It's surreal that month 7 in Cambodia is already over!!
The past few months before Cambodia were great, but after Thailand I started to find myself frustrated because I had been living in unorganized, unstructured living for so long that I couldn't take it anymore. Then finally month 7 I got a scheduled environment! YAY!! There was a set time schedule for ministry, lunch, dinner, and even a cleaning schedule. Might sound somewhat odd, but I was so excited.
Last month was one of my favorite months even regardless of some situations I could have let bother me. Some things I could have let get in the way were: different looking water to shower with(it was brown), or how little we were able to have access internet because it was a 15 minute drive away. At first it was a little difficult, but after about a week I realized what I had in front of me was so much better than focusing on only a few things that bothered me.
My team and I lived with our contact Vuthy at his house in a remote village. While we were there we taught children and teens English. We all had three classes a day, which at first, I did not know what to expect because I have not had much experience teaching English. However, it ended up being a month that I was able to get to know some of the children and encouraged them to chase their dreams.
Many times I have found myself caught up on the very few small things that make life hard, and I later realize I missed out on something that could have been great or better than I could have imagined. One example would be how I let not have a scheduled ministry for so long get in the way of what I'm here to do. Yes, I still had a great time and I was able to build great friendships with people, but if I would have been more laid back the ride would have been a lot smoother. I have always known that life is never going to be perfect, but it is the attitude I choose to have that makes or breaks me. We weren't created to focus on the negative so much, I believe God wants us to enjoy life and show love to others along the way, regardless of what situations might come our way.
Matthew 6:25-27
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about you life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life.
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