We woke up Monday morning in Siem Reap and walked to a Christian orphanage near by. We did similar things with these children as we did with the street kids; played games, sang songs and loved on them. They were such sweet children that just soaked in any amount of love and attention they could get. I was a little low on energy due to an ear/ throat infection. I still had tons of fun with the children playing musical chairs, soccer, and jump rope. I wish I could bring all these children home with me because they were all so sweet and precious. They too taught me a lot about Jesus and how he ought to be more like children.
That afternoon we did a prayer walk in a beautiful park downtown Siem Reap. I decided to lay down in a huge green patch of grass. As I was staring at the sky I noticed thousands of bats hanging in trees nearby, kinda crazy. Later about 5 of us had a group prayer just sitting on a curb in the middle on this amazing park. While praying in that park I felt a spiritual unrest around me that I can not describe, like that evil was prevailing over what is good and holy... as crazy as that sounds. One of the WYWAM missionary girls we were working with in Siem Reap, Sarah, told us about the immense problem of prostitution in Cambodia. Fathers purposefully sell their daughters into prostitution to support their family and make money. Apparently, Cambodia is well known for its tourist prostitution because it is so cheap here. It is ll so sad and horrifying. the guest house we stayed at is one of the many places that tourist will bring prostitutes. It was so powerful to pray the holy spirit into this place full of prostitution.
That night we had a wonderful banquets dinner with our whole mission team including, the Aggies for Christ group, 3 students from Harding, WYWAM missionaries and then Leah and I from ACU. I learned that I actually do like Khmer (meaning Cambodian) food. We had several wonderful dishes with rice and then delicious fruit for dessert. the fruit here in Cambodia and Thailand is the most wonderful fruit I've ever tasted.I can't even describe all the different types I've tried... its just all good! It was our last night with the WYWAM group and it was sad to say goodbye. I don't know a lot about WYWAM, but it is a world wide mission group, that send missionaries from all over the world to all different places in the world. The Cambodian missionaries were from all over America and one guy was even from London. We were able to pray over them and for there long term mission work there in Cambodia. Their servant hearts and passion for God and his people amazed me. They taught me a lot about God and his kingdom and I am so happy to have met them. One final not about that... just one week ago this missionary team was on a prayer walk and walked right into the guest house we ended up staying in. They prayed to God that he might bring the holy spirit into this building and its room. They next week we showed up... the power of prayer is astonishing!
That afternoon we did a prayer walk in a beautiful park downtown Siem Reap. I decided to lay down in a huge green patch of grass. As I was staring at the sky I noticed thousands of bats hanging in trees nearby, kinda crazy. Later about 5 of us had a group prayer just sitting on a curb in the middle on this amazing park. While praying in that park I felt a spiritual unrest around me that I can not describe, like that evil was prevailing over what is good and holy... as crazy as that sounds. One of the WYWAM missionary girls we were working with in Siem Reap, Sarah, told us about the immense problem of prostitution in Cambodia. Fathers purposefully sell their daughters into prostitution to support their family and make money. Apparently, Cambodia is well known for its tourist prostitution because it is so cheap here. It is ll so sad and horrifying. the guest house we stayed at is one of the many places that tourist will bring prostitutes. It was so powerful to pray the holy spirit into this place full of prostitution.
That night we had a wonderful banquets dinner with our whole mission team including, the Aggies for Christ group, 3 students from Harding, WYWAM missionaries and then Leah and I from ACU. I learned that I actually do like Khmer (meaning Cambodian) food. We had several wonderful dishes with rice and then delicious fruit for dessert. the fruit here in Cambodia and Thailand is the most wonderful fruit I've ever tasted.I can't even describe all the different types I've tried... its just all good! It was our last night with the WYWAM group and it was sad to say goodbye. I don't know a lot about WYWAM, but it is a world wide mission group, that send missionaries from all over the world to all different places in the world. The Cambodian missionaries were from all over America and one guy was even from London. We were able to pray over them and for there long term mission work there in Cambodia. Their servant hearts and passion for God and his people amazed me. They taught me a lot about God and his kingdom and I am so happy to have met them. One final not about that... just one week ago this missionary team was on a prayer walk and walked right into the guest house we ended up staying in. They prayed to God that he might bring the holy spirit into this building and its room. They next week we showed up... the power of prayer is astonishing!
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