It's frightening, yet exciting to realize that I am only 2 sleeps away from my trip to Cambodia. As I think back to the last 2 months, God has been exceptionally good to me. He has provided above and beyond all the things that I have asked for.
I had one group of boys from my class ask if they could collect sports jerseys for me to bring to the children in Cambodia. I was touched by the fact that they wanted to help support my mission and that they came up with such a great way to share their love of sports with others in another country. At the end of June, these 3 boys had collected over 250 soccer jerseys and pairs of shorts! This worked out well since our medical team had ordered 50 soccer balls engraved with the words Jesus loves me in Khmer (one of our fundraisers) to had out as well.
Last month, our team had also hosted a Jazz Night fundraiser that was also a great testament to God's goodness. We had plenty of auction items, a fabulous band and lots of "unplanned" dessert items. I was one of the speakers that evening and was asked to share my reason for going to Cambodia. God gave me a calm heart and filled me with passion, love and strength to share my husband's story of how his family fled Cambodia and eventually arriving in Vancouver. I know God used me to touch the hearts of many and to make us remember how fortunate we all are and how much God loves each and everyone of us.
On Sunday, one of my team members had a great thought about getting free condoms to hand out. Because we will be in Poipet, a city created for gambling tourists, this is a city of extreme crime, poverty, and drugs and sex trafficking. At first, I was skeptical of being able to round up a significant number of condoms on such short notice. So it is through sheer grace, that when I picked up the phone to called Planned Parenthood this morning that they offered to donate 1000 condoms. Praise God!
As I am packing my final items, I am thinking about how God will use me to do his work. Tara has just called me asking me to pray for the arrival of medical supplies for us to take to Cambodia.
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