Friday, December 30, 2011

Hair Products + Cambodia



Two products you MUST try: Solid Shampoo and Conditioner from LUSH!  I've been using the solid shampoo (Godiva, lower) for a while and love it.  It smells so fresh, has a great lather, and lasts a long time.  I've not tried the conditioner before but just got it today (Jungle, upper)...and it smells fantastic! Plus, they are great for travel.  Cute little tins and no liquid that the TSA will mistake for bomb ingredients.  

These will be perfect for my upcoming trip to Cambodia.  Along with a small team of other young adults and senior church leadership, I will be traveling to Cambodia January 25th through February 7th 2012.  Our focus is relational.  We will be working with Cambodian young adults, students, and pastors, and testifying what we know to be true about Jesus Christ.  


A brief background: Nearly 2 million Cambodians were killed between 1975-79 by the Khmer Rouge.  In their attempts to return Cambodia to an agrarian society, any professional and/or educated people were killed.  To this day, the population is relatively young, a large percentage under age 35.  The country is slowly healing from wounds of the devastating genocide; The Christian church a growing part of the healing process.  



God is good. Even in praying and writing to friends for financial support, I am awed by how God moves. His work is beautiful....and so is my hair (sorry, I couldn't think of another way to tie it all together).

*If you'd like information on how you can support me in my trip to Cambodia, please email me: kebickell at gmail (dot) com

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Perfect in Power, in Love, and Purity

I have been listening to "Holy, Holy, Holy" from Sufjan Stevens' Songs for Christmas album on repeat for hours.  I've heard this song, even sung this song, a bunch of times.  Hearing this version last night, something happened.

I turned the lights off and lit a few candles, hit repeat and soaked in the saccharine, warm love that comes when worshipping Jesus.  It is a song that has been poured over my heart and I can't help but have tears.  This song is the sweetest, most beautiful, most still song to praise, to give thanks, to proclaim the awesome power, perfect love, and divine purity.