Wow where do I begin… I know that might be a phrase that is somewhat over used or even looked passed. But in all honesty the Lord has been working in every area of my life especially relationships, vulnerability, and identity! Right when I got to training camp I felt over joyed to be at the place the Lord was calling me to go months ago! After watching all the videos and learning so much about AIM (Adventures In Missions) I finally arrived. It felt out of this world to be in Georgia getting ready to go half way across The world. When I first met my team I already knew we were going to be a great bunch. God was revealing to me how the were going to teach me and love me all differently. During training camp I was really praying that the Lord would reveal to me if I was going to make an impact or not! I prayed that her would place a sunflower in front of me letting me everything will be ok and there is so much to come. So we continued on and one of the days we were prophesying over our team mates and letting the Lord really speak through us. My leader said I see a little girl with a sunflower and she’s filled with joy! Immediately I started crying because I knew the Lord was speaking to me! The Lord just kept reminding me “this what I’ve called you to do”. On the last day we said out good byes and headed of to the airport at 4:45 in the morning. I was so cold and couldn’t feel my fingers but had so much excitement in me that it didn’t even matter! We stayed at the airport for 14 hours in and then head of into our God given adventure. We traveled 41 hours and till we finally reached the orphanage in Cambodia. I slept most of the time! But we were all still very tired when we arrived. The first couple of days we took it slowly we went to our first house visit to meet and pray over the most wonderful little girl. We prayer for healing over her disabilities and a finical brake through. The little girl and I connected in someways I couldn’t understand she wanted to show me all part of her house and make me as comfortable as I could be. Our team loved on this family so well found a new love of their culture. Our team decided to buy a huge bag of rice, and drinks for the family. The following days we we taught English, and played worship with the kids at the orphanage. They are so sweetheart kids they are always looking out for our best interest. The other day all the kids wanted to go on a bike ride to an old temple that was about 15 minutes away. Our team didn’t feel like it was that bad so we said “yeah we would love too”! So the kids brought us bikes, I had a little boy on the back of mine that made me laugh the whole way there. It was so funny I felt so out of shape and thought I was going to pass out! I didn’t but some of my team did fall while riding the bikes, their okay though! When we arrived there was this beautiful old temple that had broken down the boys started climbing them and of course being myself I thought oh that looks easy! But let me tell you that was one of the most scariest and hardest this I have ever done; However, it was well worth it! It was the most beautiful site. I loved every minute of it! Through all these events the Lord has been braking me down and rebuilt me from the ground up. I’ve been learning how to be more open about my life and how I’m feeling. Also being okay with knowing that I’m broken but not living in my brokenness. I’ve learned that I am way more insecure than I thought and I was believing lies that were spoken over me in years past. The Lord is doing a new thing in me. I have a new for zeal for the Lord! I understand that there is no title that I need to carry with me that has been given to me from an earthly figure but letting God call me Daughter! Thank you all for walking a long side of me and this fun journey! Love you all!
