Sometimes the thought of sharing what is going on in my life is overwhelming.
Life is awesome, crazy, busy, hard, and full of Jesus – every single day. These things are all wrapped up in a mess sometimes, but I want to truly soak in each moment I have been blessed with on this journey. The good times, the tough times, the times to cry, and the times to just rest. I want to feel it all and be fully present and active in every second as it comes.
I want to tell people what is happening in life and what God is doing, but sometimes it’s hard to put this whirlwind of events into words. I want tons of photos of my experiences, but more than that I want to be fully present in each moment. I want to tell everyone all the ways I see God moving in Thailand and Cambodia, but sometimes I would rather just sit in the presence of the Lord and let Him show me things instead of relaying the message to everyone else.
I think that I have set some unrealistic expectations for myself. After talking to my teammate tonight, I realized that I am on this race to see Jesus more, spend time with the ones He loves, spread the good news, and be present in the moments He has given me. I’m not on the race to show people what we do, or to take the cutest pictures (that happens sometimes on accident though!) I am on this race to seek Jesus more and love like He does wherever I am at.
That being said, I’m so invested in Cambodia right now it’s been hard for me to go back and update people on our week in the village of Thailand. SO since I can’t seem to get the words right – I will direct you to my lovely teammate Tori Thompson’s blog because she lays it out so beautifully and I couldn’t say it better myself. http://torithompson.theworldrace.org/?filename=treasures-in-the-mountains Check out her blog for information on what was happening in the village of Thailand.
Another thing I have been stressing about is uploading pictures. Since it’s tough to upload lots of photos at one time, I am going to start uploading a photo of the day on Facebook. This will give you an idea of what is happening wherever I am and will take less time for me. I will do my best to keep updating daily but sometimes internet access isn’t available, or I’m just not interested in getting online. 🙂 So if we are not Facebook friends yet and you would like to see more pictures of mine – feel free to add me!
Now that all of that is off my chest, I will share a little about what is happening in Siem Reap, Cambodia for us this month. I absolutely LOVE it here and am feeling so at home. We are working with a ministry called the Samuel House. They have a school in the city of Siem Reap and a school out in a village 45 minutes away. Two of us go out to the village everyday and teach those children – which happens to be myself and my teammate Tori. I think it’s safe to say that we have all fallen in love with the children of Cambodia and LOVE our placement this month. And boooooyyyyy do these kids have energy! In both schools the children are ages 3-8, and have the energy of the energizer bunny X100! It is a blast and they make us laugh so hard that we cry almost every day. This month might be exhausting by the end, but it’s totally worth it. It has only been a week and I couldn’t be filled with more joy and love. The other day I had kids climbing all over me, and had a moment where I realized how much I loved and missed that. My ‘Thrive for 5’ kids in Haiti will never be replaced, but Cambodian kids have a huge piece of my heart now as well. 🙂
God is so good! Couldn’t be more thankful for all He has blessed us with this month!!
Thanks for catching up with me!!
Love you!
Heather
Specific prayer requests: safety for my squad as we travel, continued health of the squad, for my team (The Love Rangers) to have LOTS of energy for the month, for supernatural creativity to keep these kids entertained and learning, for eyes to see each ministry for what it truly is – and not taking experiences from past ministries and projecting them onto new ministries
Nothing new/weird eaten yet – I’m sorry! I will get more adventurous!! 🙂
