Chim-reap-suah! (“Hello” in the Khmer language)
These past few weeks have flown by here at In His Steps… On Tuesday we said goodbye to an outreach team that was visiting us from our New York home church. The team was made up of nine teens and adults. For three of them, it was their first time in Cambodia!
The team did many things in their short time here, including leading a children’s VBS, taking our Loaves and Fish orphans on a fun field trip to a museum and water park, helping with Foundation Center repairs, and preaching at our new Sunday morning services in Saang. They also led games, performed dramas, and spoke at our weekend youth programs, taught English and guitar, led devotions for our Sak Saum women, and much more. In other words, they were quite busy!
At the end of all IHSI outreaches, we hold a “love feast”, a going-away dinner for the team with all of our staff. These are great opportunities for testimonies from team and staff alike. The team shared some of the highlights from their trip, and our Khmer staff spoke of how happy they were to see old friends and build new relationships. It was clear that everyone involved in the outreach was very blessed in many ways.
We love welcoming teams into our ministry family. IHSI views each outreach as an opportunity for team members to learn and grow while they are helping others. It was great to spend time with them and hear what God was teaching them during these past two weeks.
The team arrived safely back in New York this morning, and by now they are probably all resting from the effects of jet-lag! Meanwhile, we are back into our “normal” schedule (although life in Cambodia can be rather unpredictable). We look forward to more teams to come, and not just from New York… If your church or youth group would like to join us for a missions trip to Cambodia, we encourage you to click here and get more information!
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