On Sunday, our ministry was a little different. A few of the students from our nihtly bible study accompanied us out to village about 70 kilometers away. The journey there was a long hour and a half, bumpy van ride. At least there was kind of air conditioning.
When we got there it was scorching hot but everyone was so happy to see us that I could hardly complain. We sat on a large frame that looked like a very low table, or a bed frame with out a mattress. We each introduced ourselves, us and them. Then we gave testimonies, once again all of us. I was very much encouraged by each of their stories.
The house which we were visting happned to be the only Christian family in the entire village. And later we learned that we were the first foreigners to come and share the gospel. The fun part was, it was more than going out there and meeting these people once and walking away feeling like we did ministry. We went with a couple of the guys from our bible study, who go on a weekly basis. The guys, who we have been making friendships with, shared with us their passions for the village and the people. It was an honor to be apart of seeing what they are doing for the Kingdom and encouraging the locals on in their faith.
After lunch we moved down the road to a location where we were going to be teaching 30 kids. Well when we got there, I guess word got out that the Americans were coming and so there were a lot more than 30. But we have plenty of experience in akward, things arn’t the way they told us moments, so James, Emilie and Annie took all the younger kids, while Morgan, Andrew and I stayed with the older kids.
They were so exicted to see us because they all wanted to practice english. Thank goodness. It’s fun to practice english with them. I will treasure this opportunity to go and reach out to the unreached!
Cambodia becomes closer and closer to my heart each day that I am here. The location started out a little rough for me, but the people are amazing!
Please pray that I will stay focused until the end. The countdown is dropping quickly and I desire to finish out with the same intensity as I started with.
