Well guys, after 3 full days of training (I.e. Jesus, bucket showers, new friends) and 30+ hours of traveling, we made it to Cambodia!!!! We are finally here!!!!! It is so green!! Generally flat land, several rice fields, and so many smiles!!!
Green!!
Rice field!!!
Smiles!!!!
More smiles!! Real life here is buying toilet paper and 8 chocolate bars ????
So now to what I have been learning just to give you all an update! Currently my heart is feeling so free. Life moves much slower here and gives so much time for rest- which is exactly what both my body and my spirit needed. Just so you can all get an idea of what’s been going here, our daily schedule has been hanging out with some kiddos at the orphanage in the morning after breakfast, lunch, teach some English, team time, maybe teach some more english, and go to sleep- with so many hours in between to laugh or pray or read or listen or eat crazy snacks or watch the chickens, etc. There really are so many restful options!! My teammates are absolute angels and it has been so COOL to see how God divinely put us all together. And we still have 3 more months together!!
Being on the opposite side of the world has definitely been an adjustment though. Especially for my body, which I did not really expect, but God is still so good! Since arriving here several days ago, he has been teaching me more about what it looks like to be ruled by peace in my heart, and that he is my strength, even if my physical body feels weak. I have also been practicing praying protection over myself because spiritual warfare is SO real- but we get to walk in authority because of Jesus’ blood!! Amen to that!! Am I right?! More on that later.
Well, that’s all I got for now. I just want to encourage you each to spend some time with Jesus today asking him to fill you with peace- every single atom of your body- because that is just how good he is. He rocks.
Talk to ya soon!! Pray for me and I will be praying for you all!!
Love, Emily
