Back in Cambodia for our fall round of trainings - we arrived just in time for rainy season flooding. Our plane arrived at Phnom Penh in the middle of a torrential rainstorm.
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We’ve been in Cambodia for a little over three weeks now, but it feels like months. We knew before we launched this trip that there would be more work available than we would ever be able to do, and these weeks have borne that out. Here are a smattering of pictures that give a taste of our work over the past three weeks!
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As Kirsten and I continue to prepare for our return to full-time ministry (we have our tickets purchased and our initial itinerary laid out), I wanted to share some details about one of our partners, the Village Development Project (VDP). I think looking at what they do really makes it easy to see why we do what we do . . .
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In Cambodia our main ministry focus is supporting Christian Education, but from the beginning we’ve always tried to be alert to when God points out “other duties as assigned.” The need Cambodia presents is greater than any missionary couple can meet, so we are sensitive to when God says, “that one.” Ou was one of those.
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Here in the US we have been making connections with several churches who share our vision for investing in Christian education in Cambodia. Though our team is not yet complete, as we are still looking for those God has yet to bring onboard, one way or another we will be heading back to the field come spring. . .
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Just an update - folks have been asking us when we will be leaving for Cambodia. The short answer is ‘as soon as we can!’
The teaching staff of Salaa Hope, Battambang - engaging in our workshop on biblical Integration. They were fantastic!
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It’s been a long time (a very long time) since our last post. While our first reaction is to feel like we’ve neglected the blog, in all honesty there hasn’t been much to write about. If you’ve been following along you know that
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Oh what a year it has been! Here’s a look back at our 2020. While it has been full of unexpected change and uncertainty for us, the Lord has been surprised by none of it.
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We knew when we took the position at Logos that it wouldn’t be forever. I likened it to “standing in the gap.” Early on in the school year we knew that this would be our last at Logos and that we would be returning to America, closer to family, laying down new roots. At the beginning of the school year we had no idea that it would end like it did though.
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It doesn’t matter what country you’re in, if you’re a teacher the sprint to the end of the school year is always the same. People outside of education say, “The years really winding down for you.” What they mean is that the days are coming to an end but in teacher life, it’s really more like winding UP.
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Kampot is a small riverside town about four hours drive south of Phnom Penh - with the roads in their current condition that is. The last time we were there, about five years ago and with the roads in “Cambodia-good” condition, it was closer to a 2.5-3 hour drive just to give you an idea of “current condition.” The last time we were there
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When it comes to blog posts there is very little chance I’ll ever be called an “over sharer.” How can it have already been a couple of months since we gave an update? Time goes by too fast! We hope this finds each of you well and loving life. Here’s what has been filling our days. Actually,
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Our calendar says it’s the Christmas season but our eyes say it’s mid-summer - perpetually mid-summer! Not only is the climate opposite of what we experience in the states this time of year, but the daily happenings are quite different as well.
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Prek Pnov is a community on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. It is unique in that many of its residents live on a thin swath of land that is sandwiched between a major roadway and the bank of the Tonle Sap river. Each year, predictably, that swath of land massively floods.
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Hard to believe we are already approaching the end of the first quarter of the school year. I guess it’s true what they say, “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
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Summer is quickly coming to a close for us. We've had a fun couple of months with family and friends, much of it spent in the mountains and on the lakes and hiking trails of our home state - Alaska, which is just about as different as different can be from Cambodia.
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The short story is that we have been busy. Here are a few highlights from the last four weeks . . .
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Six weeks in and we figured we better share some highlights before so much time goes by that we forget - every day seems to have so much in it.
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Well, tomorrow is the day. It's crazy to think back on the last few months (yes, it's only been a few months) and the sequence of events that has lead us to now.
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