Last week. I can’t believe I have less than five full days left here. I keep telling God, “Hang on! Rewind! You still have so much more to teach me. I still have so much more growing and learning to do.” I don’t feel ready to go back. This place is my home…I feel like God has buried a piece of my heart here and a part of me will always stay in Cambodia. But I just feel Him telling me over and over to be at peace; this isn’t the end of my journey in Cambodia…it’s the beginning of seeing how what He’s done in my heart here will change the rest of my life.

This past weekend, one of the kids told me he wanted to go with me to church. I can’t tell you how excited I was. But I was faced with that much disappointment when one of the staff members told me it wasn’t a good idea and the director wouldn’t let me. I’m just trusting in God…it’s an open door, it hasn’t been closed. One of the staff members actually ended up coming to church with me yesterday. He found out there’s music classes at the church and he’s thinking about going back to the church to learn how to play the guitar. Pray, beloved brothers and sisters, pray for him! I’m so excited for what God is starting to do here!

“S” is doing well, a lot better this week. The Lord is using her to continue to reveal to me my own areas of weakness and impatience where I need to rely on His Holy Spirit to know how to work with her. I’m going to miss her so much. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would help me make the most of every last moment I have with her. I’m trying to do that with every last moment I have here in general. I know the Lord is preparing me to go back home, and while I’m there, feel my heart long for Cambodia.