a man about satisfaction. When I asked him what his personal faith background was he said "nothing." He was very well aware of christianity and all the choices, he just said that he only believes in what he can see and touch. He kept comparing sex to food, and said that it's like when your hungry and you eat. You do it to satisfy your hunger. He said that he can only remember a few times in his life when he was truly satisfied, and even still it didn't last. I asked him if he doesn't believe that he has a Maker then what did he believe is his purpose in life? He said to eat, have fun, and be nice. He said that maybe since he's not feeling satisfied and happy, then he should work harder at all these things. I finished the conversation by telling him that I know what satisfies my hunger, and my satisfaction hasn't left me since I asked Jesus into my heart at 7 years old. He didn't end up accepting Christ.. but he took the packet I gave him and I really feel like God planted a seed in him. I just can't imagine living a life just to eat, have fun, and be nice. And not just that but live such an empty life. A life full of unsatisfactory situations, where you put your all into things only to have the happiness fade away in a short time. My heart breaks for these confused men. Another man told me that he goes to Nana Plaza to "forget". I just can't imagine living in the loneliness and emptiness that they live in. It's so rewarding to have the opportunity to share God's love with people like this every night. I feel so alive. I feel like I'm DOING something. Continue to pray for our team. We have about 5 more days here in Bangkok working with MST and then we go to Chang Mai to work with some women who have been trafficked and some university students. God is doing big things!! And we are having a blast all together!