This morning, April 9, I took some chinese noodles for breakfast and coffee after I packed and prepared my things and luggage to go to the airport later around 10 a.m. Waiting at the lobby for Maryann and the group, they went out for breakfast and shopping at the Russian market. I needed to stay to download all photos to my mobile me and to do my work here on my computer at the hotel lobby because of their slow internet. Well this is our last day in Cambodia and it's like having mixed feelings. I feel happy that I will be able to see my Mika and Yumi again (my two furbabies) later the day but I feel sad too, remembering the orphans and their unhappy faces when we said our goodbyes to them.
Yesterday morning, April 8, we traveled from Battambang to Pursat and went to Pursat 2 Children's Home, we shared the word of God through singing and gave them some bag of goodies. The orphans received us with bright smiles and hugs and rendered two dance numbers for us that we really enjoyed. In the backyard they are raising pigs and some chickens. We also met one male Portuguese volunteer-teacher in a classroom with the orphans, and he is teaching them English.
We traveled back to Phnom Penh in the afternoon for about 5 hours and after we ate our dinner and celebrated Maxine Tu's 16th birthday, we proceeded to Phnom Penh Children Home and Church Building to have a small meeting and sharing of each one's stories and experiences for this mission trip. After prayer and devotion, we headed to our lodging place to have our much needed rest for a long day trip after our meeting.
As I opened my computer to work on it during the night, I had felt deep in my heart the big help that these little orphans needed, having seen their plight, I would like to do more but could do only so little, just promising them that I would be praying for them and loving them with hugs and smiles and telling them the love of Jesus for them, and that God is always there to help them. I wish I could give them more or do more and I felt so hopeless that I could not give or do enough to help them. Suddenly as I poured my anxious heart to God, I have felt His peace and reassurance that He is working and our mission team had done just what He wanted us to do, one small work, one small deed to a bigger step ahead that He alone can do. I can only say that I have to trust God with tomorrow because even in the darkest place or time, He will surely send His light through His children to help the people and children in straitened circumstances. Thank You, Father, that when I am afraid, I just need to trust in You (Psalm 56:3)
