I arrived at my ministry location on Monday 16 January. There are 2 teams here this month and we are definatly in the middle of nowhere Cambodia. Seriously. When we were pulling up I had to ask "Where Are We??' because this is the Asian Africa…
I only have electricity for 2 hours a day and that is IF the generator works.
I shower out of a bucket. Actually a big concrete spuare that is about 4X4X4.
I use a squatty potty. For those of you who have never used/heard of these, it is a hole in the ground with a ceramic toilet in it that you pour water down to flush.
I have to sleep under a mosquito net and if I dont want to get bit during the day I move constantly or I stay under the net.
We all share a house. One house that is about the size of my kitchen at home. All 10 girls share the bigger room and the 4 guys share a tiny room out back. Some people have taken to sleeping in their tents because it's SO HOT.
The bugs are insane here. There are mosputoes that are the size of fly's (that's huge!!) and ants the size of my little toe nail.
I am constantly sweating. When I shower I can never get dry because the moment I stop pouring water on my body I start to sweat.
But with all the complaining I would not change my situation in life right now for anything in the world. The lack of electricity and internet gives me more time to get to know my team and get in my word because I am not distracted by the internet. The bucket showers and squatty potties make me more and more grateful for the life I have at home; the comfortable living we all have. Sharing such a tiny house with 13 other people makes being intentional that much easier. Not being able to get away from people might lead to being annoyed with each other which might lead to snapping at eachother but at the end of the day we come together as a team, as brothers and sisters in Chris,t and say "look earlier today when you snapped at me that is not who God called you to be and I know that that wasn't who you are but just an emotion of the moment." It allows us to call out things and call up each others Godly character. Living in such a tight space with many people forces you to see the good in people and call out the bad so that person can grow closer and closer to the person God called them to be. This is The World Race.
I am so thankful for the place physically, emotionally, spiritually God has me in right now. Please help me finish the race by clicking here to donate. Type Kayla Dawnn House in the 'participant full name' slot.
