It's hard.
It's hard to see You here on Loi Kroh Road.
It's hard to see You in the midst off all this darkness, shame, and perversion.
It's hard to look at a white male walking the street and not assume that he's glorifying the enemy.
It's hard to see Your daughters act so promiscuous.
It's hard to see Your sons that You created in Your image now living as ladyboys.
It's hard to see this beautiful land You created when there's so much filth here.
It's hard to see that THIS is what the porn industry looks like walking down the street..
It's hard to see that THIS is what Americans are supporting when their eyes are glued to a computer/television screen late at night.
It's hard to watch Your children being so taken advantage of.
It's hard to watch the policemen not take the authority that they should.
It's hard to see the desperation for something better in the bar girls' eyes...
And it's even harder to see it in the men.
It's hard to see the families on vacation here, and see all that they are exposing their children to.
It's hard to see the father/husband of those families lusting after the prostitutes.
It's hard to see the shame in some of the girls' eyes after they return from an appointment with a client.
It's hard to see how accepted this industry is here.. how normal.
It's hard to hear the girls say they have no other option to make money.
It's hard to see the girls disappointment when their white "boyfriend" doesn't show up.. a man that more than likely has a wife and kids back at home.
It's hard to see the kids from the slums selling flowers out here at night with a chance of being beaten if they don't sell enough.
It's hard to see the women from the slums begging to selling bracelets, just so they can feed their children.
It's hard to see the same familiar faces night after night realizing that THIS is "the swing of things" for so many of them.
It's hard to see the men that come as regulars.
It's really hard to see so many college students out here.
It's hard to see the girls sell themselves for as little as 200 baht ($6 USD).
It's hard to see the men enjoying these girls' misery..
But it's even harder to realize that the men are miserable too.
It's hard to see the girls drink so much, just so the alcohol will numb what they have to experience throughout the night.
It's hard to see the girls put a price on their worth.
It's hard to see and grasp that this is a lifestyle here.
It's hard to see how uncomfortable the girls get when a sweaty old man feels them up.
It's hard to see hope in such a hopeless place...But God, You're here. And these people are Your creations.
And if I have to fight the enemy for the rest of my life for Your authority to reign over this place once again, I'll fight for You.
Because he has NO place in Your Kingdom.
I'm okay with being a prime target for lucifer himself..
.. if that's what it takes to see Heaven come down on Loi Kroh Road..
