10 Days in Cambodia

Cumripsu! ("Hi" in Khmer.. Did I spell it right? ;p)

I don't know how to start.. It's not easy to put your 10 days experience into 1 page, haha.. But I'll try my best.. And sorry because I don't have many pictures, maybe you can see more pictures about this trip on my Facebook.. My friend, Natasha has tons of pictures in her camera! LOL And the image above is one of those.. Thanks Sha! ;)

Anyway, gak nyangka banget taon ini bisa ikutan mission trip ke Kamboja. Kalo bukan karena Tuhan, semua ini gak bakal mungkin terjadi. Gimana ceritanya? Panjang kalo diceritain, haha.. Intinya, kalo kata DM (ketua mission trip kita) semua berawal dari yang namanya "koneksi" ;p Awalnya masi ragu.. ikut gak yah?! Karena gak kenal siapa2.. Temen2 yang aku kenal pada batal ikut semua.. But akhirnya God sent Natasha to go with me (kaget pas dia bilang mo ikut, haha..) and this was the first mission trip for her ;) Thanks God karena kita akhirnya ambil keputusan buat ikut.. Bener2 gak nyesel.. Malah kepengen lagi, hihi.. And kata Natasha, this is one of the best moment in her life! Wow!

Natasha and I arrived in Phnom Penh one day earlier.. So, I had time to see and get together with my IVEP friends, so happy! :) And the next day baru ketemuan sama mission team dari Aussie: DM, Jiing, Lili and Tim.. Akhirnya bisa ngeliat mereka face to face, karena selama ini kita cuma komunikasi by internet, haha.. They are wonderful people and have servant hearts.. Selain itu, ada mission team dari Kamboja juga (Mas Markus dkk.) para misionaris yang luar biasa.. I learned a lot from them.. Jadi semangat liat pelayanan mereka di sana.. Kayak mimpi rasanya bisa ada di tengah2 mereka and bisa ada di pelayanan misi ini.. Karena dari dulu aku memang selalu punya impian untuk jadi misionaris and God opened this door for me.. Bukan cuma di Indo, but bisa misi di negara2 lain juga.. So grateful!

Beberapa hal yang berkesan pas mission trip:

First, waktu kita berdoa minta hujan buat satu daerah yang udah lama gak hujan katanya.. And gak lama kemudian, turun hujan deras bangett!! Wow.. *amazed* Sampe ada orang dari daerah lain dateng, minta kita ke sana buat doain daerah mereka juga, haha.. God is awesome!!

Second, of course the kids ministry :) Banyakk bangett anak2 di sanaa.. They are so precious!! And bersyukur banget bisa dapet kesempatan buat melayani mereka semua.. Bukan cuma segi rohani (share firman, doa dsb.) but juga dari segi jasmani (washed their hair, hands, feet..) and so happy to see their smile :D Waktu lagi cuciin tangan and kaki mereka, aku juga sambil doa.. "God, I believe one day You will use these hands and feet to do great things and to bring your glory to the world.." (amen)

Third, I learned how to be humble and how to be God's servant. Aku belajar hal ini dari rekan-rekan satu team. Pokoknya Tuhan suruh apa, jalanin aja, meskipun rasanya gak ada kemampuan.. God doesn't look for a person with a great skill, but He looks for the one who has a willing heart to serve :) because this ministry is not about us.. but it's all about God..

I love Cambodia! And I'll keep praying for this country and all the people there.. Kamboja mirip2 sama Indonesia.. Cuacanya, waktunya, orangnya, budayanya.. cuma beda bahasa aja (sok sebay! :D), trus makanan (apalagi yang serangga2 gitu.. wew..) and di sana banyak "tuk-tuk" (I miss that!) but so far, Cambodia and Indonesia itu bisa dibilang "same-same but different" haha..

Last but not least.. I just want to dedicate this post to all the mission team.. You guys are awesome and thanks for impacting my life these past 2 weeks.. So glad to know all of you, and hope one day we could see each other and serve together again :)

Blessings from Indonesia!

"The best place in the world is at where God called you to be."

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