As I am leaving, I look back at my days here in Cambodia
• I wake up to dogs barking, children laughing and the man selling duck eggs playing music to let everyone know he is coming down the street.
• I crawl out from under the mosquito net and brush my teeth with bottle water.
• I walk downstairs to eat breakfast with 5 other girls. We walk downstairs and out the tall, beige and gold-painted gate, into the world.
• “Arun soosadaay” I tell my tuk-tuk driver as I step onto my “horse and carriage”.
• I put on my facemask (like a doctor’s mask) so the dirt and smoke don’t get in my face.
• As we our driving I look at the scenery of chaotic driving, naked babies, people laying in hammocks, carts selling food being pushed up and down the street by vendors, spirit houses, idols for sale, and monks in sandals holding umbrellas as they go door-to-door.
• I arrive at one of our many destinations: medical clinic, orphanage, business for ex-prostitutes, school, theological education center office, university student hang-out, church, market, restaurant, etc.
o I pick up a baby with AIDS and I stare at his handsome face. He smiles at me and giggles as he rests freely in my arms. I throw him up in the air and catch him and I remember how much I loved when my dad would do that to me.
o I go to a sleep-over with Khmer girls. We can barely understand each other but we spend the night painting each others nails, dancing, and laughing at each other. I remember my friends at home and how much I love them.
o I take care of a 21 year-old patient who can’t walk. I observe as her mom cares for her by feeding her, changing her skirt when she pees herself, and standing over her when there is nothing else to do. I remember my mom and how she took care of me when I am sick.
I see the evidence that One God created us all, that every nation would come to worship him.
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Missionary...me?
Right before Jesus ascended into heaven he gave the disciples this command: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations. baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."(Matthew 28:18-20)
In obedience to Gods command, I will be traveling half way across the world this summer to the dark nation of Cambodia. These people have many physical needs, but above all they need to hear about the good news of the Kingdom of God. That we are steeped in our sin against our creator, who loved us and died because of our sin- so that we can have the opportunity of eternal life by repenting and turning to Jesus as Lord and Savior. This is my hearts desire as I go to Cambodia.
I will be working in a hospital with another nursing student from Cedarville University in Ohio. We will have alternating shifts for 5 weeks. We will also be teaching at a summer day-camp for high school students. Our subject matter will be God's design of the human body, health and nutrition. In all of these settings our mission is simple: to share Jesus Christ with the people of Cambodia. We will be using every and any avenue we can to do this, whether it be nursing, teaching, or hanging out with kids our age. I want to thank each and every one of you who have joined in this cause by supporting me financially and through your prayers. I believe it is God's desire to involve as many people here at home in his sending work. It is not an individual effort. Your support is the method God uses to mobilize his Gospel. I hope that this blog will enable your involvement so you can see what God is doing through your prayers and sacrificial giving. May God use this trip to not only draw the hearts of the Cambodian people to himself, but also to draw our hearts to Him.
In obedience to Gods command, I will be traveling half way across the world this summer to the dark nation of Cambodia. These people have many physical needs, but above all they need to hear about the good news of the Kingdom of God. That we are steeped in our sin against our creator, who loved us and died because of our sin- so that we can have the opportunity of eternal life by repenting and turning to Jesus as Lord and Savior. This is my hearts desire as I go to Cambodia.
I will be working in a hospital with another nursing student from Cedarville University in Ohio. We will have alternating shifts for 5 weeks. We will also be teaching at a summer day-camp for high school students. Our subject matter will be God's design of the human body, health and nutrition. In all of these settings our mission is simple: to share Jesus Christ with the people of Cambodia. We will be using every and any avenue we can to do this, whether it be nursing, teaching, or hanging out with kids our age. I want to thank each and every one of you who have joined in this cause by supporting me financially and through your prayers. I believe it is God's desire to involve as many people here at home in his sending work. It is not an individual effort. Your support is the method God uses to mobilize his Gospel. I hope that this blog will enable your involvement so you can see what God is doing through your prayers and sacrificial giving. May God use this trip to not only draw the hearts of the Cambodian people to himself, but also to draw our hearts to Him.
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