WOW.. Entering month three of the World Race… I cannot believe it!
I have finally started having those “I can’t believe I’m on the world race!” moments , From biking through the silk islands and ending with lunch in a hut in the ocean to the scenic bus ride from siem reap to ho chi minh vietnam, . I’ve decided I’m collecting money from every country.. Baht is Thai money, Reil is Cambodian money, and Dong is Vietnamese money!
What a day today was.. Traveled with 43 racers from Cambodia to Vietnam on a bus for 12 hours.. With no bathroom. Awesome haha.. Finally caught up on some much needed rest though!
We just finished with our first debrief of the year.. Spent 4-5 days in Siem Reap with all the teams and had some amazing worship! Got to visit Angkor Wat which is absolutely breathtaking, and concluded with a night of skits and dances… My team learned the Napolean Dynamite dance and ROCKED it out! It was hilarious. Concluded with dance party with the entire squad and some girl time with some beautiful ladies.
We fly to Australia tomorrow to start month three… We will be working with a YWAM team at WhitSunday Australia, Airlie Beach. It looks SO beautiful… can’t wait to get there and get started.Hope i get to see a kangaroo and a koala bear!
Cambodia was such an amazing month for me, I have absolutely fallen in love with the country, the people, and the culture. The Khmer people are the most gracious and friendly people I have ever met.. And the children are so eager to love on you and talk to you. I have made many brothers and sisters and life long friends… If I had it my way I’d prob be packing around with atleast 5 or 6 Khmer children in my backpack! Ill never forget every morning “GOOD MORNING TEACHA!“ and singing and dancing with all of them.. My preshoolers would rush up to me and greet me with a HUGE hug every day and we had to peel them off of me to get class started. I could have stood there the entire class with them clinged to my legs and been totally content.
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The teachers we had a pleasure of working with were absolutely amazing and had such hearts for Jesus. My high school and university students threw me a going away party at teacher Chhay's place and we sat on the ground and made spring rolls and some students sang for me. I felt so loved…
I have such a huge heart <3 for the country and know I will be back one day.. I can’t wait! If it’s this hard to leave other countries I am going to be such a mess by the end of this year.. I feel like I’m leaving a part of my family.. But one thing I’m certain is that I will see these people again.. C’mon Jesus! Cambodia has been anointed and will continue to rise up and be a nation that praises God with such fire! What a day that will be when all the nations will come together and worship One God as one family! AHHH THAT MAKES ME SO EXCITED!
Thanks to everyone for the prayer and support.. This experience already so far has changed my life so much! Im "learning" to be able to rest in God and just soak in his presence instead of constantly doing and striving… its been quite the experince to "just be" with Him. I am soaking in every minute and lovin it all!!. Hope you guys can check out my pictures because I have taken a ton of good ones!
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