Cambodia you are something so unexpectedly beautiful. The smiling faces never cease to appear. Even the flow of your traffic is something quite magical. The way that you welcome others in is astounding. I am sorry to see the western culture appearing in your cities because you are a beautiful people.
After spending a week here my heart has fallen in love. I didn’t even know it was possible to love this deeply. Honesty, I think it is just the love that the father has for Cambodia that I feel with every step I take. Oh, I am undone.
The world race is not what I expected but at the same time it is so much more. Having the chance to live among and be part of what God is doing here is amazing. So far my time has been filled with training camp and getting a feel of what the next year is going to look like. There were a few points where I was ready to pack up and go home, convinced that I had gotten it wrong. In the same moment he was whispering, “stay.”
So here I stay. Searching for God in the temples and the move of the Holy Spirit among the people. It is hard to express the feelings I experienced walking up to the temple, watching others bringing an offering and burning incense to a statue. To something that doesn’t give them everlasting life. They give all they have and yet I found myself asking how I could express my love for Jesus more. What could I do differently to express my relationship with him. I longed to just scream at the top of my lungs. They need to know him they need to know there is more to life. So I did what I could. I prayed. Every step, I spoke life and love.
Some of the lessons I have learned and are still learning is 1. ministry is life and life is ministry 2. Be ready in season and out of season 3. Have a yes in your spirit at all times 4. God already knows.
I still have a few more days of training camp but with everyday I am more and more excited to do what God created me for, loving others.
Below are pictures of my team, the market, Wat Phnom Temple, and My dinner…. Enjoy!
