A bit of Silence

I am sorry for a time of silence with the blog these last 2 months have been difficult for us.

I think it was late January Ream was hospitalized for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy.  She's taking it slow and recovering well.  Ream said that her blood was so low that they had two transfusions going at once and the nurses where squeezing the bags to get the blood in, while two other nurses where giving shots to here.
We were very grateful to have had a team arrive the next morning, they comforted us with prayer and have offered to cover the medical expenses.  It was a blessing God had such timing available for us.


We've had some difficulties with staff at school and the orphanage which has been resolved.   One problem was the office, we entrusted some work with a friend that wasn't as capable as we had thought.  It has set us back a couple months but we've made some changes and are getting it all back together.


Cambodia's school system is under going some changes and we happen to be the first one this month to be a part of this change.  We had to pay a small tax the other day, which was fine and reasonable.
We also got notice that they will be requiring all licences schools to make a security deposit into the treasury. This one is a massive bill to take on, but God will provide.


We realized that our 12th graders will be leaving us this year between 5 and 7 months is all we have with our 4 boys; it as a sad realization.

We are gaining guests and teams which are good things; setting up for the year.

Yesterday we've run into a possible problem with the well on the property, it's possible that it's being clogged by a tree.  but were not completely sure yet.

So I have no real photos to show and no stories to post outside of the challenges we've been wading through.

The wonderful thing is there are people praying for us, and we see God working.  I apologize if there is a little more silence as we continue get things back on track.

Please continue to pray for Ream's recovery and some finalization to the challenges.  Also please pray for the works and all those involved for blessings and protection.


  

The start of our CHRIST-mas photos

I am making a big effort to get some Christmas photos out in a timely manner this year.

A photo of the young ladies that make this all possible.

We are missing a child or two that didn't show up for pictures, last year we had 1, this year we had 3 boys hiding, so I apologize to sponsors and we are making effort to have one taken since our tree is still up.

Also no your eyes are not having a difficulty, our boys found some hair spray to spice up this years photos.

 

 

Are you a missionary?

Are you a missionary?

Chances are your not, but are you called?

I believe the answer is YES. 

We have all been called to share the gospel; but have we answered that call?  

Have we been obedient to His charge? 

While this video is a luscious attractive piece designed to attract and encourage you to do missions.

I liked it and honestly made me want to do missions. 

But wait I am a missionary and so are you.  

No matter where you are, there you are so if you here or if your there you have to come of the mind set that a missionary isn't someone who goes out and shares the gospel but someone who shares the gospel period.

I think the idea of I am not a missionary allows us to think that's not what I am called to do and give us away out and we are not sharing the gospel.  While this video in someway what make mission field attractive, I would say that it's far more adventurous, scary, thrilling to preach at home.   A video just as attractive should be made about the guy passing out coffee on the corner or the guy caring for someone on the streets.

My home; our home (our country) seems in ruins right now and I think it's time for many of us to answer the call and be a missionary at home.  If one person in a far off country can make such a big difference worthy of  book or movie then why can't many of us make that same difference at home.  According to the video it takes someone special to be a missionary, it doesn't really, it doesn't have to.  "Special" is really no more than a person that will say "Yes I will do it".  That's how special was I,  I simply said yes.

I think again it goes to the mindset that this is my job because "I am a missionary" verses the person at home thinking my job is a "store clerk" or "contractor" or anything.  The store clerk needs to be thinking "I am a Missionary" and the field is the store.  Paul was a missionary that made tents for a time.  He was a missionary while in jail, he was a missionary in life not just while in a specific place, crossing a boarder or an ocean shouldn't make me a missionary.

I implore you to think of missions as your job.  Feel the great honor, blessing to serve our KING.  To share should be our greatest joy and tremendous blessing.

Obviously it's not going to be easy, it's going to be hard but have you not sung the song "I am in the LORD's ARMY".  We've said I am a soldier, don't be a lazy soldier who sleeps while the enemy advances.

Start small, work your way into it, go out as a group with confidence.  Take your smart phone and look up answers you don't know.  Truthfully I hardly know anything at all but it seems most of the time the knowledge it there when it's needed.  I think God will give you the words if you try and use it.

Some questions I think about often.
Have I sewn any seeds today; what have we done?  
Have I helped anyone get saved this week; what have I really done?  
Have I enabled other to do it?
How valuable is my life if I am not doing what it was designed to so?

You might say I am to scared to stand on a street corner and talk to people or I don't know how.
Then be the worker, encouraging others to go driving them, lay out supplies, buy supplies for those who will use them, be a part of the work.

Let's not bury what God has entrusted us with.

Make it your mission to be a Missionary any were you are.





   

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Warning it might make you cry.

A couple years ago a budding journalist Laura Kebede visited us with the idea to make a video about the children's past and present lives.

Today I receive a copy of Sorya's and Chantrea short story.

It's not their whole story but a small glimpse of what was.  

It is important to not always focus on their past, it isn't who they are. 

It's where they WERE that helps us see where they ARE; that should impress us and in turn we give glory to God!

   

Today Sorya and Chantrea are bright, shining, lovely ladies constantly evolving, growing and advancing.    

I am constantly blessed to have been used to better the lives entrusted to us.