In case you weren’t aware, not much of my life is ever very
organized. For some reason, I was created, well, a bit scattered. I tend to not
function in any sort of ordered fashion, until it comes to things being in
chronological order. With that said, know that my mind is processing more than
I thought possible and I certainly want to share. It just might take a little
bit. And all of my news needs to be posted on here in the order in which it
occurred-more for my sanity than anything else.
organized. For some reason, I was created, well, a bit scattered. I tend to not
function in any sort of ordered fashion, until it comes to things being in
chronological order. With that said, know that my mind is processing more than
I thought possible and I certainly want to share. It just might take a little
bit. And all of my news needs to be posted on here in the order in which it
occurred-more for my sanity than anything else.
I’ll start with a re-cap of my month’s ministry in Cambodia.
In a district called Baray, every expectation of ministry I
had was dismantled.
had was dismantled.
Originally, our ministry contact appeared to have a wide
variety of ministry opportunities my team could dive into for the month.
variety of ministry opportunities my team could dive into for the month.
Then, World Race style, everything changed when we arrived.
Long story short, miscommunication is one of the ruling
forces of Cambodia and it wasted no time messing with us. Our ministry was to
be done at a school that needed all sorts of things done-we just had no way to
get to the school each day. There I was-stunned-for
two years now I have studied about human trafficking in Cambodia, I have this
fiery passion for fighting that battle with everything in me, then I get here
and am told that I wont be working with exploitation but with school children.
forces of Cambodia and it wasted no time messing with us. Our ministry was to
be done at a school that needed all sorts of things done-we just had no way to
get to the school each day. There I was-stunned-for
two years now I have studied about human trafficking in Cambodia, I have this
fiery passion for fighting that battle with everything in me, then I get here
and am told that I wont be working with exploitation but with school children.
Okay…seeing as how last month the Lord showed me His heart
for His children, I can do this. I want to do this. HE wants to do this. THEN…
for His children, I can do this. I want to do this. HE wants to do this. THEN…
we have no kids. no ministry??
Our ministry contact laughed in her Malaysian tone about how
we had nothing to do for 4 weeks. Did I mention that Baray happens to be
comprised completely of rice fields, dirt roads, “rural” villages, a wooden
bench for a bus station, and a gas station 15 kilometers from where we were
staying that has stools to sit at and an air conditioning unit. Happenin place.
we had nothing to do for 4 weeks. Did I mention that Baray happens to be
comprised completely of rice fields, dirt roads, “rural” villages, a wooden
bench for a bus station, and a gas station 15 kilometers from where we were
staying that has stools to sit at and an air conditioning unit. Happenin place.
After a pause for unsure glances around the room, our
contact decides that we can spend the month teaching at the new school that
opened no more than 3 weeks before our arrival by a group from Singapore.
contact decides that we can spend the month teaching at the new school that
opened no more than 3 weeks before our arrival by a group from Singapore.
We have a ministry!!
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
Solomon Independent School is a two room building where kids
come after school to work on English and computer. AKA, learn how to pronounce
(not read, understand or commit to memory) words and type via Mario Brothers
typing program. As one of the “computer teachers” it was my job to open the
windows to light the room, push the ON button at the beginning of the day, and make sure the donated laptops
weren’t taken home by the students who don’t speak English.
come after school to work on English and computer. AKA, learn how to pronounce
(not read, understand or commit to memory) words and type via Mario Brothers
typing program. As one of the “computer teachers” it was my job to open the
windows to light the room, push the ON button at the beginning of the day, and make sure the donated laptops
weren’t taken home by the students who don’t speak English.
This gave me two options:
a.
stare at the wall and do very productive life
skill learning such as teaching myself all the words to Ice Ice Baby (confession-that happened)
stare at the wall and do very productive life
skill learning such as teaching myself all the words to Ice Ice Baby (confession-that happened)
OR
b.
accept and embrace the fact that for a LONG time
I have been praying and others have prayed that I would learn to Be STILL and
know that God is God.
accept and embrace the fact that for a LONG time
I have been praying and others have prayed that I would learn to Be STILL and
know that God is God.
Tuesday thru Friday provided me with hours upon hours of
time to bond with my teammates and to be incredibly still and HEAR my Heavenly
Father speak to me.
time to bond with my teammates and to be incredibly still and HEAR my Heavenly
Father speak to me.
What He said and then confirmed through MANY is to come…after
I explain our Saturdays and Sundays. Both of those blogs will be more
entertaining than this one…I just have to lay out the whole picture.
I explain our Saturdays and Sundays. Both of those blogs will be more
entertaining than this one…I just have to lay out the whole picture.
Preview:
The weekends provided amazing ministry. We have all said
that we lived for the weekends-as most people do. That’s another blog however.
Get excited…its about more than just me and Vanilla Ice.
that we lived for the weekends-as most people do. That’s another blog however.
Get excited…its about more than just me and Vanilla Ice.
