If you read my last blog, my team really was itching to do something more for the kids. Something that would truly make an impact. And that’s exactly what we did this week. We went to two villages all week. We brought buckets to their wells and began to wash all the kids’ hair. We treated their bruises and scratches. We brought bananas and milk to feed them all. And we told them that Jesus loves them! Seeing the kids’ faces light up melted my heart. But more than that, seeing them accept the truth that was being spoken over them was amazing!
But it also wasn’t easy. So many of these kids are so skinny you can tell that they are on the verge of starving if not starving already. There are so many bruises, scratches, scrapes, and wounds on these children from the awful living conditions. You can see that the kids have been bitten by rats. You can tell by the anger in these kids and the violence that they display that there is abuse around them.
But throughout all this there is a sense of innocence in them that cannot be described. So here is a story that displays this innocence. Two days ago we were at a village and we were washing hair and passing out food and doing medical treatments. I had placed my wallet in my teammate’s bag and zipped it up. When we were leaving the village the wallet was nowhere to be found. I went back to look for it to make sure it hadn’t fell on the floor somewhere. No luck. Then one of the kids tells me that one of the ladies had taken off with it. This hurt. This was one of the people that we had grown close to. The one who always talked to us and just had fun with us. Well we found her and got the wallet back with everything in it.
Praise God for the innocence of that child. How brave was it of her to tell us who took my wallet?!
Leaving the children was the hardest thing ever. Yesterday we had to tell them that we were leaving and we wouldn’t be coming back again! As soon as I told one of the kids, Thi, he sprinted to me and gave me a huge hug! I almost cried. Him and this girl Kunthi were the two that I grew closest to and it was so hard leaving them in such conditions.
But knowing that they accepted me telling them that Jesus loves them is so worth it. Knowing that I was able to fill their hearts with joy made it worth it. Visiting one day in the future would be amazing. Just to see where they are in life.
I fell in love with the kids of Cambodia and I wish I could just take them home!
Father God, I pray for you to place your protection over the children of Cambodia. Keep them away from abuse. Keep them healthy. Keep bringing people that can love them well. I pray that their families treat them well; love them well. I pray that one day they come to find you and love you the way I do. I pray they see that throughout all this hardship, You are the light at the end of the tunnel.
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Much Love,
