Posted in
cambodia by dan snyder on 5/27/2010
it's the end of month 10. so crazy.
for the last week
brandy and i served with team shekinah in krongnoung village, cambodia. we worked and lived at a kindergarten slash church...we did some home visits, prayed for people, met the village chief, taught english, played a lot of volleyball, fixed a fence, picked up and burnt trash and naturally did some sodie shop ministry.
it was hot and none of us had much energy. to be honest, from time to time, i really just wanted to leave. it was a tough week. but the lord sustained me and i trust that with god's help, we made an everlasting impact in krongnoung village...and on this little girl:
one afternoon, austin gave me the idea to count how many places i've slept in the last ten months. and since i closed my eyes for a couple of hours on a overnight plane to ireland back in august, i've slept in about 67 places.
last night, as i was laid my head in my 68th location, i began to think about life on the race. you see last night, three grown men (
austin, sam and i) laid on two twin size mattresses turned sideways so we could all fit on the padding...and it was hot and smelly.
(thats me, sammy and austie poo with nasty beards in the village)
as i laid there, i couldn't help but think about how wonderful my own bed is going to feel in 30 days. but the feeling was quickly replaced with how much i am going to miss the world race. it might sound a bit sketch, but i'm gonna miss laying next to two dudes talking about life, god and whatever else comes up...usually sports.
although there are moments that i wish i was laying in my own bed, i wouldn't trade the world for this experience...i wouldn't trade the ridiculously long travel days, the feedback, the heat, the malaria, the growing pains, the cramped sleeping spaces, or re-packing my pack 68 times...i wouldn't trade ANY of this, it is so good. seriously, thank you to those who helped make this experience possible.
i'm pretty sure the number one question a world racer gets in months nine through eleven is, "what will you be doing after the race?" so:
what will i be doing?
i have been very fortunate to have some great opportunities present themselves over the last few months. god is so good. but for now, i'm still in heavy prayer and discussing some options with close friends and people i deeply respect. so, please stay tuned...i hope to let you know in the next couple of weeks!!! in the mean time, please keep praying for me!! honestly, above all else, i want to serve the lord faithfully wherever he calls me!!
but i do know this much...i will be landing in denver on june 29th!! after a couple of days of rest i'd like to catch a rockies game or two with friends and family and take a couple days in the mountains with god, my bible, lucky and a guitar!! and then i want to meet with YOU to talk about my experiences...so please email me if you want to meet up!!!!!
we're heading to thailand in a couple of days...we won't be anywhere near the riots but we could use your prayers nonetheless! god's gonna use our squad to do HUGE things this month!!
god is love, nothing is impossible