Hey Everyone! It’s hard to believe that Week One is over of this part of my trip. Only five weeks left! I know that now I’m getting settled, it’s going to fly by. Yesterday I got to go to church! I hadn’t been to church in a while, since I’ve been on the move for the past month and a half. I was so happy to be in a church, I started crying during worship. The sermon was given in Khmer (the Cambodian language) but they gave us headphones that translated to English. We spent a lot of time in prayer, in worship, and in the Word. Praise God! I’m so blessed to be able to attend a church while I’m here. I’m also joining a Bible study so I’m looking forward to that too!

An update on “S”: she’s picking up on learning how to sound out words. She’s also figuring out that she can’t get away with stuff with me, so she’s learning a little more discipline as well. It’s hard to work with her, and easy to lose patience, when I’m trying to do it on my own. I always pray before I work with her, and it amazes me when I can be calm as she’s throwing a tantrum in front of me…that would totally be the Holy Spirit, because I definitely don’t have that kind of patience. Whenever I come down after our class together, the rest of the staff is always laughing at me because all they can hear is “S” screaming words as I quietly help her to sound them out.

One prayer request: I’m hoping to find a home to stay in. Right now, I’m living in a guest house. It’s cheap, but it’s pretty far from the shelter and there are a lot of men working there that make me feel uncomfortable. I’d like to be in a safe place, near to where I work, preferably with more of a homey feeling. One of the girls I’m going to church with is housesitting in a house nearby and emailed the owners to ask if I can stay with her while she’s there. This would be my ideal situation, so please pray that, God willing, it would work out! I’m so excited for this week and what God has planned for it!