processing

It has been a little over a week since I left Cambodia. I am still processing, still trying to understand different things I saw and experienced. I did not post much while there. The task was overwhelming for me. There was so much to see, hear, learn, experience, and understand that at sometimes it seemed impossible to take it all in.

One of the most important things I took away from this experience was how easy it is for me to be a Christian, to have friends who are Christians, to choose Christianity over any other religion. I have never faced the threat of ridicule for being a Christian. I have never faced the decision of turning against everything I have ever known to follow Christianity. It has been an easy life for me.

I am in awe of the men and women of Cambodia. They choose a Christianity that is not easy. That is different from everything they have learned. That only 5% of the country follows. They are so strong in their faith, so faithful to God. They are an example of how faithful I want to be.

I hope as I am able to process more about the things I have experienced, I can share them here with you. While our trip is over, the journey is still just beginning.