Hello all! Well, we’ve left Battambang and are now living out our last month of ministry in Cambodia in Phnom Penh! (I had a mini-culture shock when I walked into the first grocery store I’ve seen in over 2 months. Haha.) I’m sad to leave behind some amazing people in Battambang but I’m looking forward to starting ministry at the orphanage and we’re hoping to get to work some with an anti-sex-trafficking ministry too. A few days ago I read a former World Racers blog that did a really great job of putting into words what I’ve been experiencing and...

When we arrived in Cambodia in September I didn’t have any idea what ministry was going to look like. We were told we were going to be working with victims of sex trafficking but after a little miscommunication we ended up doing a completely different thing. Serving here in Cambodia has been nothing like what I expected but surprisingly I am okay with that. God has blessed me in so many ways on this trip and one of the ways is the contentment that he has given me in serving. In the last few weeks, God has revealed to me how much I enjoy serving others. And even though I thought...

We said our good byes to everyone in Battambang two days ago. There was a party at the centre, it was so much fun! Although it was so hard leaving behind those we’ve formed relationships with these past two months. It was especially hard saying goodbye to Phearum, Sahan, and Huah, as well as Mr. Seng and Manny. I haven’t cried yet but I know it’ll hit me soon enough. Expect me to be a blubbering mess when I come home, Mummy. But we have safely arrived in Phnom Penh! It’s a pretty big shock from Battambang. PP City is twice the amount of people and twice the size...

  Ten unexpected things I have had to learn the hard way in Cambodia:   1.     Never use Thieves wipes as a substitute for toilet paper (for those of you who don’t know what Thieves wipes are, imagine it being like using lemon and salt on an open wound)—ouch. 2.     Don’t drink water that is deemed “safe” because it might be rain water. 3.     You WILL get razor burn if you shave with goosebumps—no stopping it. 4.     Do everything the exact opposite of what the...

     I am responsible for what I've seen: Luke 12:48 says that much is required from those to whom much is given.  We will be held accountable for what we know.       This week I spent some time internalizing this, remembering once again the great charge I am given in my life in general as well as how Cambodia changes my charge.      In Luke 12, Jesus tells a parable about His second coming by relating it to the servants in their master's house being ready for his return at any moment.  Peter's then asks Jesus...

When it was time to say goodbye to all my friends and family back home two and a half months ago, I remember saying (and being told), "It'll be over before you know it." Now, I have to admit I was quite skeptical about that part… Over before I know it? Yea. Right. Back then, I thought three and a half months away from home was a lifetime. And yet, when it came time to board the bus yesterday and move to Phnom Pehn, I had to wonder, "Where did the last couple months go?" I will miss Battambang and all the people we met there, but I feel so much peace in Phnom...