Tuesday, February 24, 2009

To Vietnam and Back Again

Hi Friends!

Its been a whirlwind of a few weeks as we traversed into Vietnam and met and worked with some YWAMers and other Christians in the country. It was somewhat of a shock to be back in such a busy city after being in a small town in Cambodia for nearly two months. And if you have ever heard anything regarding the craziness of traffic in Ho Chi Minh City...believe it. It's absolutely ridiculous. Imagine millions (literally) of motor bikes and cars and taxis all buzzing around the city without any real road rules. One of the Vietnamese told me "if you didn't pray before coming to Ho Chi Minh, you will once you experience the traffic!" It's true.

We visited orphanages with handicapped children, we met with university students, we worked with the believers there doing evangelism around the city, we did some discipleship training for new Christians who wanted to learn more about their relationship with God - we were pretty much bombarded with things to do! And it was all wonderful. The Lord met us in really powerful and touching ways as we connected with the students as we taught them more about hearing from God, their identity in Christ, and about worship.

I am now back in Cambodia in a city named Battambang. As I finish the tail end of my six month DTS there are a few more prayer needs I can ask you to lift up :) Please pray that my team and I would finish our time on outreach strong...the thoughts of life at home begin to creep in more steadily now as we prepare for life after DTS. Also, that God would really show us more of who He is and how he loves us. We are really seeking after Him in these last weeks to finish well and give everything we have. I also need prayer as to the decisions regarding my future after this is over...I could use all the prayer I can get.

I love you and am praying for you, too!!

1 comment:

natalie riedel said...

Oh my dearest Lisa! I am praying for you. I will be praying for your last weeks, to finish strong and all of you to come back safe. =) I cant believe you will be home in a couple weeks! I am so excited! I love you and am thinking of you! Have fun and stay safe and I will see you soon! You are in my thoughts and prayers! I pray that God will bless you and keep you safe. That he would pour his love down on you and drench you in his loving buckets of love. That he would hold you in his arms and that when you are feeling home sick, or lonely at all, that you would feel God's arms around you. Hugging you and sending you all the love that you can imagine! God Let Lisa know how incredibly much we back at home miss her and love her soo much! You Lisa, are such an amazing woman of God and God is sooo proud of you! He is so proud of your diligence and your service to his people!
I love you Lisa, and i will see you soon! =) xoxo LYLAS