CAMBODIA

It is always such an awesome experience to go to another country and see how other people live life.

There are two things that constantly amaze me about Cambodia, but this year there were three.

1. I can’t believe how much the nation has developed since I was last there in 2006. The roads have less potholes and are so much easier and faster to travel on. The rubbish on the sides of the roads has been remarkably reduced which means that the city doesn’t smell like a dump anymore either.
2. The majority of people in Cambodia live in these little one or two room houses that are really no bigger than most Australian lounge rooms. They are happy with so little, which is a real contrast to our materialistic obsession to have every new gadget that comes out.
3. The people who tirelessly serve in that country, who continually endure the climate and the inconveniences of lack of modern medicine or water supply, for very little personal gain, are amazing.

It really does cause me to pause and think about the real reason God chose for us all to be born into such a wealthy country. Could it possibly be so that we could learn to give to others instead of ourselves, or is it something more?