Author: Adventures

Thank You Cambodia!

Three weeks ago we landed in Cambodia and a couple hours later we pulled into the orphanage (our Cambodian home). Upon arrival the kids swarmed us with hugs, big smiles, and laughter. I did not know it then, but in just a few short weeks these kids would steal my heart. We only have one full day left here with these precious souls. I do not believe anything can truly prepare me for leaving, but knowing that during this last month we got to share the love of Christ with these children makes the goodbye worth it. Most days being in Cambodia just felt like a dream, but now that I am preparing...

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The Reality of Working Hard

I met Sampson and Maria at Maramba Old People’s Home this week. I spent one morning getting to know them and learning how to make rope from a rice sack, to be sold to a fishmonger (fisherman) later in the month. Sampson and Maria are married. Sampson speaks many languages including Tonga and English. Sampson earned a living as a fisherman for most of his life. As his eyesight began to fail he wasn’t able to earn enough to support himself and Maria and they moved to the home. Sampson and Maria work together now to make fishing rope from rice sacks that will be used by fisherman...

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What’s Next

   For those of us that are going back to our normal lives after our time abroad.. what’s next? Having been in Zambia for only a month I find that I dread going back to a typical life of work, church, and maybe the local youth group. I want to live above and beyond like we have since training camp. Some of you may have everything figured out after this; finishing college, serving in church, going on the World Race or YWAM, and so on. You will have many other challenges where mapped out goals can really help, but I believe that the line “Take me deeper than my...

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and some days you pick rice

Day 4 of living in Cambodia and we have had rice every day, twice a day. Today a group of 5 others from my team and I walked about a mile to a Buddhist temple to pray over it. Before we left our house, we prayed for our time and that God would move through us. During this time, I felt kinda defeated. I felt as though I had been successful in following Gods call overseas, but was inadequate to communicate to these people. God showed me in Romans that although we may not have words to pray or know what we are praying for, the spirit does and He goes with us everywhere. I went into this...

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and some days you pick rice

Day 4 of living in Cambodia and we have had rice every day, twice a day. Today a group of 5 others from my team and I walked about a mile to a Buddhist temple to pray over it. Before we left our house, we prayed for our time and that God would move through us. During this time, I felt kinda defeated. I felt as though I had been successful in following Gods call overseas, but was inadequate to communicate to these people. God showed me in Romans that although we may not have words to pray or know what we are praying for, the spirit does and He goes with us everywhere. I went into this...

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PSINE (Pea-Sant)

Has been living at Maramba Old People’s Home since 1997. Psine met and married his wife at the home. Both Psine and his wife are legally blind but they tend to their daily chores around the home. ?Psine is standing in his garden, even though his eyes are riddled with cataracts, he toils in his garden daily. He knows where he plants each crop and he tends them. Once they are ready for harvesting, he will sell his crops and begin reworking the soil. 

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