Friday, October 3, 2008

It's Official

So, I now hold the answer to your burning question. I know what country I'm going to for the outreach portion of CPX! I decided this Wednesday I will be going to Cambodia in January. I will be there for three months. Right now we have 6 people on our team, but we may add one or two more. I am very excited. While in Cambodia, we will be working with the Vietnamese minority group. The Vietnamese are treated as outcasts in Cambodia and denied rights in the country. Our purpose in Cambodia will be to live among the displaced peoples and breathe life into the cycle of hopelessness. We hope to build relationships and leave behind healthy simple churches. We want to provide education and help around the issue of human trafficking of the Vietnamese children. We will also concentrate on providing other education opportunities for the children and adults.
I'm excited about this opportunity that the Lord has set in front of me. I'm ready to begin learning Vietnamese (I'm really going to need prayer for that one!), and learning about the people of Cambodia and how we can best serve them in our three months.
Prayer points
-Pray that all plans and arrangements would fall into place for our time in Cambodia
-Pray that I would have grace and strength to learn all that the Lord has for me from CPX and prepare for Cambodia
-Pray that I will be able to raise the amount needed for outreach (around $3,000)

Thank you all for your prayers and words of encouragement. I feel very covered by your love and care.
For those of you who don't know, I have moved in with a host family who I will stay with until December. If you want to contact me by snail mail you can use my parents' mailing address.
10500 Mohawk Ln
Leawood, KS 66206
Also, you may wonder how to give financially. If you choose to make a tax deductible donation you can make it by choosing the Donate tab on the CPX website (make sure you specify the funds for me) or you can send it to:
All Nations Family, Inc
c/o Walsh Washburn
5330 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66211.
Just be sure to attach a separate piece of paper with my name written on it to the check. You are also welcome to send checks to my parents' address.
thank you again for all your support!
Blessings!