Sunday, June 27, 2010

Ball state grad commits to service in Cambodia

Heather Blanch, 24, shares her experiences doing service work in Cambodia. She returned to the United States last week, but plans to return again in August. (Tribune Photo/JIM RIDER)
24-year-old commits herself to service in Cambodia.

June 27, 2010
By MARY KATE MALONE
SouthBend Tribune Staff Writer

The young girl was just 12. Sullen, unkempt and small.
She arrived at the rescue shelter in Phnom Penh with little else but the clothes on her back, and a sad but common story in Cambodia.
It was late November 2009.
Years earlier, the girl had somehow slipped into the country's burgeoning sex trade, or been raped, or nearly raped in her community.
Posted by

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)