Trip to Cambodia and Vietnam-Part 1

This post is a few days overdue as i have been quite busy.

I am at the moment having a good 2 weeks away from from my friends and family in Sydney, Australia. I am now in Vietnam, but have just been to the Kingdom of Cambodia where i have experienced quite a lot in the few days i had there. I had gone last year to Cambodia but the trip was rushed so this time i took my time visiting a number of places in Phnom Penh the capital. The capital was as hot as ever and most days were 35 degrees or more.

Visiting the Killing Fields was a sombering experience. There were so many people were brutally killed here as the Khmer Rouge took control of the country in the late 70s, and the question of ' why '( why so many people had to die) kept on coming up as i was there. I was able to meet a school friend whom i hadn't seen in nearly 10 years; we had lots to catch up on! I was also able to meet some other Aussies and that was an amazing encouragement to me. It is good that our God is working through his messengers around the world to show others who Jesus is despite the many challenges they face. God is doing great work through the church in Cambodia but still Christians are very much the minority.

One experience which i won't forget will be on my last day in Cambodia. I caught a taxi and the driver asked me what my religion was and I mentioned I was a Christian. In simple English i explained briefly what that meant. I am not sure if he understood me at all, but then he started asking some other questions,mainly about me . I am not sure if he really wanted to know me better ( he was rather young! ) or if he was genuinely interetested in Christianity, but i said that i will pray for him. Again, God is working in peoples hearts.

To conclude this post, life in Cambodia is quite different to life in Australia. In Australia we take so much for granted, a roof over our heads, enough food to eat etc. Even though there are a number of NGOs ( Non-Government Organisations) doing good work there, there are people still struggling on a daily basis. With half the population 15 years and under there are kids there who still don't go to school. We have so much to be thankful for and need to count our blessings everyday as God is so good to us.

I am in Vietnam now so will write again shortly and hopefully add some photos in the next week or so.