Yup, that's me. Eating a frog. You may wonder how, after being gone less than 2 months I have gotten to the point of being comfortable eating frogs from vendors on the streets of Cambodia? Well let me tell you a little bit about the boys we are living with this month.
They range between the ages of 14 and 22. They are passionate about Jesus, each other and creating a better life for themselves. That's about where the similarities end. Some of them are musicians (ranging between the guitar, keyboard and singing), some of them are amazing artists, some love futbol and volleyball, some are incredibly dedicated students (languages range in this house from Khmer, English, French, Japanese and Spanish), some are child-whisperers and make even the crankiest of children smile…
I could truly tell stories about them for days on end. But mostly I want to share how much God has filled me with His love for them in the past 2 weeks that we have been living life with them. My love for them overflows as they call me "sister", make sure I know how to properly cross a Cambodian street, dance on the roof with me in the rain, and laugh at me as I eat frog for the first time. Yesterday we spent time worshipping and one of the boys was sitting next to me. I heard him begin to pray during our worship and eventually heard the tears start to form and pour out onto his cheeks. I did not even have the chance to look at him before tears started to well up in my own eyes, and I felt my heart breaking for the pain that he was feeling. I still am really not sure why he was crying and that's really not important. He is the precious son of our Lord, the King of all, which makes my brother a prince. I know that as much as my heart is heavy and hurting for him, God loves him so much more and so much better than I could possibly imagine and this is so comforting. God is going to protect my brothers as they struggle through the hardship that comes with being from a poor village, living without your family, and never having certainty in life. I am so blessed to have the gift of loving them with part of God's love for this month.
Together, although different in almost every way, we are a beautiful family in Christ.
