City of Angels

So, its taken me about a week to blog again, but not because I have had nothing to blog about, life is as busy if not more so lately as usual. Last week Kayla and I ventured out to Angeles City, the infamous Red Light District in the Philippines. Our experience was not necessarily a huge ministry out reach, the point in us going was to scout out the area to see if we could be of any use to these women or maybe even be able to talk with these women, who come from a variety of backgrounds and are of all ages. we saw children as young as twelve years of age standing alongside more mature ladies up to the ages of 55 ready to learn the trade of the underground industry that thrives at night. During the day these kids look like regular begger kids, and what you dont see is their boss that sends them out in the day and sells them out at night.
A University of the Philippines study in the late 1990s estimated there were about a half-million prostitutes in this country. The International Labor Organization, a United Nations human rights agency, estimates there are 75,000 child prostitutes in the country.
Orphaned children and sexually abused minors are more common in Angeles City than most places in the country. Filipinos claiming to have American fathers abound.
The trip was short but we did not fail to see the corruption that was right beneath us. ahhhhhhhhh, and what we didn’t realize was that by the time we arrived home, just right outside our house was a strip full of red lights and girlie bars. We really didn’t need to travel to Angeles City to get a glimps at what goes on at night in this big city. Here are a few pictures of the local district by our house.