Cambodia was a dream come true.
Chanyang Jeong
For those of you who have known me for many years
know that I had been praying for this opportunity to return to Cambodia since 2006. The last two years of my
When I left Cambodia a month ago, my heart was so
life, even with all the hardships and stress, have been a
full of regret and I felt so sorry towards my students that
huge blessing to me.
I didn’t have time to deeply think about how God had
So now what? That’s something that I’ve been pondering
given me this past year in Cambodia as an amazing gift.
for months before my return back home. I still don’t have
But when I came home and I saw the remnants of my
a clear answer as to what job I will have in the immediate
U.S. citizenship that signaled God’s calling for me to go
future, but God never did tell me His plans this early on.
to Cambodia, I was able to realize all over again what
One thing I’ve learned in this journey so far with God is
indescribable grace God gave me this past year.
that everything is perfect in His timing. So I’m completely
at peace with the fact that I don’t know what I’m doing
next! I believe it will be something in the education field
and I’m pretty sure it’s going to be international. After
all, that’s how God created me and I’m confident of that.
So until He shows me His plans, I will just work hard to
equip myself to be better prepared for the next mission
He gives me.
Please pray for me as I take seminary courses this semester
First of all, God taught me the importance of simultaneous prayer in the mission field. I can still remember how
thrilling and touching it was to personally experience how
your prayers are planted on the mission field and see what
kind of synergy was displayed, what fruits it bore, and
how God used your prayers. Now I want to feel the thrill
of seeing my own prayers being answered as I continue to
be a missionary here.
to fulfill the requirements to get my ACSI (Association of
Secondly, there are many MKs (missionary kids) of Ko-
Christian Schools International) Principal Certification. I
rean missionaries serving in Cambodia. I wanted to give
have a feeling this will become useful in my future. Please
them the opportunity to comfortably talk about their
also pray as I seek God’s direction for my next step. Who
faith and feed them delicious food, so I started a weekly
knows where He will lead me. It could be China, Korea,
Bible study with them. As the MKs shared their ques-
or even just Raleigh. But wherever it may be, I’m excited
tions about their faith and talked about their encounters
and it is with the same 6th grade heart that I say, “I hope
with God through that Bible study time, I gave praise to
God will allow me to be a missionary!”
God. I always felt sorry for MKs about the sacrificial life
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they had to live because of the busy lives of their parents
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