so as most of you have seen the pictures and status updates on facebook
ive been in and out of the hospital..
the last day in Thailand we were walking to the 10K for the 27project(website) && i stumped my toe on the sidewalk and tripped (if you know me you know that its a ordinary thing)..as i was falling i grabbed onto a sign thinking that it would catch my fall but it started falling with me and the bottom of the metal post cut the back of my tigh…
i thought no big deal..i just got in a fight with a pole..ill be fine
honestly i was more upset about ripping Channeles leggings..
but it was alot worse than i ever expected..
jumping in the cab and rushing to the hospital…
20 stitches later i realized i have battle scar about 5 inches wide and 10 inches long..i know you should be jealous of my fly scar in the making 🙂
so i stayed overnight in the hospital in Bangkok and had antibotics..and the next day we traveled to cambodia..
which if i havent mentioned..
you have to WALK across the border..
and its just not a hop and skip over a river..it was pretty far..
so once we got to Cambodia i went to the hospital to get a check up and the doctor said that there was infection around the cut and that if it didnt get better the next day i would be emitted..
well it got worse..
so the following day i was emitted in the hospital in Cambodia..
and the whole time im here im missing out
on debrief and all the fun that comes along with it..
i was missing my team and my squadmates..
but the lord started to stir my heart in the hospital…
i was there for four days with antibotic IVs to kill the infection and everyday i would do my quiet time and turn my worship music on and the nurses would come in to check my blood pressure or hook me up with some more IVs
&& they would just look at my bible..
they would never say anything they would just stare
and i knew that their interest were being sparked
but i didnt know how to approach it..
its hard to talk about Jesus
in countries in Asia because their religion is a very serious thing
so i prayed everynight that the Lord would give me an oppurtunity to talk to them about how great HE is..
but it never happened..
but i tried my best to let the Lord shine through my attitude
and the way that i treated them
i wanted them to see that there was something different about me..
after being released from the hospital
ive had to stay in Seim Repe with my teammate heather
while the rest of my team went to our ministry contact 6 hours away
i have to go everyday to get my wound cleaned and the bandage changed
and everyday i see one of my nurses
they smile and ask me how im doing..
&& im learning that you dont have to throw Jesus into people's faces
its all about the relationship.. i'm still praying for a oppurtunity for that conversation to come up
but until then
im going to love them
and let the Lords love shine through me
and though it stinks to be on bedrest and to be away from ministry the Lord has given me the time to be with him as long as i want
i can pray and read his word all day if i want
no agenda means plenty of time with my heavenly father
so im not complaing one bit!
i know the lord has a plan through EVERYTHING
no matter how hard it is..
even when you think you have hit ROCK BOTTOM
he is still good and still all we need to survive!
its crazy what you have to go through to learn a lesson sometimes
but its so worth it && i get a really cool scar 🙂
im thinking of a better story though..
maybe falling off an elephant
or
rescuing a baby from a burning building..
james bond style 😉
o the life of a missionary
xoxo
ERICA LEIGH
