150919 Thank you for the women's prayer retreat

Learning "Still" together

Be still and know that I am God.

Psalm 46:10

There's a song that will always remind me of Cambodia. It's called Still by Hillsong.

Hide me now 

under Your wings

cover me 

within Your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar

I will soar with you above the storm

Father You are King over the flood

I will be still and know You are God

Find rest my soul

in Christ alone

Know His power

in quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar

I will soar with you above the storm

Father You are King over the flood

I will be still and know You are God

As I was singing this song at the prayer retreat, I could almost hear the voices of the children in Cambodia in my ears. I miss the time when we worshipped together.

It's really weird for me to miss Cambodia when I sing this song. The first time I sang this song with the Cambodian kids were at the retreat centre, during our worship time. During worship, I remember keep thinking about the children in Mexico. Everything I did during the VBS kept taking me back to the time I was in Mexico. It was like my heart and my mind were separated from my body. It felt like my spiritless body was present in Cambodia. At the time, I never would've guessed if I was gonna miss Cambodia this much, nor fall in love with those children this deep. But I'm thankful that God opened up my eyes to see beyond Mexico, and to love the children in Cambodia as well.

The theme of the women's prayer retreat was to "Be still and know that He is God." I think I decided to go on this retreat because was drawn to this theme more than any other reason. As there are things that I am uncertain of, and I need to be still before God to know where He is leading me next. This retreat was a good reminder that being still means to trust God, and just know that God is in control of everything even though I may be anxious because of all the uncertainties in my life.

It was also a great opportunity to get to know the women in different ages. A lot of times at church, I only hang out with the girls in my age, or younger. I never really get a chance to talk to older ladies. As I get older, I think I have more desire to get to know the older women of God. Although it was very brief time that we had together, I'm thankful for this opportunity to read the Word together and share about His teachings in each of our lives in different stages of our lives. I'm looking forward to the next women's retreat!