It's been about four months since returning from the Cambodia trip that has changed my life forever. I went to Cambodia thinking that it would completely change me, that I would be a totally different person when I came back. But it was something even better. Serving other people does something special in my heart, I didn't come back as a stranger, I came back as Ava. This trip helped me dig deep inside myself and find who I really was, what my beliefs really are, and what my passion is. My passion is to serve others.
Every single day turning down that bumpy dirt road to go to CPO was like pressing the turbo button on my heart beat. As the tuk tuk would rattle down the narrow road my heart would spring to life, my blood would rush through my veins, and an overwhelming sense of joy would erupt inside me. Every breath was like breathing in happiness that would soon spread, every ticking second made my smile grow bigger and bigger.
Every single day I think about those kids. Every single day I check the clock and automatically tell myself what time it is in Cambodia. Every single morning is keeping my eyes closed, and hoping that when I open them, I'll be home. But every single morning I open my eyes and I'm still in my bed. For the first few months I was thinking that Cambodia was the only place that I should be, the only place I should help. But then one morning it hit me, I should be anywhere God calls me to be. We are all on this planet together. To wake up in the morning and say, "I'm going to help someone." and then going out and actually doing it- that is what life is. Answering the call to love, and I am more than ready to pick up the phone.
