Cambodia 02

I really learnt so much during this trip. It was a total new experience and even a break through in my own spiritual life. I have spoken to more people in this trip than the other 3 trips combined together. Amazing. And it's not just a mere "Hi" and "Bye". Mostly are initiated by Rev Edwin but by being able to listen to their sharing, it really means so much. It is like a stray of light seeping through the little crack in the rock. It is like I am starting to get to know them, their lives, their background, their walk with God. It is so amazing.

The first day that we reached CCOP, Rev Edwin went to speak with a staff and I was left alone. Not really alone. There was another staff around. He was doing the gate duty at the time when we were there. I had 2 choices. Either to happily and comfortabily update my diary or to keep my diary, stand up, move my heavy legs towards him, smile at him, say "JOUM REAP SU ER", sit down, start a conversation, continue with the conversation and who knows what next. Hmmmmmm. It seems like the 1st choice was the obvious easiest choice. Somehow, the Lord convicted in my heart. Why am I here? If my purpose is just to come here and share my message and 'full-stop'', I miss the whole point. I wasn't here just for a task, I was here for the people. There's no point clocking the most number of times coming to Cambodia but yet, I do not even know a single person's lives. I was so convicted that I told God, "ai yah, whatever lah, my skin quite thick and won't lose any meat if I go and talk. If nothing to talk, then You will give me the words to say." So I walk over and had a chat with him.

His name is Vi Bol. He has been working in the church for 4 years. At present, he is waiting for his entrance results into a Methodist Bible School. He says he is from a province which is quite far from Phnom Penh. He has 4 younger siblings and he is the only Christian. He shared with me how he came to know Christ.

Though there's a limitation to how much we can express ourselves in language, nothing is impossible for God. And by knowing them, even if it's just a little bit about them, it helps because we can always keep them in prayer in a very real way. And through this little bits of them, we strive to get to know them even better. And even as I update on the people that I meet, may I ask that we just take some time to pray for them. A short prayer will suffice. And as I update, I will slowly reveal the people I have talked with and may this help us to know more about them.

May the Lord our God continue to help us to pray for one another as a body of Christ, no matter where we are, who are or what we are doing.