Leaving Cambodia

The final month of this journey is nearing its close and it
is surreal to say the least. We have been teaching English in a community
called Kampong Cham since June 1^st and we leave in the morning to
make our way back to Bangkok where we will have final debrief, and then board a
plane on the 29th to Los Angeles.

 

 I have been
more than blessed with new family this year- many of these friendships I know
will last a lifetime. I see now that God had this planned all along. He called me
to this 11 month journey to teach me more about Himself, to allow me to serve
the needy and hopeless but also to learn how to be loved by others. I have been
unconditionally loved by these amazing people in my grossest, darkest and most
frustrated hours. They’ve seen me ready to give up and ready to shut down but
instead helped usher me into breakthrough and freedom. They are nothing short
of a gift from God! And as I reflect, I think this is my most powerful lesson
of this year. The Lord loves to give beautiful gifts to His children, and He
always gives us just what we need-even when we don’t know we need it.

So as one of my final blogs, I want to thank all of my
brothers and sisters for embarking on this adventure alongside me. There is
absolutely no way I would have grown this much without them.  I also want to thank all of my
supporters again for donating and allowing me to experience what I’ve
experienced and give what I’ve given. This trip is once-in-a-lifetime.

 

And I want to thank the Lord for loving me enough to pull me
away from physical comforts and a life lived for myself.  Thank you God for changing the
completely inaccurate way I viewed you and for placing my feet, for the first
time ever, on solid ground.