Our trip to Cambodia

We depart on Monday, July 28 at 1 something in the afternoon. We are so very excited to return to a place we fell in love with last year. We are so drawn to this country and to the people. It brings such honor and fulfillment to be able to help people that so desperately need it. Most of all, our hearts are broken for the millions of little girls that are caught in the sick and twisted sex trafficking industry. Thank God there are people in Cambodia doing something about it, who are real heroes, and we thank God for the opportunity to spend a few weeks out of our life to help.

Last year our church built three orphanages with Joyce Meyers Ministries 100 Days of Hope. This year we get to go back and visit two of the three orphanages. We will be doing special activities with the children, doing physical labor and seeing how things have progressed in the last year.

This year we are partnering with New Life Ministries in the capitol city of Phnom Penh. It is a spirit-filled church pastored by an American who came to Cambodia as a teen-ager with his father who began the church years ago. New Life has 60 churches throughout Cambodia and is making a real difference in the country. We will be with New Life for four days. We will be doing a variety of projects but particularly, we will be teaching & training the pastors and leaders both with New Life and other Christian leaders. This can get overlooked because we think we just want to "fix" the problems, but this is actually one of the best things we can do - train and teach them to know how to lead and help their country. They do not have resources readily available like we are accustomed to.

Next we will spend 3 days with a rescue home for girls who have been in the sex trafficking world. We have all kinds of plans - a princess party, teaching about Esther, projects, taking the girls for an overnight getaway to Angkor Wat, an ancient temple build for King Suryamvarman II in the early 12th century. It is considered the 8th world wonder. And, most of all, we get the awesome privilege of demonstrating Jesus' love to these little girls.

During these past few months, Andy and I have been so honored at the support, love and encouragement our family and friends has shown us. It is mind-boggling to us that in the last year we have raised more than $20,000 for our mission efforts in Cambodia. To us, this is a miracle and completely God's hand in our life. Thank you does not do justice in expressing our feelings of gratitude and honor to you for your part. All I know is that God is storing up treasures in heaven and we truly believe that your part in sending us is just as important as us being the one's to go. Together, we are changing the world one life at a time.