Its almost been a month that I’ve been here in Cambodia. I am just starting to feel like I kind of know whats going on. My time is mostly divided up into different ministries, so I will give a short update on each.
Mercy Medical Clinic- I have been able to sit in with several doctors, and they are very helpful. I have learned a lot from them. One of the doctors I was observing actually prescribed one of his patients to read the bible and to find her rest in God. So I had the honor of filling her prescription by printing off some bible verses. It was great! We printed off Psalm 23. It makes me sad to think about what would happen in the States if a doctor were to do that.
New Hope School- We have continued to teach English on Tuesday and Thursday evenings to the Vietnamese children that attend this school. Me and my teammate teach a group of about 8 teenagers. They are so eager to learn. We have started reaching out to them through prayer. We have asked each student to write down something we can pray for them about, each week. Since my teammate Lisa does most of the teaching, I am making this my focus of this ministry.
Orphanage- We started going to an orphanage this week. There are 70 children living there! Our first day we planned on playing with the little kids and focusing on getting to know them. But when we got there the director brought us into a class room with about 12 high-school aged students, with paper and pencil in their hands, ready for an English lesson. So with no lesson plan and no preparation, we taught an English class. Today we will be having our second class. Hopefully it will go better. And somehow, in God's amazing providence, I have been able to use the little Spanish that I know. There is a young single female missionary here from Colombia that works and lives at the orphanage! She doesn't speak any English, only Spanish and Khmer. So our conversations are tri-lingual and quite interesting.
We are also staying involved in Friendship club, reaching out to the university students. We are having a girls slumber party this Saturday! We are also switching off every other week with our other teammates teaching Sunday school. I am looking forward to the experiences the next month will bring. Our whole team would appreciate your prayers for what God is doing in Cambodia!
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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.
Hi Jessa. Kathi at work whose husband travels all over the world doing animal stuff said be careful of eating raw/uncooked fruits and vegys. Love, Mom
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