As promised, it usually slows down when it reaches the middle.. hopefully it’ll pick back up again. I’ve been crazily busy at work. The new year and new staff have made a mad woman out of me. I’ve been rushing around so much in the office that I go home with sore muscles from all the running around. This new year break is really very much a blessing.
Alright!
Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country
Kimsan (pronouced as kim-san) [noun] : A native field worker in Cambodia, Phnom Phenh. YWAMer who schedules and arranges mission groups who visits Cambodia, helping out with translation work for the group. Also works with the orphanages and locals there in running events and daily operations.
Hi Kimsan,
It was about a year ago since we last met. Having my first mission trip in Cambodia has inevitably made me feel more for the happenings and situation in that country. It was my first exposure to missions and just being outside of Singapore and seeing the lives of the people in Cambodia. It wasn’t about the tourist attractions, nor was it about the food. It was solely for the people that were living in Cambodia. AndI guess it is that mindset that sets this trip apart from the other holidays and vacations that I’ve been to.
With it being the first, it opened my eyes to see what missions is and the potential of what it can be. And accompanying it, I feel for field workers like you, who labour in the fields.
People like me, come and go. We spend the maximum of 2 weeks there and then we’re back to our comfortable lives. When we were there, you were always so apologetic about the place we have to stay and the food we have to eat, etc. And I feel so bad that you have to actually be apologetic about it. We only have to eat it for a few days and you and your team always try to give us the very best that you have. But you are the one who have to live with this situation and face challenges of limited resources daily. And we go to your country, thinking that we are there to help. When in fact, it’ll be great if we don’t go and mess things up for you.
You always think that we are a blessing. In fact, you don’t know how much more we get out of your lives and how much more we are inspired by the life that you are living. Out of the little that you have, you gave. And that is something that we probably would never be able to learn unless we have been put in situations such as yours.
Someone once related to me. People in China are being persecuted, they live under tremendous pressure and they go through alot just to be part of your kingdom. When crying out to God, God told them that the reason why they are going through these persecution is so that when they eventually return to heaven, they will not be poor anymore. They will be rich because they have been storing up treasures in heaven. My heart goes out to people like this and I long to be part of this team that live solely for the Kingdom of God; those who are willing to give up everything they have in faith that You will provide everything that they need.
It humbles me to hear that because people living in comfortable lifes like me will probably never be able to truly experience the dependency that you have on God. To see the extent of His power and grace. And i crave for experiences such as these.
So please take heart. I know it’s not easy. But like these people in China, you are storing up treasures in heaven and one day you will return to heaven rich. So I don’t have much to give, just an assurance that greater glory will await all who sacrifice everything for His Kingdom.
Sincerely,
e.
