So I wrote this blog once, but it failed to save, so we shall see where it goes the second time around 🙂
We are currently in Thailand, which I will write more about soon, but I wanted to share about Cambodia. I loved Cambodia. The people are beautiful and so gentle-hearted. I loved watching the way they genuinely love each other. The kids are beautiful and their smiles melted my heart. Living life there just felt normal.
I also absolutely loved our ministry. We still can’t share a whole lot of details about our time spent there, but it was amazing. The two women who started the program are phenomenal. Their hearts for the Lord and the girls they serve are insane. I learned so much from them just by watching and listening. They genuinely love and care about every person they come into contact with. They even served us in so many ways while we were there. They were constantly taking us to other ministries and sitting down to share with us about Cambodian culture. We spent most of our time there designing cards and jewelry, doing inventory, and helping out at their office doing whatever was needed. We were also able to make jewelry and hair clips with the girls and spend time with them doing arts and crafts and games. They are beautiful and God taught me so much about His heart through them. Though we weren’t there long, I miss Cambodia and the people there already.
Cambodia was also a month full of lessons for me. God did an overhaul in my heart. A few years ago, I got a tattoo on my wrist that says, “Beloved.” I loved it back that, but I can honestly say that it has continued to speak life to me and I love it more now than I did when I got it. God has been showing me His unfailing, unrelenting, and ever-pursuing love in ways I never understood before. He calls me Beloved and can love me no more or no less than He already does. He also calls you Beloved. He calls all of the girls on my team Beloved. He calls every Cambodian Beloved. And He calls every other person on this earth Beloved. And that changes the way I love people. It changes everything about how I interact with people because they are beloved children of the Holy One. So I’ve just been asking the Lord to grow unconditional love for people in my heart.
God’s also been reiterating the theme of rebirth and new life. Not only are we given this ever precious gift of life, but grace also gives us the gift of new life every single day, every single moment. Grace tells us we can start over. That this rebirthing process is continual. And that Christ’s love has the power to make ALL things new. I love it. And I pray I never forget the beauty of this gift.
This is one of my favorite pictures from a weekend trip. I love how Jesus lights up all darkness!
I love and miss each of you and am beyond grateful for your support of me. It means more than you could possibly now! You each are gifts in my life!
