Sex Trafficking Experience

An event that sparked a period of personal growth was my mission trip to Cambodia this past summer. I went on this trip feeling a little unprepared and completely out of place. This trip changed my perspective on myself and the world around me. The trip lasted for two weeks. I was instructed to disconnect from my life at home. I experienced a new culture for two weeks around new people who did not speak my language. I learned a lot about myself on this trip and I also learned a lot from the culture of Cambodia. The reason that I went to Cambodia was to help victims of sex trafficking. Cambodia’s main source of income is through sex trafficking. We went to a safe house where the girls who were affected by sex trafficking lived. It was very nerve wracking meeting the girls for the first time. I went on …show more content…
We went to a museum in Cambodia called the Genocide Museum. We learned about the pain that Cambodia suffered through many years ago. Cambodia was seized by the communist party known as the Khmer Rouge. They were taken over and thousands of Cambodians were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. It really opened my eyes to how broken people’s souls are but how beautiful they can become. At the Genocide Museum I saw numerous Cambodian people on their knee praying and sobbing. The museum showed all the tools that the Khmer Rouge used to torture the Cambodians. I saw photos of victims, the prison cells they were kept in, and photos of the Khmer Rouge staff. An entire generation of Cambodia was wiped out. Families are still affected by this. The people I met in Cambodia were some of the nicest people I will ever know. They welcomed me in their homes, they prepared food for my group and I, and they did it all out of the kindness of their hearts. It was really humbling to see the people in Cambodia be joyous with what little they had. It reminded me to never take what I have for granted and that I am extremely