Hey people. Quite a few things have happened since the last time we talked. I left Thailand, got on another bus, transitioned into a new country, heart stuff, team changes, debief….. I will fill you in, I promise. But right now I just wanted to a take a couple minutes and throw up this post to communicate a few updates and what's going on now.
I am in Cambodia! I left Thailand a few days ago with my co-squad leader and two of our other leaders. We hopped on a bus and had another exciting day of travel and adventure. Crossing the border was let's just say interesting. We fnally made it across and have been staying at a hostel for a few days in Siem Reap. The man that owns this hotel is a christian man named Meang. He has a beautiful heart. We even have AC and western toilets. WooHoo!!
The past few days have been awesome. All of A-squad came together for debief. Our friends Noe and Tim came out to help us from Adventures in Missions staff as well as our alumni squad leaders Phillip and Christy. Jesus showed up and did His thing once again. O how I love Him! We got to process through some team and ministry stuff, do some worship, have some fun, rest a bit and allow the Lord to give us some direction for the future and fill us back up as we head into month 9.
Thank you for continually following my journey, encrouaging and supporting me. I love you. You have a made a difference in my life and I miss each of you! A song that has been on my heart for the last few days is called 'God I look to You' by the worship team at Bethel Church (check it out). The words impacted me in a really powerful way as I have been re-learning the lesson of throwing away my own agenda and partneing with what God is already doing.
Want to leave you with this. A note I got today from my alumni squad leader scribed in a new journal she brought to me all the way from the US. Side note, I absolutly adore journals. She is one of the most incredibly sweet and thoughtful human beings I have ever met in all my life. She was wrote it as Jesus is the One speaking it to me through her.
"Love like the ocean, I whispered your name
Passion, zeal and fire ignite your inner flame
Healing and wholeness rise from within, the journey of trusting expands once again
Come close my darling and hear as I speak, boldness and direction week by week
Your dreams and your passions molded into one, hear as I urge you, urge you to run
Strength and stamina be yours in abundance, breath deeply sweet Rachel, endurance it comes"
