Everyday, we start our day by walking down to CHO for breakfast. It's about 3 minutes away; we pass a lot of kids along the way, an international school, small markets, and a lot of dogs. We've decided that you do not need a business license to do anything here, because everyone seems to run some sort of food stand/fruit market/used cell phone stand. All of the kids we pass run up to us and pose for pictures and give us hardcore high-fives. We've started to think their parents train them to do this. I'm can't even tell you how much dust I've swallowed while walking around here. We see some women sweeping the fronts of their "market" or home... what the point of that is, we're not sure yet. They are literally just moving the dust around. Gross. Ashley and I have a lizard that lives in our room. At first we were a little freaked out, and the boys tried to remove it for us, but it returned. It doesn't bother us anymore though, so we let it stay. I just try not to sleep with my mouth open... CHO's cafe is super tasty. It's right next door to their offices/church and offers three meals a day. Their coffee is excellent! They have really yummy, homemade bread, which rocks. I could eat it the rest of the trip and be satisfied Everyone seems to be infatuated with the fried noodle dish. After breakfast yesterday, we joined CHO for a morning devotional, followed by a graduation ceremony. CHO is currently partnering with Freedom Stones Project, an organization that combats human trafficking by teaching girls/boys how to, not only make jewlery and sell it, but to manage their money and become self-sustaining. They had been working with four young girls and one young boy who were at risk for trafficking, over the past few months and they officially graduated from the program today. It was a really powerful presentation. Later in the day, Matt and Robert gave a talk on 3 effective ways to minister to a small group of CHO staff. They seemed very receptive to the information, and were able to explain the information back to us (with a translator, of course) which was great. So funny story, leading up to trip, and up until yesterday morning actually, we thought we were accompanying CHO for human trafficking seminar at the soldier camp. We little did we know. We just found out that WE are teaching the seminar. HA. Wow. Good to know. Thankfully, good ole Ashley is a attorney and educated on the issue, and spit out an outline in no time. We're definitely winging it, but have prayed about it a lot, and are feeling more and more confident. Each of us is taking a section: what is human trafficking, why does it happen, who poses danger, prevention and protection, and human trafficking resources. Matt is doing the intro and welcoming. Wish us luck!
PS - while I'm writing this at breakfast, my legs are throbbing because they don't fit under the table. Everything here is super tiny - not made for large Americans like us. I think I'm going on a diet after this.
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