So if you haven't noticed, I struggle with blogging. BUT I like the idea of blogging. I love good blogs, blogs that hold my attention- so I am going to try an exercise. Blog EVERYDAY this week. This is a lofty goal for me but I'm up for the challenge.
Last weekend I went on a retreat. I got to reflect on the last year. Read a good book. Sit with the Lord. Use my left brain. Try creative outlets. I loved it.
Things I Learned:
REJOICE.
IN all that God is doing.
Not in all you are doing but what GOD is doing.
I sometimes make the mistake of only thanking him if it directly affects me but I realized the selfishness in my thankfulness.
We worship the God of the UNIVERSE. Yes I said Universe. Sit in that! He is doing amazing things all the time. But we have to have eyes to see them- aka stop looking at yourself, Meredith!
Praise him
Rejoice in the things He is doing in AND around you.
I've just been blown away with what God has allowed me to be a part of here in Cambodia. EVERYDAY I work with girls who God has redeemed and brought out of the pits of hell. Literally, where these girls come from is probably one of the closest things to it.
"Daughters has developed a unique model in Cambodia, one in which sex workers come direct to the organization from the brothels by choice. Daughters' day centre, in the heart of an area of Phnom Penh brothels, reaches out to girls working as sex workers and offers them ways out of this situation. We are not a shelter, but we facilitate the girls' exit from the sex industry by providing a number of resources and programs that enable them to set themselves free and sustain healthy choices for their own lives. They come because they are already motivated to change their lives, and Daughters gives them choice and dignity in building a different future, that make their choices sustainable and respect their human rights."
The girls have the opportunity to make money WITHOUT selling themselves by making BEAUTIFUL things in one of our six businesses!
Daughters is a faith based NGO, where the Lords name is proclaimed. All faith based services are voluntary; all of the girls have the option to come.
I love it. I love working here.
God has blessed me with the opportunity to meet these girls and work with and for them. Praise God for what He is doing at Daughters, and in the lives of each of the girls!
