Come Ye Children

Children's Home Clinic

2010-10-08T23:47:00.000-07:00

House on the Tonle Sap Lake.

A baby I was holding right after I had finished a clinic at the Children's Home.

Clinic's In Villages

2010-10-08T19:33:00.000-07:00

In this photo we are just loving, playing games, and giving food to these children in the Somakai village behind the market. They go through the garbage from the market for their food.

Clinic in Takam village last week.

More of the clinic in Takam.

In this photo is Anyu's little boy who is now one month old. So precious.

Anyu's wife and baby.

This little boy is part of the church in the village and he is always watching me.

On our way into the village, people in the rice paddies harvesting the bundles of rice.

Children watching us go by on motorbikes.

Harvesting the rice.

Hauling wood. These are the only horses I have seen here they are rare.

This was a clinic when I first arrived here in the Pheassoek village. I saw around 70 people at this one in about three hours.

Sounsa Village Clinic.

Takam children walking back home from the clinic I had just finished.

Same children with their mom.

Beng Melia village clinic on the edge of the city of Siem Reap.

Same village.

House church service I attended and then did the clinic afterwards. It was great. They are sitting under the house.

Welcome to the American team from the PCL Children's Home

2010-09-28T06:09:00.000-07:00

In this photo the children all surrounded the team and prayed for them. God is so good!

This is the team after the ceremony was over.

In this the widows are being introduced to the team and also recognized for all the hard work they do cooking and caring for the orphans. Matt the guy in the background is the director of the PCL Children's Home.

In this photo the children have just finished the traditional planting and harvest of the rice dance.

In this photo Dr. Dale Denham is speaking on behalf of the team and the girls are giving each one a scarf as is the welcome tradition.

Steve Gaines is thanking them in this photo that he was allowed to come and share at the children's home and in the water sytem.

Clean Water on the Tonle Sap Lake

2010-09-28T05:47:00.000-07:00

Life on the Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia just got better.

This team of Americans from left Dr. Dale Denham, Tommy Kirk, Steve and Mitch Gaines and Rich K. came to Cambodia for one reason to give the people on the Tonle Sap Lake clean drinking water. Tommy Kirk invented the filtration system and the three others helped him install it on the PCL ( People for Care and Learning) boat. Praise God! This is an amazing thing and this is only the beginning.

In this photo are the holding tanks

Celebrating the Rice Harvest

2010-09-09T05:51:00.000-07:00

Putting the rice into the boiling water to make the noodles.

Here he is dipping the noodles out with a wicker basket to strain the noodles.

The noodles rice to the top as they get done.

In these photos the people are making rice noodles to celebrate the harvest. They use a can with holes in the bottom and a press to push the rice that looks like a white soupy paste through into the boiling water. The noodles rice to the top as they get done.

Takam Village Church Service

2010-09-09T04:13:00.000-07:00

Sen always likes to start off joking with the people and get them laughing and then they sing some worship songs.

Sen is interpreting for Julie.

This is some of the people who came to hear the word.

This little guy just sat or laid down on this bench next to Julie while she was teaching the word of God to the people. Yes there are Christians in this village! Thank you God for Julie and many others like her working here in Cambodia give hope to those who had none. He was so cute and the look on his face is priceless!

We had to pass between the cows on the motorcycles to get to where we were headed. they didn't even notice us.

Takam Village

2010-09-09T04:01:00.000-07:00

Not a fun job, but they are happy to have the food.

The little ones playing on the side of the path we were riding on with motorcycles.

Rice being harvested.

In these photos we are headed to the village but not yet there and I had to stop and get some shots of the farmers harvesting the rice. It is so beautiful and green right now.

Jeff Schroeder/From Amazing Race/Big Brother

2010-08-25T21:56:00.000-07:00

These are some of the houses on the edge of the Tonle Sap Lake you can see how high up they are in preparation for the rain season.

Very small house boat.

The smaller boat is pulling the bigger boat. This is also how they move their little house boats around on the lake.

This is just another day on the Tonle Sap everyone doing what they do to servive. Weaving, fishing.

Jeff taking a look at the filthy water before we board the boat to take us out into the big lake.

Julie Martinez and Ezra giving instructions on how to use the water filters.

Jeff playing with some of the children.

Setting up to give intstruction on how to use filter and the importance of clean water.

Preparation to give water filters to 200 families.

Jeff Schroeder and CBS chose PCL to visit and film as part of Jeff's Around the World for Free series that will you can follow on the internet with CBS Network. PCL is a Humanitarian NGO outreach in North and South Cambodia. In these photos we are in Siem Reap and on the Tonle Sap Lake where over a million people live.

Children

2010-06-23T23:17:00.000-07:00

This little boy came in from outside and was watching the the praise and worship.

More and more children came in, they were a bit shy until they saw the camera! lol

Cambodia has some beautiful flowers.

This is Bona at the left who is the cook at Common Grounds Cafe' PCL helping with the Community outreach done at camp. We had 300 people come and receive care packages.

This little baby was so adorable and friendly. I loved the hat.

Takam VBS Teaching

2010-06-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

In this photo Delilah and Sina are telling the story. The baby likes pulling on the dogs ears.

The children are coloring the picture of Bartimaeus here.

Dililah is starting the lesson about Bartimaeus and Sina is her interpreter.

Teaching begins in this photo.

These are the Lee Interns doing their introduction with the Interpreter Sen.

Wat Ot Twea - Temple without a door

2010-06-06T02:49:00.001-07:00

This is the worship area in the center of the temple that remains.

We were joking around with Julie.

This is a very old temple but is still used by some. Corey and I are standing in this doorway. In the group picture is Julie, Dr. Moodley and the Lee University Interns. We had fun going through this we were the only ones there. It is hidden a few miles outside town and a lot of people don't know it is there.

Clinic in Pheassoek Village

2010-06-04T06:48:00.000-07:00

In this group photo is the pastor of the village to the right of me and his sons and his wife is on the left and the couple in the back with hats on and glasses are my good friends pastor Simon and his wife Dora who arrange and help me with the clinics. They love to minister to the village people as I do. The others were interpreters and more family members. I treated over about 60 people on this clinic.

This little boy had cut on one foot and then on the other foot the side of his great toe was like torn off. I cleaned the wounds and put clean bandages on. They were pretty fresh so no infection.

This is my interpreter next to me and patient in the chair.

People waiting to be treated. There were a couple that were told they really needed to see a doctor, one had very high bloodpressure. We also pray for these people.

Children's Home Gets A Fresh Look

2010-05-28T09:48:00.001-07:00

This is Grace one of the Lee University Interns and one of the boys from the orphanage priming one of the wall at the children's home.

In this photo we were all getting ready to roll some primer. So this is my before picture.

In this picture it is days later and we are in one of the class rooms painting.

This is the almost finished room where the Youth have sunday services. What a difference paint and creativity makes. Great job Lee team and Thosten, Doreen and Matt, Ezra.

Clinic For Community at PCL Children's Home

2010-05-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

Pinet on the left also was interpreting for us and she to lives and works at orphanage for PCL.

These people are waiting for medical treatment.

We were able to treat 56 people from the area surrounding the children's home. Sina was interpreting for me she lives and works at the children's home. The one with long hair and the red and white shirt on. Sina has numerous responsibilities and works for PCL.

Teaching God's Word In Takam

2010-05-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

Julie Martinez is PCL director in this reason of Cambodia. She is the one who started this church in the Takam Village and usually the one who teaches and preaches here.

These little ones were gathered in their own little group on the top of the stairs.

This little one was watching the other children.

Pastor Ike and Sen are preparing to lead the worship songs in this picture

This is Corey one of the Lee University Interns teaching God's word in the Takam Village. They also have a pastor whose name is Ike. Sen is interpreting for Corey in this picture. The Lord has done many wonderful things in this village just since last year.

Takam Village Integrated Farm Coming Soon

2010-05-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

PCL has just purchased a large parcel of land and there is a team of people in the village that are working on the project. It is going to be an Integrated Farm consisting of two fish ponds, pigs, and fruit trees. This will help the village greatly.

Julie and Sen are discussing what needs to be done soon before the rain season really gets going.

Anyu went into one of the ponds to let us know how deep it is from water coming up out of the ground. Anyu has been working on helping clear the land of trees and roots. He will have a house on this property as well for he and his wife and the coming first child.

One pond will have talapia and the other will have catfish in it.

Clean Water For Kompong Kdai Village

2010-05-25T05:37:00.000-07:00

We had ten people at a time come and we gave them each a filter, one per family.

Julie Martinez in the forefront and Lee University Interns next to her.

In this photo Julie and Sen are teaching the people how to use and care for their filters.

The people are being instructed on the order in which the filters will be given out. We gave out 220 waters filters.

Sounsa Village

2010-05-19T05:17:00.001-07:00

In these photos my new friend and partner Doreen are doing the first clinic in the Sounsa Village. It was very rewarding. There was a team of other missionaries with us that have been working and ministering to these people for a while. Those that we could not help I sent to the team that was in the background to pray for them. God is so good! When you look at these photos, all of you that have and are supporting me are also touching the lives of these people and showing them the love of Christ.

PCL Children Learning About Jesus.

2010-05-15T03:32:00.000-07:00

In these pictures the children were being taught about Moses and the parting of the sea. The boys with the boards in their hands were Pharoh's soldiers coming after the Israelites and the boys that appear to be pushing on their heads are playing the part of the water pouring over the soldiers once the Israelites crossed over on that dry land. The paper cut outs they are working on are the same story. The Lee Interns are doing a nice job with them.

PCL Children's Home

2010-05-15T03:14:00.001-07:00

This is some of the children during VBS with the interns from Lee and some other missionaries. Then we have Ezra and his wife with their two day old son Johnathan, who weighed in at just over 5lbs. Ezra and his wife live at the orphanage and do a lot with the children as far as teaching them about Jesus. They have a church service there every Sunday.

Market Somaki Village

2010-05-15T02:14:00.000-07:00

We spent the evening with at least 100 children, just playing games with them, loving them and giving them food. This is a PCL outreach program that is done on a monthly basis, set up by Julie Martinez PCL director. It was so much fun and the kids loved it. There were 5 Lee College Interns, A couple from Germany, Chris from Colorado, Jeff from California, plus PCL Cambodian staff. The little girl in my arm was so tiny and she pretty much hung out with me the whole evening.

Lee College Interns

2010-05-13T06:07:00.000-07:00

The Heat is On!

2010-05-13T05:45:00.000-07:00

Sunday Service at Common Grounds

2010-05-13T05:31:00.001-07:00

Sounds On The Grounds

2010-05-07T19:06:00.000-07:00

Sounds On The Grounds

2010-05-07T18:27:00.000-07:00

I'm Back!

2010-03-15T14:09:00.001-07:00

These were taken this past Christmas, isn't he beautiful! He (Robby) has a four month old baby sister now.

I have enjoyed the last few months with family and friends. I am preparing to return to Cambodia on May 4th. Please stay tuned for future posts. Enjoy the journey!

Guitar Lessions

2009-05-27T04:03:00.001-07:00

No, Miss Naomi was not taking guitar lessions and would not smile until after the picture.

Ezra is giving some of the children hair cuts. The boy in the back ground is attempting to cut his own hair!
Tein looks like a pro.

Pang was doing very well, catching on quickly.

Just playing around and teaching some of the children chords on the guitar. They were really in to this.

Spending Time with the Children

2009-05-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

It was lunch time. Some of the children go to school in the morning and the rest go in the afternoon.

They love to have their pictures taken. The peace sign is just something that they do. From left to right beginning in the back are Socheata, Hannah, Sreilam, Sina, then Joy,Sokleng, Saren and standing is Sreilin.

This was yesterday, I just went out to the children's home and spent time with some of the girls and took coloring books and paper. They love to draw the pictures they look at in the books and are very good at it.

Clinic at The PCL Childrens Home

2009-05-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

It was also community day and the local children come and have lunch with the orphans that live here.

Curious children gather around.

This was the second clinic here and the amount of people doubled from last week.

New Hope

2009-05-19T02:56:00.000-07:00

We are now teaching in the Takam Village and the children and some adults are happy to have us come and teach them. They are learning the English language in different forms. They learned new words today through speaking, writing and singing. It was fun for them and for us.

Hope Where There is No Hope

2009-05-19T02:35:00.000-07:00

This house was not any bigger than most of your bathrooms.

This is a young widow we heard about and met today. As you can see her tiny hut is falling down around her and she has no where to go. She will be getting a new house built within the next month by PCL. So to those of you that support the ministry here you can see that your money is being well spent to help those that are truly in need.

The Bridal Shower

2009-05-16T00:49:00.000-07:00

This is the gang at the shower.

All the flowers were only $20.

The beautiful cake.

Mother and the bride to be.

The toilet paper brides the one in the middle took first place.

Beauty and the Beast

2009-05-13T21:37:00.000-07:00

This is a beautiful flowering tree here in Cambodia, very brilliant reddesh orange color.

These beasts were pretending to be dead or asleep but they were not! They were in like a holding area in the tourist boat ont the lake.

These two beautiful children belong to Naroth who was with us on the boat. Naroth works for PCL.

More scenes from the lake and other areas.

Tonle Sap

2009-05-13T05:22:00.000-07:00

These are our new friends the interns from Lee University seeing the Tonle Sap for the first time. They will be working here with PCL for the next ten weeks as volunteers.

A small small part of the floating city.

This little boy is one of Jane's students, he is five years old and very bright she tells me. He looks like a three year old because they do not get the proper nourishment. He was in deep thought.

Family living on the Tonle Sap. A way of life.

This was when we took the interns to the lake today.

Prasat Bachum Village

2009-05-13T05:01:00.000-07:00

This the pastor of the village singing with the children and Julie before we gave out the filters.

This was a new village we went to today and gave out water filters. There are missionaries that have been working in this village for a month and they are planning to build a school there.

First English Class in Takam Village

2009-05-11T23:25:00.000-07:00

We had about 50 students today.

Some were having trouble saying goodmorning or the last half of the word.

This is Julie and Sen teaching and I was filming and will be helping teach.

On the Road Again

2009-05-11T23:10:00.000-07:00

These are giant crocodiles on this truck being transported from the Crocodile Zoo to where I do not know, maybe one of the food places? Yum! I was on the back of a motorcyle going to visit someone sick. It is amazing what you see on the roads here.

Beautiful Sky

2009-05-10T04:53:00.000-07:00

This is God's art work.

This was a beautiful sky captured just before dark.

The Chicken Farm

2009-05-10T04:23:00.000-07:00

Soo is on the right in red and Akum in on the left in front.

My friend Soo and his coworker are helping a village start a chicken farm. Soo is paying for everything to get it going.

Clinic at The PCL Childrens Home

2009-05-09T01:25:00.000-07:00

This young boy had a cut on the lower back of his leg and a problem with his foot.

Here I was triaging this woman.

Here Ezra on the left, my interpreter is passing on the medication given.

This was my first clinic at the children's home and it kept me busy for three hours 35 people.

Clean Water

2009-05-06T00:36:00.000-07:00

It is also good for bathing.

It tastes good!

We took waterfilters to 20 families in the Takam Village and just had a well drilled by the widow's house. Three families will share a well. This is a small portion of the work that is being done with donation's from people everywhere. This will save lives and reduce sickness in the village people.

Beauty

2009-05-06T00:27:00.000-07:00

They have some beautiful flowers here.

Lunch

2009-05-06T00:14:00.000-07:00

This is more of the PCL family who also work hard for the Kingdom. They are wonderful friends.

Dr. Fred was happy with all the food he was eating, everything around him. Mike was just happy! and thinking about dessert.

A Visit From The Chief

2009-05-05T23:57:00.000-07:00

Lunch at Common Grounds the best food in town.
Arrival in Siemp Reap, on the right is Dr. Fred Garmon and his lovely wife Shirley along with Julie and great friends and supporters Mike and Sandy Forbis on the left. Last but not least some of our children from the children's home aren't they beautiful.

Here we are the PCL family and welcoming committee.

Road Trip

2009-05-04T02:38:00.000-07:00

Jane and I on the bus trip back from Phnom Penh six hour ride and I so need a hair cut! We had to go to the American Embassy so she could pages added to her passport.

Fruits

2009-05-04T02:09:00.001-07:00

These are called Rambutans and when you peel them they look like a grape but a little firmer, they have a nice fruity taste not like any I've tasted before.

These monsters are called Jackfruit and inside look similair to pineapple but a different taste that is nice. These are also expensive here.

Some harvesting and planting going on before the rain season really kicks in.

This is the inside of the same boat.

Changes on Tonle Sap Lake

2009-05-04T01:44:00.000-07:00

New boat being built by hand up on the bank.

The man with my umbrella is my moto driver watching after me he was stopping so I could get pictures on our way back from the lake.

The blue boats are schools.

More of the village

2009-04-26T05:16:00.000-07:00

This is all of us who attended the Sunday morning worship service.

Lunch in the village

Jane and the kids singing.

Dinner for the children

2009-04-16T04:58:00.000-07:00

This young man is Sochea our night time guard at Common Grounds Cafe. He is studying english, some evenings I sit and help him with it before it gets dark. He is very eager to learn. Age 17

As you can see all 14 children and one widow are enjoying their dinners.

Matt is over the orphanage and since Common Grounds is closed and everyone is gone except Me, Matt and Soo. Matt has been bringing those that are not far away home for dinner, so the three of us have been making them dinner like every other night and Matt lets them watch cartoons in his borrowed room. It is great doing for them and showing them God's love.

Prasat Srolayn Village

2009-04-16T04:44:00.000-07:00

We were sitting in the house visiting and drinking coconut juice from the coconuts they had just cut for us.

He was quite the climber.

Cutting a cluter of coconuts for us to bring home.

These were taken in the village where some of the orphans and widows stayed during the Khmi New Year.

This is my friend Soo at church after service. He has been a lot of help to me here and very kind.

The Sounsa Village

2009-04-10T01:46:00.001-07:00

This young woman was very sick, she has Aids which she got from her husband. She has two small children, one you can see in the background.

I pray that God will send more laborers here the need is great.
The people in this village are being taught about Jesus by some wonderful men and women of God that are missionaries here.

This was a great experience and also heartbreaking. I was so blessed to be able to go here and pray with those that were sick and we took a little girl named Chanz to the Children's Hospital because she had severe burns on her right hand and forearm. She accidently got burned by boiling water four days ago.

CPR Training for PCL Staff

2009-04-10T01:32:00.000-07:00

This was fun and they enjoyed learning this life saving skill.

Anyu

2009-04-07T01:48:00.000-07:00

I went to Takam Village today to check on Anyu and how his face is doing, he is still in the healing process from the surgery in Nov. He is looking well and the French doctor who did the surgery will be seeing him again in a couple of weeks. He is still taking antibiotics and another medication which I take to him every two weeks and check his face.

Takam Village

2009-04-07T01:23:00.000-07:00

These are a few of the children in Anyu's family in the village.

This is Anyus sister who has not walked for over a year and they can't seem to tell us why. She is always sitting on this wooden table when we go to the village. This is Matt and Jothnathan his friend sitting on the table talking with her through the translation of Sen.

Easter Egg Coloring and Hunt

2009-04-06T03:42:00.000-07:00

They were very happy with their find. Well two of them were!

This was the ready set go part of the hunt.

These are some of the people from the International Church and their children coloring eggs for the hunt.

Devotion, Praise and Worship at the Lake

2009-04-03T05:07:00.001-07:00

Kristen gave the devotion today.

These are wonderful people who hunger after the lord. These children are so sincere in their praise and whorship.

PCL Staff and Children's Home Day at the Baray Lake

2009-04-03T04:29:00.000-07:00

This little on just wanted to rest.

Playing tag and run in the circle you see. Naroth is taking care of the grill in the forefront. That was some awesome grilled chicken.

We all had a great time swimming and grilling and playing games. This was our celebration together for Easter before everyone goes away for the Khmer New Year.

Baking

2009-04-02T18:54:00.000-07:00

This is Wanny he gave a thumbs up on the cookies.

This is Rottana she was helping me make frosting for the cookies.

This was fun in the kitchen with the young people that work here.

Carol's Cookies

2009-04-02T00:11:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of my sugar cookies that everyone at home is familiar with. They are now for sale at Common Grounds all proceeds will go to help teach the Cambodian people and teach the children English.

I did the egg shapes for Easter.

New Experience

2009-03-30T19:56:00.000-07:00

Soo was taking these pictures for me, and as you can see there was a number of people getting the fish massage.

This was a birthday gift from my friend Jane. This was my first experience with a fish foot massage. It really tickles your feet and was nice. They eat the dead skin off your feet which sounds kinda gross, but it was a fun experience.

Takam Village

2009-03-28T20:39:00.001-07:00

These are pigs being taken to the market.

Here are some shots that were taken going and coming from the village that I thought were interesting and had not seen before. These are chickens being taken to the market both the pigs and chickens are alive and tied to the motocycles.

The People for Care and Learning boat

2009-03-25T04:13:00.000-07:00

This is where I will have the clinic. I will be working out of the room where you see the door way on the right. What you are viewing here is the English and Khmi classes being taught here on the boat daily. There are morning and afternoon classes.

The Tonle Sap Lake

2009-03-25T03:41:00.000-07:00

This shot is just a very small portion of the village along the dirt path called a road on the Tonle Sap Lake.

This is the view behind the PCL boat where I will begin the clinic on March 30th. What you are viewing is fishing boats and tour boat in the forefront.

It looks totally different than it did in November when I was here with the team. It is now rice fields until the rain season comes again starting in June. This will all be under water again in a few months.

Francesca's Tuk Tuk driver

2009-03-22T22:48:00.000-07:00

Dinner at Frisco's on the river front. In the background is another restruant across the street. We were on the third floor.

You guessed it, the river front. This was a tourist boat.

He was very nice and accommadating. He drove me around so I could get some pictures of the city.

The Director of Clinics Pnh

2009-03-22T22:30:00.000-07:00

This is the museum in Phnom Penh, which I did not tour.

This is one of several entrances to the King's palace. There are of course guards everywhere.

This is Francesca, she has been a missionary for three years and she works with Mission Possible. She is in charge of the clinics and the Community Christian School that is in a village about 50miles outside of Phnom Penh. We went to the river front my last night there for dinner. It was very nice. She had squid and I had fish and chips.

Second Clinic in Phnom Penh

2009-03-18T21:30:00.000-07:00

The pictures you are viewing today are in the Phum Kong Village and this is the doctor. His English was not very good so I did not get his name.

Second Clinic in Phnom Penh

2009-03-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

This group of young people help at the clinics, from left is the driver, the triage and the young lady dispenses the medications as the doctor orders. They do this very well to.
Here you are viewing just a small portion of the village next to the clinic which is a room in the village.

Clinic entrance.

This is a real slum area about two or three miles out of the city. It is just behind the industrial park. We did not see very many patients during this clinic because there was a celebration of some sort that morning to do with the Chief of the village. and beyond the village there was a duck farm which consisted of three blue tarps thrown over some stick poles and a pond. The driver told me the people and the ducks drink the same water. It's a very sad situation. There is hope however.

Clinic

2009-03-15T18:17:00.000-07:00

This was a new clinic opening that I assisted Dr. Sentnareth with on Saturday. We saw 42 patients in 3.5 hrs. They had everything from pneumonia to TB. The doctor said he also believes that many need to be tested for Hepitits B & C. They work in the fields and the water is very contaminated. Some of the people have parisites under the skin because they have no protection, as in gloves. I will assist in another clinic here in Phnom Penh tomorrow. The very last patient we saw just wanted to share her testimony with us. If you look at the little girl standing next to her mother, she actually died by drowning recently and they pulled her from the water she was lifeless, so the took her to the grandmother and she prayed over her to God and the child began to breathe again and was completely restored. Praise God!

Food

2009-03-12T05:53:00.000-07:00

For those brave souls that like to live on the edge, here are some Cambodian treats. They tell me these are tasty, but I'll take their word for it. What you are viewing is crichets, roaches and quails. Their were to brave guys that really stepped out there and tried Bulug which is an aborted baby duck that they boil in the shell and eat it. Look at their faces and you'll see how much they enjoyed it.

The Saturn Project

2009-03-10T04:33:00.000-07:00

Alex and the children warming up for the concert.

Some of the crowd at the concert. The concert was held in a large area across from the new learning center.

Jesse was singing his heart out.

This was the first concert in Phnom Penh for Saturn.

The Dedication

2009-03-10T04:26:00.000-07:00

The Dedication

2009-03-10T04:03:00.000-07:00

This was at the dedication ceremony for the opening of the new PCL learning center in Phnom Penh. I was honored to be a part of this great accomplishment for People for Care and Learning.

The children standing at the side were right next to me watching the government official speak.

My Heart

2009-03-10T03:41:00.000-07:00

This is the love of my life. My great nephew 16mos. old His name is Rob.

My First 13hrs. of Flight to Cambodia

2009-03-10T03:31:00.000-07:00

I met this little fella on my flight over while I was walking the length of the plane to stretch my legs. I looked at him and smiled and he put out his little arms with a smile, so I asked his mother Tranz if I could hold him and she said yes. His name is Dylan he is 14 months old, what a beautiful baby! Dylan's mom was very surprised that he took to me instantly and so was I.

New Hope Orphanage Phnom Penh

2009-03-09T02:21:00.000-07:00

This is one orphange in Phnom Penh we visited. They are beautiful children, there were about 35 children living there. The rooms are small and no beds as you will see in the pictures. This orphange was started by two orphans. They have been supported by PCL for the last year and are doing much better than they were. The two young men in the front were playing with the children, on the left is Jesse Santoyo and his brother Alex. They are part of the group The Saturn Project from America who are touring and promoting their new CD, all proceeds will goto PCL to help the orphans and others who live in poverty.

Takam Village

2009-03-07T20:33:00.000-08:00

This the village that Anyu lives in with his mother and sister.

Heat

2009-03-07T04:47:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, I made it here and it is very hot. Things are going well. I will be going to observe and assist in starting a new clinic in Phnom Penh on Friday. I will stay there for a week or so and then return to Seim Reap to start clinic on the Tonle Sap Lake. Please continue to pray for us. I was able to go to the village and see Anyu today, he now has a face, he just returned to his village for the first time on Weds. since his surgery in Nov. Everyone in the village was happy to see us.