What's your motivation, continued...

So, what's your motivation for having a good time? Logos Carnival is a huge highlight for many in our community, as very few community events like this take place in the city. I, Lesley, always man the Tattoo station, complete with sparkles. I bring back many packages of temporary tatts for the occasion, and it's usually a hit, cuz they's hard to find here.


















Steph had been placed in "jail," one of the game centres, where you have to get your face painted, in order to get out. Most people, like Julia when it was her turn, resist "arrest" quite violently :)
















And, the weekend after Valentines day, saw the Middle School Girls (and boys, too, for that matter) volleyball team(s) WIN the city championships against the other 3 international schools. Here we see some pretty excited rejoicing, over the victory!


The tournament was held at Hope International School. But the celebrating didn't stop there. After the tournament, it was off to Lucky Burger (our closet equivalent to McDonalds!) for cokes, burgers and fries. Time to pose for a picture next to the Chinese New Year Tree. Oh ya, happy belated Chinese New Year, too! Bet ya didn't even know it. Asked our friends about the significance of the tree, and the tree is basically a cherry blossom type, that if it blooms on new years day, you will have good luck. The red envelopes are full of money, a typical new years gift, wishing you good luck for the year.

As our family continues on through our last semester here, that question haunts me, "What is your motivation?" What is it, really, that carries us to continue to love and serve Cambodians and the greater Logos community when our time here is short?

Jesus told this parable just before Palm Sunday:
"A nobleman was called away to a distant empire to be crowned king and then return. Before he left, he called together 10 of his servants and divided up 10 pounds of silver, saying, 'invest this for me while I am gone.' After he was crowned King, he returned and called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what their profits were. The first servant reported, 'Master, I invested your money and made ten times the original amount!'
'Well done!' exclaimed the King. 'You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.' Luke 19:12-17

"When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. " Luke 12:48

God Bless You, as you question your motivations!