Light of the World

Hey guys! The trip is almost over... we leave late tomorrow night. I can't believe how fast it has come and gone. This was my first time EVER to leave the country... and to be gone this long. Who would've ever thought that i'd spend my first time stuck in airports and becoming a member of "The Standby Six". haha! While i've been here a lot has gone on. On Jan. 1st I lost a good friend back home. And at first it was really hard being here and not in the states. But once I got to see the kids again, God relieved me from all the stress and depression I was feeling. I was able to take my mind off everything and just have fun. The kids at the orphanage are as cute as they can be! They are all so full of joy and love. God has really worked his magic on me during this trip. He has changed my heart in so many ways, and he used the best kids in the world to do it. It was so hard to say goodbye on Saturday... all of the kids just had that "please don't go look". =( But I know that God will continue to work on me and the kids even after I leave Cambodia.

Not only did I learn a lot from these kids, I learned a lot from the culture.
1.) Redlights really mean if you can squeeze... GO FOR IT!
2.) Tuk-Tuk drivers can drive against the flow of trafic without any problems!
3.) Stop signs are pointless... nobody uses them!
4.) When somebody drops bread on the ground... no worries. Brush it off and stick back on the for sale stack! =)
5.) Tour Bus Gus is the BEST bus driver in the world. No street is too small for him!
6.) Fried spiders and crickets smell... BAD.
7.) Lines (like to wait for something... food, check out, etc.) are nonexsistent.
8.) Trucks aren't just meant for a few people... they are meant for as many as possible plus cargo!
9.) Always look both directions before stepping on a bus... ( I was the one who got hit by a moped!)

and last but not least...

10.) The kids here are the Light of the World.

I'm sad to be leaving tomorrow, but at the same time I can't wait to get home and share my stories with everyone.

-Katherine Chaney