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So I noticed this week that I am really bad at keeping up with blogs. Don’t worry, I made it my new goal to write one once a week! So hopefully that actually happens.

We left Thailand about three weeks ago. Crossing the border was a lot more of a hassle than I thought it would be! I really had no idea Thailand and Cambodia weren’t friends until we got to the border. I’ve learned to love buses with bathrooms on them. They save lives, really.

Anyways, CAMBODIA. I love it! My team and I are working in a village right outside Siem Reap called Pourk. The place we work is called University of the Nations. Basically all we do is teach English/christian morals to children of the village ranging from ages 5-23. We teach about 6 classes per day. One from 11-12, three from 5-6, and 2 from 6-7. Our times in between are usually spent cleaning the children’s hair or playing soccer. We wash all the children’s hair about once a week.

In the morning we bike over to a different village and teach a different group of children about God. Usually this includes a game, a song, and a short lesson that we will act out. We are going to start visiting another family every Wednesday morning in another village and just spending time with them. We stay pretty busy, but I really can’t imagine being anywhere else right now. God is teaching me something new every single day.

I am in love with the village life. Everything is so simple and unique. I thoroughly enjoy being AWAY from the crazy lifestyle of the rest of the world. Everything is just so beautiful. And I really hope the people here recognize that. I could sit outside and soak in God’s beautiful creation ALL day long……if only it weren’t so hot! We ride bikes everywhere we go, including to town. The bike to town is about an hour, so I’m definitely getting myself in shape this month! The bike to the nearby villages isn’t so bad. I guess it’s about 15 minutes or so. I’m kind of obsessed with bikes, so I have an abnormal amount of pictures of bikes. And this is the point where I’ll stop talking about bikes!
There are literally ants in my pants every morning I get dressed.  It’s just become a daily ritual to shake out my pants before putting them on or else I end up with about 800 bites on my bottom.  Yes.  It’s true.  Ants are everywhere! But I am slowly learning to embrace insects as my family. World race style.

Anyways, I am in love with this ministry. God has blessed us with amazing contacts. This month is going to be filled with immense amounts of joy and hope!