Midmorning, Nicci and I ride bikes to a local coffee shop. Over steaming cups of tea she gives me a talk on the work the shelter is doing as well as an overview of the issues surrounding human trafficking in Thailand. The problems surrounding human trafficking is more complex then I could ever have imagined. I have to admit I felt a little discouraged and emotionally drained listening to Nicci spout off number and statistics. 

But then she pulled out a binder containing a picture of each girl at the shelter and a brief history of what the girls had been through.  Seeing each girl's smiling face and reading about what they had overcome gave me hope. I might not be able to fully tackle all the problems surrounding human trafficking but I know I can make a difference in a least one girls life. 

When we returned to the shelter I spent a few hours going over some material Nicci gave me to read on human trafficking and when the girls arrive home from school I help them with their homework as well as a craft project.

Total HR: 48