What a miracle...

I want to share some of the miracles that have been happening on my journey. Three months ago I still needed a place to live, a visa for the UK, enough money to pay my school fees and a flight to London. But we kept going forward even though we weren't sure how it was all going to work.

A place to live

London is an expensive place to live. A friend from my dance school comes from the UK and she asked in her church if anyone could help. One family offered me a place to stay! They have 2 daughters and a dog called Fin.

School fees

On July 15th I received the amazing news that someone from Japan ( we don't know who) deposited money in the bank account for the organisation where I live. It said, "for Sy Naet" and it was 3,000,000 yen ( $27,000). This money will cover all my school fees for 1 year. I can't believe that God provided this much money.

Getting a visa!

For the visa, I had to fill in a form online. This took a long time because there was something wrong with the system. We tried to upload the information more than 10 times. Finally we decided to go to the visa application office and let them do it for us. We could choose to pay more money to get it done faster - more than double the standard cost. At first we wanted to get it done as soon as possible because time was running out but we chose to pay the standard price because we believed that if it was God's plan he would make it work.

As part of of the visa application I was supposed to do an interview, so I needed to practice. I'm so thankful for the two ladies that gave time and energy to help me prepare. It was scary at first but as I practiced, I got better at answering the questions.

After a week of waiting to hear about my application they texted us and said my visa was ready. I did not have to do an interview and it only took 1 week - it was supposed to take 3 weeks! I could not believe it. I did not know what to feel. I thought I had 3 weeks but now I could go any day.

An airplane ride

Finally it was time to book a flight and amazingly someone from America, who knew about me, bought me a ticket! Now I had to work out what to pack and say goodbye...

There are some photos of the house where I am going to live - and Fin the dog!

Dream with God

Amazing things have been happening for the last two months. I was doubting whether going to the UK to study dance is really God's plan. I felt like maybe I have made a big mistake because nothing was happening and my teachers weren't there.

But one night I had a dream. In the dream I was stressed and questioning God about my life. My life has been full of sufferings, rejection and pressures from other people around me. Then in my dream I was walking on a small bridge. I looked down at the water and I saw and heard Gods voice through the water. I could feel the power of his voice but it was also with a calmness like when a father hugs a daughter. He said, "Do you trust me? If you do, don't you believe that I can make this happen?" I didn't have to tell him anything he knew what I was struggling with already.

After this dream, I opened my eyes and was completely awake because it was so powerful and I could't take it anymore. My heart was at ease and very peaceful. I was excited and the first thing I did after waking was run and tell everyone in my family.

Since then I have stopped questioning God and have been trusting in him more. When I am alone and having doubts I can feel God saying to me "Do You Trust Me?" and I remember my dream.

A bridge like the one that I was standing on.

Going to see Khmer Children

A few weeks ago I was invited to visit a group of children came to visit me at our performance in May. They are also learning ballet.

It was a great opportunity for me to go visit my own people, (children) practice ballet and be able to join them in their little studio. They were so lovely and friendly. When they saw me, they remembered that I was the one who wore a Tutu in the performance that they came to see.

Whilst I was with them I shared my testimony of how dance and God has changed my life and made me who I am today. They were very curious asked me lots of questions. A few of them told me that their families and friends keep saying that they are crazy and make fun of them. I told them I was there too when I first started. Even now some of them are still saying it. I encouraged them to keep doing it because hopefully one day, their families and friends can appreciate ballet dance.

The most amazing part is, they are a christian too. I'm so glad to see that my people are coming back to him and believe that he is the son of God. I hope they will keep on believing in God as they grow.