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2010 is going to be a year of simplicity, breakthrough and renewal. I started this blog in an effort to keep our awesome family and friends updated on our Cambodia travels and now I hope to be much more consistent with updates on what God is doing in our lives. We've enjoyed 6 1/2 years of marriage, are honored to serve our church as the Edmond Campus Pastors (www.harvestokc.com), enjoy being outdoors, OSU sports, trying new things, traveling, cooking, shopping and decorating (well, one of us anyway) and spending quality time with those we love. We are so very grateful for the opportunities and life God has given us.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Pastor Hong's


The children have grown so much in the last year


The inside when we left Aug. 2007

The completed inside.

The garden they planted to grow their own food.

Andy went right to work.

Pastor Hong was thrilled to receive the new tools Andy brought for him.

Hugging Vadi, Pastor Hong's wife. Such a precious lady!


Monday, Aug. 4
Today we drove from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham (about 2 1/2 hours) to visit Pastor Hong and the Hope Center that our church built last year. Andy and I were anticipating this visit very much. We arrived before lunch to our hotel where we stayed last year. Pastor Hong was there waiting for us and was so excited to see us. I kept trying to give him a big hug, but he kept doing the traditional bow. It was funny. After a quick lunch, we headed to the orphanage to work and visit the children. When we walked around the corner and saw what has been done to the orphanage since we left last year, it brought us to tears. I can't wait to show you pictures! We were so overwhelmed and proud to see the progression of the home.
We brought all kinds of crafts, and girly stuff for the girls and soccer balls for the boys. We also gave them all backpacks with school supplies. The guys worked with a few Cambodian workers already building a frame to create some shade where the children play. As Pastor Hong said, "there isn't enough shadow." It's so funny how things translate. On top of the frame we put up a tarp-like material to cover the play areas for the children. Meanwhile the girls worked on a two beautification projects - one was a walkway in between Pastor Hong's house and the children's home. The other was cleaning out a large flower bed that was full of debris and trash. We took Pastor Hong and Vadi (his wife) to the plant nursery to purchase some new plants for them to fill the flower bed. We bought about $500 in US worth of plants for $50. It was a full day of work and at the end, it all looked amazing. Pastor Hong thanked us for our creativity and said we come up with ideas he would never even think of. It's so fulfilling to be able to help people. The Hong's joined us for dinner and we honored them with a gift basket and offering to continue the amazing work that they're doing.
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