I see so much corruption. People here aren’t blind to it either; they are just used to it.
The police adorn nearly every corner with M16’s or shotguns. Some of them are young men who lean on their guns with a look of boredom smeared on their face.
Children dig through the trash for food. They beg on corners. They traffic drugs. They are sold into sexual slavery. This breaks my heart more than anything else. I feel God putting in my heart to do something!
The other night, someone was shot and killed a few houses away from me. A girl, having witnessed the murder, ran screaming down the street. She fainted in the house across the street from where I am staying.
The hospitals are overrun with filth, blood, and people that won’t receive medical attention because they have no money. Drug addicts are shot and killed by police after repeated offenses or beaten to death by neighbors. This is an acceptable practice for handling drug addictions.
A 19 year old prostitute, when offered a way out, said she preferred the streets. Another begged for a change of life after having been stabbed repeatedly. But, she panicked when she realized that it would take her away form all she knew. She left our care that night. God be with her, wherever she might be.
But, of course, there is always the other hand. God is doing awesome things in the midst of all of this corruption. Nothing is too big for God and no one is too desperate. No matter where I go, it seems that I am always running into a fellow soldier of the cross. Missionaries from around the world are here, working to shine the light. Teen Challenge is touching lives, and I know that God has given them a great vision to continue the work that has only just begun.
God, expand your ministry! Continue the work that you have only just begun. Touch lives with the power of Your Gospel! Oh, God, redeem the days! Anythings is possible with you if we would only just believe!
Phillipians 1:9-11
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