In Cambodia I was made:
- A Woman of my word
- A Mother
- A Better Servant of Others
The ministry our team did in Cambodia was working with children ages 11-20. We taught 3 English classes and a bible study class at night with all of the same students. We became very close to them and I can honestly same they are the best kids in the whole world. They love as Jesus loves.
A Woman of my Word. I have found this to be one of the biggest things I needed to learn this year. I need to let my Yes be a yes and my No be a no (Matthew 5:37 and James 5:12). Srey Chan is a beautiful 13 year old girl of the Lord. She would ask me to teach her guitar, come over and be able to share scripture with me, or she would ask me to wear my hair a certain way that she thought was beautiful. Whatever she asked for I would stick to my word. I wanted her to know that I am an honest woman so she can trust what I say to her. She can trust that when I say I will do something, I will do it and when I tell her God is listening to her prayers she can believe what I say is true.
A Mother. Okay well not a Mother but a heart to be one, someday. There was a little girl about the age of 4 who lived at the place where I taught English and Bible classes. Her name is Bom Boy. At first sight of her my heart lit up. She is one of the most beautiful little girls I have ever met. As I spent more time with her my love grew. I would hold her when I wasn’t teaching and she would fall asleep in my arms. I would carry her as the class would walk to the river to swim. My favorite memories of her were when she would first see me in the day and she would run to me with her arms open as I would pick her up and toss her into the air, then will a gentle catch I would bring her close and she would kiss my cheek. I began to have a desire for a girl of my own to love and raise someday.
A Better Servant of Others. These students, kids, children of God, they love like Jesus. One boy, Pech, would bring me mangos everyday just because they could. Srey Chan would write me little notes telling me how much she loves me and will miss me. During prayer request time at bible study the kids would think to ask to pray for our team or for me personally (awkwardly enough it was that God would give me a boyfriend, but it was the thought that counts… right?). They were genuine, heartfelt, and sincere in everything they did. They made me want to strive to show the character of Christ in everything I do.
Bom Boy
Pech
Srey Chan
So maybe it wasn’t Cambodia that made me these things but the Jesus inside those children I met in Kampon Spue, Cambodia.
