Hi everyone it’s Jenny again. Now I would like to share my experience in Cambodia. It is long story because there were a lot of impressive things in Cambodia that I’ll always remember. But I also think it’s better to make it short, but I’ll write the long story also. I think the long story in Cambodia will be good information for those who want to visit Cambodia. And if I finish it I will post one part a day. Oh, and I would like to say my English is not too good so please forgive me.
Now let’s start with the short one.
Everyday in Cambodia was a new experience and I was always interested. A lot of things in Cambodia encouraged me so much and helped me to grow up more. This trip gave me many nice experiences and a lot of friends. This trip made me very sure with my decisions in the future. This trip also made me closer to God and to feel that his love is everywhere and at every time. This trip gave me a patient heart to walk with my Lord.
Everyday I tried to use my life like Jesus and I prayed a lot for that.
Many people showed me a lot of God’s love. At first I didn’t know how to deal with kids. I was scared and worried a lot about how to deal with kids, but then God sent Cheryl to be my good example. I saw many things in Cambodia, and sometimes I thought why does God give difficult lives to so many people?? Why doesn’t God help them and give them a good life?? That was my question. God sent His words to me through someone who answered my question. “If everyone has a perfect life, they surely will not know God and wouldn’t need God in their lives, and for us who are Christians, we will not have a way to serve and share our love for others and if this doesn’t happen we will be like other people who are not Christians that care for themselves more than others.” That made me understand more about God’s way and really encouraged me to serve others with all my heart.
One day in our home group meeting, P’Robert asked every person in our group “What would you want to do for the kids??”. Everyone had a good idea and for me….. I thought of one of street kids. His name is Dai and maybe he is 15 or 16 years old already. He said to me on the first day we played games with them, when I asked him to come back again, “Maybe tomorrow I can’t come because all day I couldn’t sell anything and I won’t have money for tuk tuk. Because my home is very far from here if I can not sell anything that means that I can’t get home” When I heard that I thought about how I could do something for him to help him. I wanted him to join us having fun but he needed money also. How could I help?? I never hesitated to say “I will help you sell your books and postcards tomorrow, please don’t worry about it and please come back and have fun with us again, I will help you I promise” . After that I gave him a big smile and held his hand. But he said “Thank you, it’s ok because tomorrow I will go to Angkor Wat and I can’t join you. That time I felt a bit sad and I thought about the other kids. Maybe some of them have the same problem.
That was the reason I wanted to help them sell their books and their postcards on the street. I could just help them for 2 days but I knew and I understood their life on the street.
And I always remembered in my mind, when we sat and ate, children always came to us and asked for food. We always shared with them and talked to them and played with them.
And when I went back to my hometown, I saw people’s lives here are so much better than people there. Even people who stay in the hill village that our church brought blankets for have a place to stay and have rice to eat everyday. Even my dogs are fed by my Uncle with 2 good meals a day.
The street kids need money, food and a lot of things for their life but the most important thing that I think they need is God. How can we make them know that they really need God in their life?? For now, we are not in that place anymore. The only thing we can do is just to pray very hard for them. I really want to go back again; I want to do everything possible to help them. Their life and country’s history made I feel I am very lucky. I always pray that God gives me a chance to go back and help them to know God.
Sometime in Cambodia I was worried a lot about my money. I didn’t want to spend a lot of my money but when I went out and helped the street kids on the street, I didn’t worry about it any more. I remembered we have a lot of food and a lot of things for us to eat at our homes. For them, maybe not. Try to give to them if you can.
Before you eat please pray for everyone in this world, that all of them will have something eat also. And please remember the time that we spent with the street kids in Cambodia and always pray for them.
The last thing that I would like to say is Thank You for everyone that helped me to grow up more, encouraged me with your stories, helped me to clean up the meeting place and for being my friends.
