Cambodia... Day One!

Have you ever done anything in life where you intended to be a blessing and you were the one blessed... well if not sign up for the next mission trip that comes your way...Living in Singapore has opened up so many doors to serve internationally and this was only the second time where God was telling me GO... GO... so I went... Join me for the next couple of blog post where I show you just a few pics of our Phnom Phen, Cambodia Mission team and our 4 day trip that changed our lives.

I love God, love to serve, love kids and love the mission leader who asked me to go... so it was an easy yes... but I really had no idea what I was getting into.  I knew we were going to work with a village school that funded by Vision Trust (very similar to Compassion) and do a mini VBS during the day for the children (that knew little to no English) and then ESL for the teachers at night.  This was not the first time a team from IBC went to this school and everyone that I spoke with said how wonderful the trip was and that I would come back a changed person but I had no idea... I should know better to never limit our God... He is mighty, powerful and He brought each of us (on the team) to our knees in different ways in Awe of Him... I will forever remember just how God met each and everyone of us individually and just made our FAITH that much stronger.  My prayer is that the children and teachers of Andong Village came face to face with God and encountered the love that He has for each and everyone of them... I just love how He knows each of us individually and meets us exactly where we are.

So welcome to Sunday night... the night we arrived... we went straight to the hotel and we were met at the elevator with a carpet that reminded us the day of the week.. another reminder each day to dedicate this entire day to HIM and HIS works in the country so I of course had to take a picture of the carpet (yes every day)...

Just some of our team at the airport... we were meeting two others there... some incredible women...

Our Team... a Group of ladies that will forever be dear to my heart and be a part of memories for a lifetime.

I had no idea that our first night at dinner (our kick off rally) would be a great French restaurant... in Cambodia... who would have thought... it was yummy and got us well feed for the week.

Then there just happen to be a shop next door... we of course had to do a little shopping before the work began... I just love this picture of the bag that I got with my purchase... made out of pages in a book... with a cord at the top... amazing...

Come back to see Monday... the day it all began... see you then...