A Stone's Throw

Keep praying for our medical team in Cambodia!

Hey All

Tuesday was HOT, I heard it was over 100 today!!!!!!

We had another great day at the clinic. The Doctors saw just over 100 people. Terry continued to evaluate patients before they were seen by the Doctors. Julie joined her today. I worked some in the pharmacy, shared the Gospel with some and played with kids. Did I mention it was HOT today?

Terry and I are both feeling better. We still have coughs, but we also have our voices back. Wow was it HOT today.

The food has been good, so far no major stomach issues. We are about to run out of Diet Coke though. I am not sure what that might do to team chemistry, because I think 3 of us are addicted. We can’t find anymore in the town we are staying in, so it could be a long couple of days. By the way, it was nasty HOT today.

Driving in Cambodia is amazing. I have never seen more motorcycles, scooters and mopeds in my life. They drive like they are invincible. It is fun to watch, especially since I am not driving. It was pretty HOT today.

We are expecting another good day tomorrow. I think it is supposed to be HOT.

Thanks for your prayers,
Brock

Just got this from our missions pastor, Brock Cummins.  I was planning on going with the team on this trip, but it just didn’t work out.  Please keep these four people in your prayers!  Pray also for the missionary doc, the Cambodian people that are receiving medical care there.

Hey All,

I apologize for not getting an update out sooner.  All of our flights went smoothly and we arrived Saturday night around 11:45pm local time.  All of our bags arrived with us and we had no trouble getting through customs with all the meds.

Sunday morning we did some shopping at a market in Phnom Penh.  Sunday afternoon we loaded up the van and the truck and headed to the province of Kompong Chhnaing (I don’t know how to pronounce it either.).  The hotel here is nice.  The air conditioners work great and we have hot water.

Today, we had a great first day at the village.  It is about 1 hour and 15 minutes from our hotel. Dr. Blake Little and Dr. Kit (a missionary Dr. with New Tribes Mission) saw 50+ people.  We shared the gospel with those who were seen.  Nurse Terry Osborne assessed everyone before they were seen by the Doctors.  Nurse Julie Reed and I worked in the pharmacy and we found some time to play with kids.

It is very HOT, but we are all surviving.  Terry and I both have colds.  Dr. Blake put us on antibiotics.  We both have bad coughs and squeaky voices.

Jessica, the missionary we are working with, is great.  She is taking wonderful care of us and did a great job of getting all the details taken care of before we arrived.

We are looking forward to another good day tomorrow.

Thank you for your prayers,
Brock

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Ok, to the heart of the post . . . It seems as though I am really, really busy, but I can’t seem to get ANYTHING done!  Do you ever feel that way?  We had a great staff meeting yesterday morning, but the day seemed to get away and before I knew it, it was time for Life Group at our house.

We had an AWESOME Life Group.  I absolutely love hanging out with our new found friends and study the Bible and hang out together!  We are really starting to gel and “click,” which is really cool.  We are studying “Discovering God’s Will”–an Andy Stanley/Northpoint study.  Man, what a great study so far.  Some highlight statements that really spoke to me from this week:

“The problem with knowing God’s will is not God’s unwillingness to speak; the problem is our unwillingness to follow through. Discovering God’s Will by Andy Stanley & Reggie Joiner, 21

“God does not give us direction for our consideration; He gives us His direction for participation.”

“God is more interested in your discovering Him than His will.”

“In the process of trying to know His will, we get to know Him.”

The message was built around Proverbs 3:5-6–

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.

I think this verse is very appropriate for my Tuesday that I had today . . .

Have you ever noticed how we seem to tell God “how it’s going to be?”  You know the deal.  We basically expect God to get on board with what we are doing.  When He does something we don’t want, weren’t expecting, or makes us uncomfortable; and we get all bent out of shape.  We tend to work harder, plan more thoroughly…work YOUR plan and ask God to bless YOUR plans.

God doesn’t work that way!  He wants us to wait on Him.  He wants more than anything a relationship with us that is real and personal.  He wants us to be so close to Him, that of course we would know what to do in order to do His will.

I am learning that the more plans I put together, the more they will not go so hot.  When I seek God and work on my relationship with Him, then I set to planning. . . that is when the my plans will become His plans.  When I am so atuned to His heart, that His heart becomes mine.

When things are seeming to “go your way.”  Maybe it is a perspective change?  Maybe it is a change in who is making the plans.  As Experiencing God says, “God is always at work around you.”  You need to find out what He is doing and do it.