Oceans will part

Went on my Cambodia mission trip last week. The team was really amazing. I am amazed at how they serve one another cheerfully without complaining. It's really nice to feel the positive energy around. The time there was really a time of opening my eyes, to see how another very different part of the world is like.
In Singapore, you have all your houses made for you, your veggies and rice available from the supermarket with a sweep of the shelf. That's what a twing of capitalism has done for Singapore. However over at Cambodia, people build their own houses and plant their own crops. I really don't understand what is the government thinking. Many public utilities like water and electricity are limited. No one cleans the streets and the roads and pavements are in need of repair. People wear masks around because of all the dust and sand that remains on the ground and gets swept up into the air.
But in some strange way, I like the people and culture there. Messy roads but hey, you don't always need to follow the road laws man. Dangerous but flexible. Need a toilet? Perhaps you could knock on the doors of one of the villagers to ask. Hey there's a commotion over there, and soon you'll see a crowd coming in to join the fun. You don't have to be shy, because we are all part of the village and there are no barricades. The children are always happy to have visitors around. They welcome you and send you off so cheerfully. Strangely the village children are more well-behaved then the school kids. Haha.
First day back in Singapore already and I am already missing the people there. I still wish to visit New Zealand, as inspired by LOTR, but all the more I wish to go back to Indochine someday. And hopefully there will be changes that are for the better. I'm so glad to see kids who have lost their parents, and yet found God as their heavenly father and a sheltered place to stay at. Not everyone is so fortunate though. Anyone up for children ministry?



I'll never forget how the children performed the song 'Oceans will part' for us. Until now I feel touched whenever I remember them.