Monday, December 22, 2008

15 days and counting!

We leave for Cambodia in 15 days!  We are so excited. 

We will be in Cambodia from January 6th-February 2nd.  Our good friend George will be joining us for the first half and a team of eight more friends will join us for the second half of the trip.  We are working alongside Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (hence the blog name Friends in Cambodia).

During the first part of the trip, we will be working at various orphanages and hope to find one that needs sponsorship.  We would love to have the opportunity to provide them with food, clothes, and health care on a regular basis!  Many more details to come.  Pat and George will also be working to set up some community health programs.  The kids and I will have to do a lot of shopping and playing while they are working on the health programs!

During the second part of the trip, we will join eight others and run a medical clinic and give health and hygiene talks.  During the medical clinic, the kids will help me do some vacation Bible school activities and we plan to pass out hundreds of lollipops!  In Ethiopia, Trent is known as "The Candy Man." He had a "pop" for everyone he met!

We are so thankful for this wonderful opportunity that the Lord has given us.  We truly feel blessed.

Please keep us in your prayers!
-health
-safety
-that the Lord leads us to an orphanage that needs sponsorship 
-that we are able to communicate well and truly show the love of Christ to the Cambodians we meet