hi friends!
well my time in Asia has come to a close. tomorrow morning we leave Phnom Penh to drive 6 hours to Siem Reap where we will board a plane to Swaziland, South Africa. during my time processing this country I’ve realized I’ve spent most of my time here wishing I wasn’t here. three months. three months of blistering heat, hospital trips, diarrhea from street food and a lot of missing home wishing I was in my mama’s arms. you know how they say once you experience a hard goodbye you tend to hold back the next time around because you don’t want to get hurt again. I find this to be very true. leaving Costa Rica was one of the hardest goodbyes I’ve had to say. knowing the first three months of my race were over, knowing I would never again be in this season, knowing I would probably never see our women on the streets again. knowing what I know now it was hard but I have absolutely no regrets. I have no regrets because the relationships built, ill remember forever. I’ll look back and smile at the people God put in my life. coming to Cambodia I thought I had left Costa behind and was ready to be present here. I realized pretty quick though that I was still mourning Costa. I had to acknowledge how much it sucked leaving it all behind, but realize that the Lord had a lot here for me. i’ve learned so much. no, it hasn’t looked the same. it’s had its challenges and struggles, but it’s also had such sweet times.
when I look back at this country, ill remember Sopia’s chicken and rice. i’ll remember the joy she got from serving us and talking about our days at school. i’ll think of Smey and how excited she was to speak English wish us. i’ll remember her huge smile and how just her presence behind the checkout counter brightened my whole day. i’ll hear the dogs in my head barking every night at 3 am. i’ll remember us going to Krispy Kreme for breakfast on Christmas. i’ll think of how we rang in the new year with a countdown from youtube 5 minutes after the new year actually started. i’ll think of each of my pre-1 kids. i’ll remember Bot and Rex Mey and their enormous hugs. i’ll think of the sloppy kisses Lisa and Justi gave me on the streets on my way home from school. i’ll remember the time I pooped my pants in a tuk tuk. i’ll remember the karaoke that played at every hour of the night. i’ll remember every beautiful sunset from our rooftop. Cambodia is a place that I will truly never forget.
In just a couple days I’ll be stepping on another continent and finishing up the last 3 months of my race. i’m so very grateful for this time in Cambodia and all that the Lord has done. please continue praying for our squad as we transition into our next country and that the Lord would bless our time in Swazi. love you all so dearly and i’ll see ya real soon!
much love,
Britt
