Category: Update
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Travels with Anna
2020 has hit the ground running. In January we welcomed our 6th group of interns. They are through orientation and already settled into the office. Then, in February, I was able to join another office project trip. This trip was a little different. Through collaboration with our director, Chris, and long-time volunteer Jeff, both of…
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Another Happy New Year
A new year has begun! First things first, COVID update. Case count remains low, but new testing a tracing practices means we are catching more outbreaks but we can also trace them. At the moment schools are closed and religious meetings are not meeting in person, but like the rest of the world the government…
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Happy New Year!
Where did 2019 go? As I sit here looking at my calendar, one month gone already, I am surprised by how the days are flying by. Last November, I joined an EMI project trip to Malacca, Malaysia. While we were there, we worked with a ministry that serves young adults with mental disabilities. Twenty-Eight years ago,…
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Family Time
August this year saw the departure of our summer interns and our annual staff retreat. This is a time for us to spend together as a family and not just as work colleagues. We spent time in the mountainous region of Mondulkiri where we at lots of good food and even saw some elephants. It got…
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Rest & Creativity
This June I was able to take some time away from the busyness of Phnom Penh. I took two weeks to visit my parents in the US, and also took some time to retreat to the neighboring province of Kampot. It was a refreshing time to get out of the concrete jungle and enjoy the…
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Fruit
We just recently celebrated the one year anniversary of opening our office in Cambodia!! It has been an eventful year. We are now up to 12 staff members, 5 of which are Khmer. In the last year we have had 4 Khmer Interns and 4 Expat Interns. We have started about 28 projects with ministries…
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Powerless Romans 8:3
This year has been flying by. First we received new interns in January. Sheena and Hayden come from the US, Menea is our new Khmer intern, and Reatrey is our returning Senior Khmer intern. With each new intern group, I am encouraged and excited to see these young professionals work together and learn from each…
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Do what you love
Just as soon as I get settled in, life moves forward. The good news is that I have completed my full-time language learning objective and I am now focusing more on my roles in the office. The bad news is that more transition is ahead of me. Moving from language school and homework, back to…
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Encouragement
It’s hard to believe I’ve been here for four months already. The time has gone by quickly. As I struggle through all the normal bits of a cultural transition; loneliness, grief and loss, constant change, and on, I am continually sure of one fact: “For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you…
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January Update – I’m Here
I still remember the strange sense of vertigo as I landed in Phnom Penh at 12pm. I navigated my way through immigration and out to a waiting teammate who brought me to the flat I had rented. We carted up my luggage to the 5th floor and I sat down on my bed, in the…