A heart for the nation

So I know it's freakishly late, er, early in the morning right now, but I promised that I would post so here I am. Tonight we watched the movie The Killing Fields during our Cambodia team meeting, twice. Once to see the movie, and the second time to listen to the director's commentary, which was very insightful and very worth it. The movie is about these two reporters in Cambodia during the time of the Vietnam War and the Khmer Rouge occupation, and about the things they saw and the things that they went through. It's a great movie, informative and poignant. The girls were all misty at the end of it, but Alain and I... well I had something in my eye, honest. Through this movie and all the things that we are learning about Cambodia in our meetings I can feel God cultivating in me a heart for this nation. After each meeting I am even more eager to go to Cambodia. But one thing I want to be cautious about is forming an attitude of superiority towards the people of Cambodia. I its quite easy to slip into a mindset of, I come from America where we have automatic lawn sprinklers and 19756354 channels to pick from on TV, I can do so much to help you and your little country. Instead I want to be taught and ministered to by God and His people in Cambodia as much as, if not more than, I will teach and minister to them.