Justice…it is the heart of God. He instructed the Israelites in Isaiah 1:17, “learn to do what is right, seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.” Christ reprimanded the Pharisees for following the minute details of the law but neglecting “the more important matters of the law – justice, mercy and faithfulness.” (Matthew 23:23) This call to justice has taken us on a very challenging and painful pursuit over the last 4 months, culminating with 5 courageous girls traveling to the United States to face an evil giant in a U.S. Federal Court trial. Read the rest of this entry »

Now a community center, this former brothel for child sex trafficking in Svey Pak, Phnom Penh, set chained and locked for 5 years after being raided by International Justice Mission (IJM) Read the rest of this entry »

January 25, 2008

Before I begin to tell you we’ve arrived safely in Phnom Penh, please allow me to digress about our July 2007 trip to Cambodia.

Before leaving we neglected to check our seat assignments. Read the rest of this entry »

January 18, 2008

Sannaya is one of the quietest, sweetest girls that lived at Agape Restoration Center (ARC). She came to live at ARC in August of 2006. Read the rest of this entry »

Glory and alleluia, it was that time again this past month. Three dentists, one physician and 14 other volunteers sacrificed time and money to bless Cambodia, Agape International Missions (AIM) and Agape Restoration Center (ARC). Read the rest of this entry »

November 19, 2007 –

Life here in Cambodia is always an emotional roller coaster ride for the Agape International Missions (AIM) and Agape Restoration Center (ARC) staff. But last week was altogether the most intense ever. Read the rest of this entry »

Rahab’s House-The Beginnings in Svay Pak

Svay Pak, Cambodia. It’s a small village located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, also known as K-11, located 11 kilometers north of Phnom Penh. You take a turn off a paved road down a dusty, dirt packed alley way that twists and turns about and spits you out to the Main Drag. There are more dusty twisty lanes branching off into darker alleyways. Read the rest of this entry »

by Bridget Brewster

This past weekend Don & I were privileged to go to Viet Nam to visit twin sisters, Jessie and Ellen, who used to live at Agape Restoration Center (ARC). These two were in the first group to arrive at ARC last August. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a song called “Go Tell Everyone” that we often sing at the English speaking church we attend on Saturday nights here in Cambodia. These are the words Read the rest of this entry »