Feeling Inspired By Hope

             Inspired is the one word to describe the feeling I had the other night at CHA. When we arrived it was quiet at first with all the lights off, we had figured the kids had fallen asleep early and I had no idea I was about to experience one of the most inspiring moments in my life. As the gate unlocked a wave of music and singing over came my ears. It was the sweetest noise I’ve ever heard. Not sweet as in good, sweet as in the adorable voices all of the kids had even the tone deaf high-pitched ones. Pon Leu and one other boy his age (15) were playing the guitars while all the others were singing beautiful worship songs. Of course they were in Khmer and I had no idea what the song words were, but I felt overpowered by joy and love.  I knew God had brought us together as one and the language barrier between us was broken by dance and song for the Lord we all love. Seeing how much each child there loved God so much I knew I loved these kids even more because I wanted to follow in their steps. The steps they took to come from nothing, and can even be considered filth to rise above and bloom as beautiful flowers through God and their faith. I knew my faith needed some tightening and strengthening after seeing all these children rise above through their faith and really love life and start to see and understand why they were brought into this Earth and see their talents and their potential. I know God has a great plan for all these children and knowing they came through the hard times in their life and still believe and trust in God is just overpowering my body with chills and is a motive for me to be stronger in my faith!

            I came here for the mission of first spreading my love hands on but also helping the kids realize through God they have amazing talents and have the potential to do and be whoever or whatever they want to be. Last night gave me the sense that they already realize maybe not their specific talents or what they are suppose to do in their life time but know that God has a plan for them and they are ready for what it brings. Heck, most people don’t realize what they are suppose to do on Earth until they are elder. My plan is to help the children here in Cambodia everywhere realize their special talents God blessed them with and how to take advantage of their talents to become something in their life and get out of the slums. I know that each and every kid at CHA is amazing and has the potential to become the career person every child dreams of being. While helping the kids here it opened my eyes more of being connected to God and realizing I was put on this Earth to spread my unconditional love through God’s word and know that God has a grand mission for me while I am on Earth. I help the kids realize their potential as much as they help me realize mine.  I am sad that I only have one more day here in Cambodia but it will be well spent and I will learn greatly from this and hope the children at CHA feel the same.