Amazonian Wednesdays 🌴
I wrote today’s post in November 2001, shortly after Israel and I were married:
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Thirteen-year-old Flor blinked up at me with nervous eyes. She spoke apologetically for coming to church in raggy clothes, embarrassed. But what she really wanted to talk about was the loss of her innocence. The week before, an older married neighbor had talked her into giving up her virginity to him in exchange for a gift of clothing. Tired of having only rags to put on, she had given into his offer.
With this conversation I began my work again in Iquitos. Unfortunately, stories such as these are all too common in this city. The young people here, which make up a very large percentage of the population, in general are living very broken Continue reading Married Missionary Life: Getting Started
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