The final grouping of episodes following my experience as a Squad Content Manager take place in the country of Cambodia.
SCM 3.11: life on the ranch with hesed
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living on the property in a province outside of phnom pehn, we found ourselves a collection of random and entertaining adventures!
SCM 3.12: beat the khmer heat
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the only way to beat the khmer heat [108+ degrees fahrenheit!] is to embrace every opportunity for a water fight. lucky for us, the tinies were on board. ;0)
SCM 3.13: tuol sleng [s-21] genocide museum
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the khmer rouge ruled and destroyed much of cambodia’s culture and population between 1975 and 1979. this genocide has significant history and heartbreak, which can be explored in phnom pehn at the tuol sleng [s-21] genocide museum.
to learn more about this tragedy, or the seven survivors of 20,000+ victims to be interrogated and executed at s-21, visit killingfieldsmuseum.com.
SCM 3.14 day in the [cambodia] life
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the service work of team hesed ranges from children’s ministry, manual labor, and interior design. living on a village property, surrounded by farm animals and nature, the day begins early with team breakfast, worship, and prayer before getting to work.
follow a day in the life for team hesed in cambodia!
SCM 3.15: homemade facials spa night
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the women of team hesed dedicated an evening of team time to rejuvenating skin after baking in the hot cambodian sun!
also, because it was an organic recipe, i ate the remaining bit as a late night snack. ;0)
SCM 3.16: cambo cruise
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to celebrate our time of ministry and service in the village of cambodia, the organization with whom we worked sponsored an opportunity for us to cruise along the mekong river to enjoy dinner and the sunset.
SCM 3.17: the awakening worship, speakers, and activations
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the awakening, hosted in siem reap, brought together several hundred people connected with adventures in missions as world racers, long term missionaries, and local ministry partnerships. the days were filled with worship, breakouts, speakers, service work, reflection, prayer, and activation opportunities.
SCM 3.18: sunrise at angkor wat
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i had the opportunity to return to angkor wat, this time for a sunrise experience and in much better health!
SCM 3.19: angkor wat adventures continue
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following a sunrise viewing, our adventures through angkor wat continued with exploration and sightings throughout different ruins.
SCM 3.20: celebrations in cambodia
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during our time in siem reap, we had a little fusion family reunion, as daniel, my squad mentor, and emily rae, my alumni squad leader, and i all found ourselves in cambodia at the same time! emily rae is serving as a long term missionary in siem reap and daniel was traveling through in between work agendas with the next fusion generation. so, to celebrate our togetherness, we went mini golfing!
additionally, courtney, one of my essies, had been praying for the LORD to fully fund her by april 29, 2017. and, with 30 minutes to spare on that day, Courtney received her final donations to reach her financial goal. her celebration brought her to the pool for a midnight dip!
SCM 3.21: month 4 debrief highlights
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squad debriefs are an opportunity for rest, reconnecting, and rejuvenation. s squad had a month 4 debrief hosted at overflow guesthouse in siem reap, cambodia, where games, prayer, worship, baptisms, leadership and team changes, and celebration all took place.
SCM 3.22: content managers tarantula date night
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for my last day and evening on the field, i worked with Courtney, a gifted and enthusiastic team content managers who has been selected and trained to serve as the lead TCM, who will carry over some of the responsibilities which i have held over the past few months as a squad content manager.
after vision-casting and presenting to the squad, and a little dedication to a viral video from the early 2000s, we headed into downtown siem reap to sample tarantula.
SCM 3.23: leaving my essies to go home
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after three months abroad, my contract serving as a squad content manager came to a close.
it was tough to say goodbye to s squad – my essies – a community of people who won me over and with whom i fell in love. but i feel confident that they will continue to be extraordinary storytellers throughout the rest of their race.
SCM 3.24: arriving home!
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though it was difficult to say goodbye on the mission field, i was SO excited to come home!
