October 27, 2010
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints."
~Ephesians 1:18
Father, I pray this verse over my time spent in Cambodia and may I continue to grow in depth and knowledge of you and your love through experience.
March 21, 2011
I am sitting in the same spot, on the same chair and writing at the same desk I did five months ago. The only thing that makes this moment different from the last, are the months lived in between. Sitting here with me are the months of living in the Khmer culture, the relationships that were made and the Holy design of a love found. Realizing in this very moment, an answered prayer.
The hardest part about loving or being in love is the acceptance of losing yourself, that of taking on another's joys and sorrows within your own heart. To be blessed and to be burdened in a selfless manner, evokes a humbling self-discovery and deepens the depth of the heart to the magnitude of our Creator and the definition of His perfect love towards all He has made. To be God's hands and heart in spite of deep personal wounds and heartache, is something that we have not enough strength or insight to give on our own yet when we rely on His strength and seek His wisdom and guidance, it becomes the greatest thing (Galatians 5:6).
To know more of His love, I had to lose myself to 40 amazingly beautiful and loving children and young adults.
They have captured my heart with their strength, generosity, and gentle spirits as they love. Exposing a true faith and hope, through their testimonies, and how we must receive the kingdom of God...like a child. Mark 10:15. We shared laughs, heartaches, and dreams, in exchange for exposing our own vulnerability to each other while learning to trust despite pasts, weaknesses, and fears.
Their were moments that broke me and moments that restored me. Little do they know that God was using them. He was using them to show me Himself and the heart that I desire to have and the love that I desire to give.
Thanks Kit and Ream for your obedience to the Lord's calling. I can't stop thanking you for your eager willingness and self-sacrifices so that these children may have a Greater Hope. They are so blessed because you.
"I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints."
~Ephesians 1:18
Father, I pray this verse over my time spent in Cambodia and may I continue to grow in depth and knowledge of you and your love through experience.
March 21, 2011
I am sitting in the same spot, on the same chair and writing at the same desk I did five months ago. The only thing that makes this moment different from the last, are the months lived in between. Sitting here with me are the months of living in the Khmer culture, the relationships that were made and the Holy design of a love found. Realizing in this very moment, an answered prayer.
The hardest part about loving or being in love is the acceptance of losing yourself, that of taking on another's joys and sorrows within your own heart. To be blessed and to be burdened in a selfless manner, evokes a humbling self-discovery and deepens the depth of the heart to the magnitude of our Creator and the definition of His perfect love towards all He has made. To be God's hands and heart in spite of deep personal wounds and heartache, is something that we have not enough strength or insight to give on our own yet when we rely on His strength and seek His wisdom and guidance, it becomes the greatest thing (Galatians 5:6).
To know more of His love, I had to lose myself to 40 amazingly beautiful and loving children and young adults.
They have captured my heart with their strength, generosity, and gentle spirits as they love. Exposing a true faith and hope, through their testimonies, and how we must receive the kingdom of God...like a child. Mark 10:15. We shared laughs, heartaches, and dreams, in exchange for exposing our own vulnerability to each other while learning to trust despite pasts, weaknesses, and fears.
Their were moments that broke me and moments that restored me. Little do they know that God was using them. He was using them to show me Himself and the heart that I desire to have and the love that I desire to give.
Thanks Kit and Ream for your obedience to the Lord's calling. I can't stop thanking you for your eager willingness and self-sacrifices so that these children may have a Greater Hope. They are so blessed because you.
