Sunday, 31 October 2010

Headless Chicken

No, I'm not sampling Asian cuisine just yet - this merely describes what the last few hours have been like. Preparing for a trip such as this is more involved than you could possibly imagine as there's so much to take care of: personal belongings, car, motorbike, AFC Bournemouth season ticket etc, iPod syncing; without sympathetic friends and family this season in Cambodia wouldn't be possible so a big thank you, you know who you are.

The journey to this point has been exciting and challenging as God has revealed His plan to me over the last few months. I'd heard so much about Cambodia from people who'd been / worked there and those who've family out there, plus I'd learned how open the people are and that there is current favour for Christian agencies to input into the restoration taking place in this nation once decimated by the genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Going to miss my friends at West Cliff Baptist Church but I know that this is a season that I have to undertake, one I believe that God has lead me to and will lead me through. Will it be using the teaching skills developed over the last few months at Pathways International School or will it be something more practical?  It's exciting, albeit with a tinge of trepidation.

Now I'm not naive enough to think that this is all going to be plain sailing; I know Asia and understand something of the way the cultures operate and it is a totally different world - language barriers, customs and corruption - are just some of the annoyances that will undoubtedly await me. But I want to be a part of what God is doing there, to step out of the shadow of mission and to understand something of Hebrews 11, in stepping out in faith.