Wish You Could See What We See!

Here are some more photos. It is hard to put them in the order I want them so they are sort of random. Sorry!

We are doing well and having a great time! It has been a blessing to serve here in Cambodia. We wish there was more we could do and hope to do more in the future. Pat will have some great stories to share, but he has been super busy so he hasn't been able to update.

The kids and I are enjoying doing Children's Programs in villages and at the church. The Cambodian children have been so sweet and seem to love the activities.

We really feel your prayers. We truly thank you. If you could also pray for Brielle Murray, a little girl with cancer. It has been a long road for her and as of now there isn't much more medicine can do, so we would love to see a miracle. Check out her blog.... it will break your heart and bless you at the same time. www.briellemurray.com

I love watching Pat do what he was meant to do!

Justin and Pat lancing a boil on a certain missionary's arm in our hotel room, on my bed I think... :)

Boys playing in the Black River.... a river filled with sewage.

Pork anyone?

The busy city. It is super crowded and busy in certain areas of the city! It is crazy! I wish the pictures could truly portray what we see!

Beautiful countryside...

Our bus driver of course LOVED Taliah! Who doesn't? She is everyone's BFF

Blake.... these 2 are for you... Cow dung and a cow's anus!

Justin is just chillin'. Such a great guy! He is planning to go to medical school in the fall. He and Pat have enjoyed working together!

Picnic lunch... rice and pork.

Teaching at the health promoters at the health and hygiene seminar

We were out from 8AM-4:30 PM which meant 1 thing... we had to pee in the dirt! Here are a few of us squatting by our the areas we marked! That is Stephanie with the girls. She has been a HUGE help and blessing!

All the participants at the health and hygiene seminar

Two of my favorite fruits here!

Crafts at Sunday School.

Eating peeps!

Health Promoters teaching the kids about washing their hands and clipping their nails.

We did a lesson on being sons and daughters of the King. We made crowns with jewels on them as the craft! The kids looked so cute in their crowns.

Matt Kuffel preaching! He is a missionary here... such a wonderful man and we love his wife Lois too!

Lani Sward teaching a Bible story. She did a great job and is so good with the kids. Lee and Lani are Scott Sward's parents. Scott and his wife Andrea are missionary's here. It has been wonderful to work alongside the Swards!

Even Trent painted nails! I have to say that the kids have been amazing and incredibly helpful! I am soooo proud! We had to do the Children's Program on an ant hill yesterday. There were ants EVERYWHERE! My kids were great about it! We were out for 8 hours working and they did not complain one time!

Doing some medical exams at home visits

Pictures

Taking Malaria Medicine- Trent LOVES swallowing his pills!

Didi refuses to swallow her pills so she CHEWS them! YUCK!

It is awful.

We packed a lunch and ate on the Riverfront

View from the Riverfront

Carnival we went to on Friday night

Cambodian Mc Donald's.... aka Lucky Burger

(Lisa J.- I'm sure you'd eat here!)

These kids heard we were in the village and

they all ran to see what was happening!

Medical assessments

Trent putting tattoos on the kids

Didi painting nails

Roadside "gas station"

Rush hour traffic

Building a new roadside store

Fun Day

The kids had a fun day while Pat worked at the health and hygiene seminar. He said it went really well. The Cambodians have really taken ownership of the program and have already planted 6 home churches and are really helping people live healthier lives! Pat came home last night really excited. He of course did not take any pictures but he will today. Please continue to pray for his back. It is bothering him still.

The kids and I had a full day. We woke up around 4AM, did some home school, ate breakfast, did more school, met Pat for lunch, walked around a park, stopped by the health and hygiene seminar to say hi, shopped at the Russian Market, had a soda, got foot massages, ate dinner and watched a movie! They have been amazing!

Tomorrow (Saturday) after the health and hygiene seminar we will be going to a village to do health assessments and a kids' program! We are looking forward to it!

Lee and Lani Sward leave tonight to join the team. Please pray for safe travels for them!

Thanks!!!!

Tuk Tuk ride

A lot of people can fit on a "moto!"

TAN!!!! Our tuk tuk driver from last year!! He is our driver again!

Balcony at Scott and Andrea's place

Scott and Andrea's home! They cooked us a traditional

Cambodian meal! Super good! They place is super cute.

Uh-oh, time out in the hotel room!

Homeschool

Foot massages! 1 hour- $3 for the kids and $5 for me!

The kids LOVED it!

The owner is Korean and of course loves Trent!

We Are Here!

We arrived safely in Cambodia! We were greeted by Scott and Andrea Sward and Carolyn and Steve Harvey. We had a great travel day, probably one of our best. No meltdowns, most of us got some sleep on the plane, and managed to have some enjoyable moments! While Kacie was in an Ambien-sleep-induced coma on the airplane there was some "excitement!" Someone had a seizure and Pat heard, "Is there a doctor on the plane?" So he, Stephanie (nurse/teammate) and Justin (pre-med student/teammate) went back and helped out! The women ended up being okay, thankfully!

Tomorrow we will do some sightseeing and prep for the health and hygiene seminars. We will update as often as possible. Our internet connection does not seem to be great though. If this post does not make sense it is because I can barely think as I type.... soooo tired, but trying to stay awake!

Thank you again for your prayers. We feel it! Miss you all!

Cambodia here we come!

Fun on the last flight!
Room 605 at the Golden Gate
As promised for a no "melt-down day" shakes

at Lucky Burger!
Riverfront walk