http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.rahabministriesthailand.org en-us Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:39:21 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/103345/god-sees/ I see you number nineThe small red disc attached to your bikini topThe white number 9Reduces you to just a numberOr does it allow you to keep who you really areHiddenThose men do not know you at all I see you number 9Up there for all to seeThe oh so skimpy bikiniIn a culture where modesty is still valuedAnchored to the bar by a silver pole500 Baht will release you for the nightAnd give permission for almost anything I see you number 9The emptiness in your eyesAs you dance in shame and ... Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:38:04 +1200 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post103345 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/102146/wanting-a-different-life/ Three women on Patpong are daring to dream of a different life.  Many on Patpong stay there because of the money they can earn and the hope of meeting a foreign man who will marry them or provide regularly for them; their very own knight in shining armour. Others have worked there so long; they know no other life and no other community.  Patpong is familiar and secure, and it is difficult and scary to consider any other lifestyle.Two sisters and another woman from their bar a... Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:03:59 +1300 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post102146 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/99830/a-new-year/ Our dream is for revival in Patpong.  We started off 2023 with two outreaches in January; our monthly one partnering with Newsong Church and an evening provided  by a visiting Indian team.  Our next outreach will be 4th February with a focus on God’s love as Valentine ’s Day is a big thing in the bars.During the first outreach it was so encouraging to see the vision for small groups is already bearing some fruit.  Prior to the support of others from Newsong and other chur... Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:12:53 +1300 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post99830 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/83551/to-return-or-not/ Thailand is beginning to open up to foreigners now so the tourists will begin to return to Patpong and the bars are beginning to open up again in readiness.  Those women who have been home in their villages for the last 2 years will now have to decide if they are going to return to Patpong to work in the sex bars and the bars are looking at how a post pandemic Patpong looks. I wonder how the last 2 years has been for those women back in their villages.  Some of them have worked in Patp... Tue, 31 May 2022 17:43:57 +1200 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post83551 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/82304/return-to-rahab/ It’s been over eight years since we left Rahab.  Coming back is “same, same, but different”.  Patpong looks very different with the night market being replaced by a morning market selling food and a few clothes.    I like to grab my Kah-Feh Yen or iced coffee on my way in and sometimes sticky rice and grilled chicken if I haven’t already had breakfast.  Very few bars are open due to Covid with only a few beer bars open... Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:51:23 +1200 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post82304 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/729/Life-is-a-Journey/ I enjoy journaling as it helps me process some of the things I see and do.  Recently I have been typing up nearly 7 years worth of journals from my time at Rahab and the few months preparing to come here.  It has been an interesting process as I have renewed my acquaintance with many women who have come and gone through Rahab during that time.  There was Nit who I met in 2006 when Alex and I visited for 10 days to confirm God was calling us to Rahab.  I met Nit when I went to... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:21:11 +1200 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post729 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/667/Departure/                    My time in Thailand and at Rahab Ministries is coming to an end. I cannot believe how fast 8 months has gone. The hardest thing about leaving a place and a ministry like this is the fact I have the freedom to leave and I have the means to afford a plane ticket to and from America. Most of, if not all of the girls who work in Patpong cannot afford to travel to other countries or even leave the type of work that they do. It break... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:35:50 +1200 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post667 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/561/International-Women%5C%27s-Day/                 Today is International Women’s Day so I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on the beauty and uniqueness that women bring to the world. No matter how old a woman is, where she is from, what color her skin is or what type of life she has lived she is beautiful; the crowning jewel of God’s creation. Women all over the world are so special and enhance the beauty of the earth just with their presence. Women have a unique stre... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:05:25 +1300 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post561 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/404/History/  Most people around the world are very aware of the notorious red light districts and sexual fantasies that Thailand has to offer. Most people though do not know how these areas came to be. The red light district where Rahab works is called Patpong which consists of two streets where roughly 4,000 girls work each night. This particular area came to exist during the Vietnam War. Patpong is named after the family who purchased land in the area in 1946. Though it feels very central, half a cen... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:02:36 +1300 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post404 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/post/393/Refreshed-and-Renewed-for-a-New-Year./                 Last Wednesday was our first day back here at Rahab. A new year is already underway. All of us here are very excited to see what God has in store for Rahab Ministries, Patpong and the nation of Thailand. This time of year many people reflect on the past year as well as plan or look ahead for what is to come. I know for me these past few months at Rahab have flown by and I have loved every minute of getting to be a part of this ministry. As ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:47:19 +1300 http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org/blog/#post393