The Orphans of Siem Reap, Cambodia, made a lasting impression upon me when I met them during my visit to Angkor Wat, Cambodiain 2003. I have not encountered anything sadder nor more disturbing than knowing that many Khmer mothers and fathers sell their little girls' virginity to Western pedophiles. These little girls, some as young as five years of age, are being infected with HIV by depraved evil men for their own sexual gratification. Often, this results in the murder of these young girls after they the HIV turns into full blown AIDS. Because of the poverty in Cambodia, these girls cannot afford the appropriate medical treatment once they have contracted AIDS, nor can they afford the opiate painkillers neccasary to numb their pain as they die a slow and agonizing death. I wrote a capstone-research paper for a Master of Arts in Theological Studies – Trinity Evangelical Divinity School – Class of 2020. From a biblical perspective, I researched how to restore these traumatized child-victims once they have been rescued from pedophile brothels in Cambodia. After graduation, I turned my capstone-research into a book called, 'The Least of These.'

Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
– Psalm 82:3-4, NIV

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Rev. Thomas Luke is the Host & TV Producer of The Rev Luke Show and author of the book The Least of These. Thomas is a News Anchor & Freelance Editor for The USA News. He is an ordained Christian chaplain who holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and actively serves the business community as a Corporate Chaplain. He is an Instructor of Theological Studies at Genesis University, where several of his articles have been published. He is the author of 40 articles published within the Theological Library on RevLuke.com He is a human sex trafficking abolitionist and advocates for women's and children's rights. He was an annual guest speaker for Freedom Week at Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University regarding the sex trafficking of women and children in Thailand and Cambodia.