I am loving the people here in Cambodia! This morning I woke up in such a great mood. Last night, we had an English class that went really well and we had so much fun. Afterwards, one of the students invited us out to one of the local night markets, which was also extremely fun. It was a great night. The people here are so incredible and I am loving getting to know these students!
We have been in Cambodia for about 2 weeks now. The first week we spent on debrief in Siem Reap, which was some much needed rest and recuperation after our time in Thailand. It was a great week and we had the chance to visit Angkor Wat, one of the seven man-made wonders of the world!
At Angkor Wat with my squadmates Nicole, Kathryn, and Bethany.
The rest of our time here in Cambodia will be spent teaching English at a local church and helping with their youth group. So far I am loving it. These students are SO eager to learn and have such a fun spirit about them.
Here are 5 of the students in our class. There are about 40-60 students that regularly attend these English classes, Monday through Friday. I have been leading the level 1 English class and have been assisting in the other classes throughout the night.
Two more of our students who also are very active in the youth program. These girls are so much fun! I would love to tell you their names, but I am still trying to figure out how to pronounce them!!!
With my teammates Leslie and Trena and our student Lovely.
Right now, I simply feel at peace. Complete peace. This is where I am supposed to be right now, I know this. This is where God has me and this is what God wants me to be doing at this point in my life. This morning in the book 'Jesus Calling' I read this: "I want you to know how safe and secure you are in My Presence. That is a fact, totally independent of your feelings." and then in Psalms 29:11, "The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace."
This is what I am feeling right now. It might not be what I felt yesterday, or this afternoon, or tomorrow, or even 10 minutes from now, but this is what I am feeling right now. Peace. And it feels great.
