Linkfest!

In case any of you may feel the Lord touching your heart for Cambodia, I wanted to give you some links to follow.  We visited amazing ministries every day that empower, teach, and minister to the Cambodian people and any of them would be worthy of your support!

SHE Rescue Home:
This was the main focus of our visit.  SHE is a shelter for girls that have been trafficked, raped, prostituted, or are at risk of any of those things.  They have a store stocked with some of the things made by the girls and/or their families.  They also have some new items coming soon that we got to see while we were there.  They are super cute, so keep an eye on their site!  You can also sponsor a girl there through the website, and I can assure you that all the girls are precious and your sponsorship dollars would be well spent.

Daughters:
I spent A LOT of money at their shop.  Their stuff is insanely cute.  I'm seriously considering becoming a representative so that I can sell some of their things here, so stay tuned!  Also, if you follow them on Facebook, they often post prayer requests for some of their girls, which is a bit of a reality check that even though these girls have been rescued out of trafficking, they still have big and very real struggles.

Agape International:
If there is one great disappointment from the trip, it's that we missed visiting Agape because of our flight delay the first day.  Half the team got to go and they had wonderful things to say about Agape.  They have gone into an area that used to be completely overrun with brothels and child prostitution and replaced that with schools, shelters, and all sorts of good things.   The also do some rescuing work, which is different than a lot of the organizations we visited that are more focused on aftercare.  There's a good video on this site too if you follow the link. 

Empowering Cambodia:
They do a ton of ministry in the poorer, rural provinces.  I wish we could have seen more of their work in person because it sounds awesome.  Lots of farming initiatives, microfinance, home building, water wells, and education.  Good stuff.

Open Arms:
Home of the amazing $3 hair wash!  This place does amazing vocational training and other things.  We got to meet Sandra, who founded Open Arms and has an amazing heart for the girls here.

New Life Fellowship Churches:
The church we attended on our trip - they do tons of ministry in the city with poor families, providing food, education, and most importantly the message of Christ!

And of course, this list is not complete without Rescue Her, the organization that I went on the trip with!  Their store has adorable t-shirts, bracelets, bags, and coffee!