Today is Sunday (so they tell me) and this past week was like a whirlwind. Last Sunday I was at a new church in Chiang Mai Thailand... got sick after church with who knows what... laid in bed the whole day and then our entire team had a wrap up meeting in the evening for the Asia's Hope trip.
Monday morning the remainder of the team (less three of us) flew off to their respective destinations (South Korea, Hong Kong, and the US). Monday evening the three of us went back to the Asia's Hope orphanage to say our goodbyes (feeling much better thank you). It is always hard to say goodbye, but I know that God ultimately cares for these little ones, and it was easy to see His touch upon their lives.
Tuesday, Dave, Kim and I flew back to Phnom Penh (JUST made the second flight out of Bangkok)... Wednesday was about getting my bearings, trying to fully recover from whatever sickness was fighting a war in my gut and refocus for the rest of the time.
Thursday I got back to Asia's Hope Christian School and did another stint as school photographer (this time for a school) as we are working through making sure every student at the school has a profile written about them as well as a sponsor for their education. I also got over to Toul Tom Pong Market to get a little shopping done.
Friday I was back at Asia's Hope Christian School to make recordings of different Scripture verses that the teachers want the students to be able to correctly pronounce in English...
Saturday was a great day, albeit long and tiring. Part of the ministry which we are doing here is a bit intangible... it deals a lot with relationship building, discipling and English teaching in informal settings... this helps to encourage the students in their relationship with Christ as well. Kim and I took the college students to a couple of places that they either had never been to, or could never afford on their own... we rented a van an drove to Kompot province which is near Vietnam and actually touches the ocean. I have flown over the Pacific, but have never seen it up close so that was neat for me as well. There is a beach there, but we didn't swim there. We then went to a river that has rapids and swimming... ate lunch there, enjoyed each other's friendship, I took a ton of pictures of course, and just generally had a good time. Third we went over to a near by zoo. Some of the animals looked downright ravenous for food which was a bit disturbing, but in an area of the world where some people don't eat for days, I am not sure why the animals would be any different... we did see some really crazy looking birds and mammals though that Kim and I had never seen before.
The trip home was long and bumpy, but perhaps the most disturbing part was seeing two men laid out on the road who had hit head on motos... I think that it had just happened before we got there and they were (hopefully) out cold.
Today I am about to leave and go to the church that is sponsored by World Vision. I have no idea what to expect, but I am looking forward to it. May God bless you with a great weekend of knowing and trusting Him more. Graham
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