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Friday, 25 November 2011

Volunteer sees hope in Cambodia



Rapha House, a non-profit organization from Joplin, Mo., rescues children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
Courtesy photo

Children receive food, clothing, and shelter, as well as complete medical and dental care at recognized safe houses.
Courtesy photo

By Rebecca Pullen
November 24, 2011
pntonline.com

My heart sank as we flew over the capital city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It seemed the whole country (about the size of Oklahoma) was under water.

Having traveled to Southeast Asia a couple of years ago, I was prepared to see poverty but I didn’t expect to see dire straits in the middle of a 20-year flood. It made living conditions extremely difficult for the 15 million people that inhabit the country.

I traveled for two weeks with a group from northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri to visit safe houses sponsored by Rapha House, a non-profit organization from Joplin, Mo. Rapha House rescues girls from human trafficking and sexual exploitation, some as young as 4.

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