Dear family and friends,
I know what you’re probably thinking, has Ashley died she has not posted or messaged me in a week!! Well here is your answer. I have been on an internet detox the first week. My team challenged us to see if we could go from Sunday to Saturday with no internet. Being the person I am I thought that this would not be a challenge at all because I’m not the best at communication anyway and I didn’t like social media as it is. I didn’t think I even had to do this challenge but I felt God pushing me to do it. So I started this challenge thinking it was going to be so easy. But I found out I was completely wrong, I never realized how much I craved acceptance through social media. I wanted to be connected so badly to see what was going on with my friends and family. The first couple days of this detox was really hard because I really realized how far I am from my family and friends and how I won’t get to see them for a long time. But as the days progressed I realized why this detox was good for me. The first 3 days we were constantly going to a cafe to get wifi and it was not only costing money it was costing our time. So let me tell you a little bit of what God has done for me this week.
This week was a holiday so the school we were working for was closed from Monday to Thursday day. So our ministry was little tasks they had to find for us to do while the other teams on our squad got to do big projects. I had a really bad attitude about this but then I realized How good it was. Ministry is ministry whether it’s big or small! Spending all this time together really helped me invest in my team and it made us so much closer with my teammates! We are like a family! We only had about 4 hours of ministry so with all this off time I chose to use it wisely and get closer to the lord and take time to read my bible and have my quiet time with him. This has helped me so much being away from my family! Once Friday came we were told we get to observe classes so we are ready to teach Monday. Little did we know we would be teaching on Friday! This made this week so worth it! Going from something small to something so big I realized the Lord helped me get ready for this! He was using this time to pour into me so I can pour into others! This internet detox has been so good for me because I got to focus on making these connections with the kids, my team/ squad, and the Cambodians around me!
So I would just like to apologize for falling off the face of the earth for a week but I honestly wouldn’t take it back! Stay tuned for an update on my ministry! Peace out girl scouts!
