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Wow they finally came to Cambodia! Of course the bait we used to get them here was the promice of meeting their grandson malachi, and seein the girls. We have been having a great time. Its only sad that it cant last longer or happen more oftin.

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My Lovely and wonderful "Ladies of Light" Cell group. Every other Tuesday we meet to pray and learn from the Bible. This past week was one of our best yet. I am still in awe of the way the Lord moves when His people pray. Today even now pray for these girls. Both their families and themselves. Most of these young ladies are the ONLY Christian in their family's. Muslims are everywhere.

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My recent struggle is hair loss. I am vain, I want to look good, I need to loose baby weight, but now I may be bald before that ever happens! I am humbling myself as an act of faith. I posting my hair loss because I know that the Lord Loves to be glorified in my life.  I am praying (as vain as it is) that my hair will stop falling. Its some kind of cruel trick that my hair is falling on my

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Wanna banana? Go pick it yourself from our own yard!There must be at least 20 kinds of fruits and edible plants in our yard. Each bearing fruit. We have enjoyed tropical fruits such as, papaya, coconut, mango, jack fruit, passion fruit, banana, and many more that I dont know the english name for. Chris Loves the green mango and I love it ripe, our only conflict is weather or not we will let it

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Reprimanded by all the staff at the church for not saving this snake, we are told this kind is the most expensive and delicious to eat. Would it have eaten us? well I am thinking no, but we didn't want to take any chances. I HATE snakes! Since the garden of Eden I am sure many people hate them. But with a yard comes new fun adventures. More rats, (they chewed in threw my screen window and ate 2

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How  do I capture the Craziness of our life? Grass!  An incredible blessing from generous givers! Thank you all. The day after we sent notice that we would like grass, we were provided with the full amount! I was so overwhelmed with gratitude! Of course there are other things on our wish list. A dining room table (we are currently eating on the floor), an air con unit for at least one room,

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I think I have been dubbed "game lady" because I am now regularly being asked to be in charge of games during events. For this I am very glad, I love to run games! Above I am explaining the rules before we get started. Prizes included tooth paste, laundry soap, and shampoo. Games included pictonary, Wink murder (Mafia), and a self invented game called "bong tom" or "big guy". IN the Bong

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Malachi is now 4 months old! He is such a big boy. The doctor said he is in the 90%. He is weighing in at 16 pounds and most of that is lengh, and chin ! I am a proud ma ma. every time some one tells me how big he is getting I praise the Lord still.Below pictured is my girls with their best friend Trezjia and her adopted brother Boaz. Christmas morning was Chilly enough to wear jackets! Ok Ok you

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while we were out of the country the world kept spinning. I am so happy for the many wonderful things the Lord has been doing in the lives of my family. Just this month my brother in law mike and sister in law megan had their first baby. Cooper Thomas Cox. I am so sad I missed seeing this little guy. He looks perfect, another wonderful addition to the Cox family. Born December 23 he is the 5th

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The worship team larger than ever and Looking Good! Really you should have been there it was beautiful!. Maybe next year each of you should consider a trip to Cambodia these people know how to have fun! And the lame shall receive... A Moto! Ruth an amazing young lady who was formally in my cell group, has polio and has been unable to walk since she was a small child. Yet, with all her

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What do you do when you have an event that draws more than your sanctuary can hold? You stop and praise the Lord for his blessings, then try to squeeze them in! It was a tightly packed house with more than 400 in attendance. Still more waited outside or downstairs. The message? Jesus the man that came to earth as a King and died for your sins. Pardon given freely to any who accept the gift.

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Chris has been working on the New Life Phnom Penh Thmey Website. It is not completely finished, but you can still see some things about our church on it.

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There is one thing for sure... Cambodia is dusty! Our church is just one minute from the aptly named "Dusty Market". You cannot move without catching dust.  Because of the amount of dust and grime, people take multiple showers during the day, and they also like to wash their moto's often. A moto is a Khmer term for any gas powered motor scooter/motorcycle.  It was Victoria's idea

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As we prepare to move to our new house, there are a few things that we are in need of. If you can help out in any way, please let us know. Many thanks!

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After the recient break in I have felt very parinoid about noises I hear in the house. I have never been so happy that the noise I heard turned out to be a Rat! Its late at night and I heard somthing fall over in the house. Chris, who storngly doubts we have any need for concern, got up to check up on the noise. I stood waiting for what he would find. It turned out to be a RAT, no, not a mouse

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Preacher Man Chris, speaks on Wednesday nights. My delightful children bless me with their creativity and charm.. ok, ok they are roudy and difficult at times too. But, I love themWe found and raised tadpoles untill we could release them into the wild as frogs We feast on delicious Khmer food! This is the recipe for curry

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Wednesday we recived some terrible news. We had a set back and we felt discouraged. Thursday we had 30people come to a thanksgiving dinner at our house it was a very good but busy event. Friday we were so burned out we stayed home for the night and it felt like were were zombies. Saturday went as usual busy and with some packing getting ready to go to the new house. That night felt to me me like

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I wish I had more pictures. My friend Vanesa who is from croatia decorated my house and table so beautifuly. My kids worked for weeks on special crafts, and all the hard work I did wrangling a turkey worked out. It was a wonderful day of thanks. The turkeys in cambodia are OUTRAGIOUS in price, but this year we splurged. I just needed to have the feeling of home. I am not sure if you will think I

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A mini pedi, and a tea party! Sometimes it pays to be working overseas. Well what we dont have in the way of gifts to buy here, because there are no good toys or stores here, We gain in expirences. I could never take my kid to a fancy place like this in the USA. But if you want a cheep pedi or massage this is the place to go. This particular establishment takes girls who have been involved in

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Its hard to decribe the pain and frustration of the last 2.5 months. Malachi was not a good nurser. 2 months and 2 weeks of struggling brought me to tears many times in 2 months I had mastitis 4 times, there for I was spending most of his life on anti-biotic.Because of him I learned a new Khmer word, "kaight" it means angry. Every where I went people were telling me how angry he was, and asking

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god does amazing things in mysterious ways. we have spent many weeks in cambodia looking for new houses. since coming to cambodia 4 years ago we have lived in 4 different houses and this one will be number 5. houses in Cambodia are very difficult to find that are suitable for children and for company. each time that we have looked for a house we have come up empty handed and unsatisfied with our

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Our Church is composed of young people! No wonder we often feel like we are in a giant youth group!! I am 33 and the pastor is just a few months behind me Sak is 32 and her husband ly is in his 40's. Sak who first met the Lord only a year ago has been faithful and strong. She is a shining example of the Lords amazing power in the heart of a person who will allow Him to preform it. She is humble

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Malachi is 2 months old! Yes he looks so much like Tova. He is growing too fast. This month my thoughts have been overtaken with our emanate need for a new house. We have looked for months and no possibilities came up. Looking for a home in a 3rd world country can be like finding a needle in a hay stack. Additionally we wanted to keep the cost as low as possible, so we can be good stewards of

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Family climate, it can be like the frog in the pot who didn't realise that the water was boiling until it was too late. If you put the frog in the water when it is boiling it would jump out, but if you put it in a pot of cool water and brought to a boil, its too late by the time the danger is apparent.      I feel like that frog sometimes. It starts with a short word, "excuse me" turns into "

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Our week has been a busy blur. Homeschool, meetings, Church, and daily life has kept us on our toes. Malachi has not quite figured out how to be a happy baby, but he has calmed down a bit. We are all looking forward from a visit from the USA! Nancy frasier from Maryland USA will come to see us next week! She is on a bike tour of asia and has decided to visit us on the treck. She will be bringing

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Where were you when you first heard the name of Jesus? In America it is likely you had many opportunities.Friendship Camp was started a few years back when a relationship was started between a church in Hobsons Bay, Australia and New Life Fellowship in Cambodia. Each year a team comes to help run games, teach the Bible and build relationships with students. The main thrust of the weekend away is

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October 1, 2011 – PHNOM PENH – More than 100 Cambodians, nearly half of them children, have died in the country’s worst flooding in a decade, a disaster official said Thursday. Heavy rainfall, which has also caused the Mekong river to overflow, has killed at least 105 people, including 47 children, since mid-August, spokesman Keo Vy of the National Committee for Disaster Management told

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Mommyland, the place where I have been for the last month. I am so sorry about the lack of communication. I will try to be much better starting this week. Chris has been gone all weekend to the beach for an exciting evangelistic outreach called "friendship camp" 100 or so students who label themselves as non believers or seekers, went on the weekend trip to hear the Good news , play games and

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My dad and Marria blessed us by spending time with the girls. They all had loads of fun and made great memories. Marria loves to bargan at the market as much as I do, I only wish I had time to go shopping with her. Oh well maybe next time :) . My Dad had a good time I hope, playing grandpa and tourist. The girls ate up all the extra attention. Yes, of couse Chris is so proud to have a son. I

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Our Malachi is now 1 month old. He has gained almost a full killo and now weighs 4Killos! At his one month check up this week he recived vaccinations and a clear bill of health. He was also given more tips on how to stop crying so much, None of wich have helped in the least. In fact it seams that what is bothering him in my opinion is that he would like for me to stay home and feed him all day

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You can never take too many pictures of a new born they grow way too fast. I wish we had a hundred more shots of these moments, but here are a few to highlight his first week. Don't let the pictures fool you he is not calm or easy he is a screaming screamer. He yells all day, but mostly in a cute little squeaky voice. He seems adverse to all kinds of activities, baths, walks, rest times. He

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These are the photo records of what we did one fine day in Thailand. This is me and Chris heading to the government hospital in Thailand to have our baby. My water broke at 4am I heard and felt the kick that broke it and I jumped out of bed wide awake but in shock, somehow I had a feeling it would be that night but I thought it would be at 3 am. So when 3 came and went I figured it would not

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Sorry about the wait. I was holding out for interviews about what brothers like, but I was unable to add them due to lack of time. Please pray for us as we head back to Cambodia on Wednesday.

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Baby Malachi William was born today Aug. 21 at 3:25 PM. Nearly a 12 hour wait from the time of water breakage at 4AM. Victoria and Malachi are doing great. Break out your metric converters for this news... He weighed in at 3.234 Kilograms and 49 cm long. He is cuter than you could imagine and his mom is the best baby pusher. Praise the Lord for a healthy family.

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Waiting for our little baby boy. Please pray it is soon.

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I know that there is a great analogy here, a lesson to be learned. Charis who is 7 years old has had motor delays. This summer I took her to an occupational therapist who charged us top dollar to assess her. The results= she is behind. Yes, I all ready knew that. But, for me there were other results that clicked in my mind. Some of the questions they asked during her session related to things

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"Kom loy" A hot air balloon used by the Thai people to announce blessings . Tonight is a full moon here in Chiang Mai, Thailand and while it is not the real celebration in November, WE celebrated Loi Krathong tonight to ask the stork to come over with our BABY !! Hope the stork is awake to see the lamps. Or at least the Fire Department for sure will find them on some poor person's roof!!!The

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Here we go! In great expectation of our newest family member and first born son Victoria and Tova boarded a plane to go to Thailand! Meanwhile Chris, Charis, Ilana and Victoria's father took a 3 day drive to all meet up in Chaingmai. While waiting to have for the baby to come we are having some much needed family time The Zoo was great here are some of the highlights

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Jesus Himself chose to be baptized as an example to all believers. Like Him we believe that baptism is an outside symbol of a personal decision each believer has made. 37 students and family members have decided to participate in baptism this quarter. Each of them has made a personal profession of faith, and has taken classes to ensure that they fully understand the New life they have in Christ.

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From tank to plate it was a bad day for this Asian fishMy Dad picked the fish and ate it too and yes is was so yummy. Also in the above pictue you can see the yellow tea they give to drink and the name of the resturaunt "hand make noodles" we like it because it is good and cheepNot long now! I am at nearly 36 weeks and will go to Thailand on monday this week to begin the wait for the 4th child in

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My goal is to at least once a month have a fun event with my Cell group. I am so sad that I will not see them for the month of August while we are in Thailand having our baby. I love these girls so much! 20 girls (a few not pictured here) came over for an "Ice Cream Social" and boy can they eat cake!Jenny, my co-leader and I baked banana cake, pineapple cake, and chocolate cake. Plus we had a ton

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When in Cambodia...Rent a Motorcycle! My Dad, Chris, and the Pastor went on a dirt bike trip and had a blast. Right now in Cambodia it is the planting season so the boys got some great pictures of farming life. For just 10$ you can rent a big bike for the day so my dad was able to try his hand at the wild life of driving in Cambodia. I was so glad when they made it home safe, and it sounds like

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Yup those are pigs on moto's headed off to the market.These pigs are alive, so we know they are fresh, but why do they lay so still? our theary is that they are put to sleep by being on their backs? Does anyone know the facts on this? Anyway the grass or plants on top are meant to keep the skin from sun burning, but I still think they are hot. This month has been extreamly hot, well at least I

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My Dad Is in CambodiaHe is playing tourest a bit but mostly he is just hanging out with my kids! I will fly to Thailand in just one week. I Am soo happy that he will be here to help with the kids when the big day happens. I hope it will be soon when we get there.

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My dad got me a bag of the biggest marshmellows I have ever seen! I was in sugar heaven! I ate 3 and I thought I might go in to a sugar coma so I decided to share with the others in the house. Ma and Mao our live in Khmer "daughters" thought we were crazy! They had a fun time trying the crazy American food and the kids had to be put directly into the shower! Yes, BTW I am HUGE!!!! I can not

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And this year we were ready! Well even if we were the only ones.Last year we went to the USA embassy. This year we went to a BBQ at the pastors house. A team came from Australia to pray for all the church staff so we went to the meeting decked out In our Red White and Blue... No one else quite "got it" but for me it was good to at least try to have some patriotism after all we are Americans, even

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This is my second week teaching Home school. It is turning out to be A LOT more work for me than I ever could have imagined! Below are some pictures of the rewarding moments of extra activities that we were able to enjoy. A trip to a play land "monkey business", Science at a friends house who let us pour sand all over the living room floor and learn about the effects of rain and wind on landscape

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I hate ticks! I hate all pesky creatures that bite don't we all? The difference is that in America there are sprays and powders, or lotions and soaps that get rid of the pests before they are a major problem. Having babies in Asia makes me angry that we live in a tile world. My kids literally do not know what a vacuum cleaner is because we have never had carpet. For the record at this moment I am

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Today was Saturday! This Saturday was no exception to the norm it was busy busy. We started the day with our usual Pancakes for breakfast with home made syrup, thanks to my mom we have maple flavoring to make it taste good. After getting ready, and cleaning up the house a bit it was off to the market with 3 kids in tow. We were on a hunt to find stickers. The kids are very into the idea of

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Yesterday I sat down to a lunch of leftovers, our usual Saturday lunch routine. And for the 3rd day in a row I could not eat what we had, chicken pot pie sounds American enough but what I wanted was a burger! It was such a strong urge that I almost felt tears well up in my eyes. "NO, I want a burger" was all I could think. Chris trying to be patient kept suggesting other choices, but I just felt

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Please pray for me as I begin my first year of home school. Please pray for the girls as they adjust and transition into a routine and please pray for Chris I think the whole idea makes him nervous.below is an encouraging note Charis wrote to me. Of course I am bragging a bit to show you but it melts my heart. She is so sweet and, easy to please. My main concern this year is Tova. She is anti-any

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Yes, it was yet another holiday in Cambodia. Many people were off work or off school to celebrate International Children Day. I suppose I celebrated by having my kids at school. My kids who go to international school did not have the day off. So it was just Tova at home. As with any holiday my first thought is... This would be a good time to have a party! My Ladies Cell group for the 2011-2012

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Chris has been asked to photograph another wedding this weekend. This will be his 3rd . I am not sure how nervous he is but I am just praying it works out. Of course Chris has skill, but with a wedding you wanna make sure that all works out. Below is a quick shot he took just before church this week, for all those who think my kids have their hair done all the time here is the proof. They do not!

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A friend of mine here in the country writes a very interesting blog. I love the stories and insight. Today I saw a vidio she put up about sex trafficing in cambodia. One of our many opportunitys here in cambodia is to have an impact on the same type of young ladies that are in that vidio. I am greatfull that the Lord has placed us here. Please go and see her blog I think you will love it like I

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There are so many things we pass every day with little to no thought of how incredibly interesting they are. "Stopping and smelling the flowers" in my day would be a luxury. But how many more things do I miss each day. ? Today I am struck by how incredibly blessed I have been and how thankful I am to the Lord for my life. Not because I am doing my dream job "missionary" but because it turns out

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My Oldest daughter turned 7 on may 20th. I can hardly belive how fast time is flying. Charis is the most compliant, sweet, spritually sensitive, kind people I have ever known. She will bless many in her life time and already has . My carrot cake was Way too moist! But is did taste amazing! Charis never complains about anything. She wanted to go to a playland in town called "monkey busness" so

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Our kids are happy and well ajusted. They are the best kids in the world according to me! Of course I am a bit bias :)I wanted to share with you some of their art from this weekends "family painting day". It is clear that they miss the grandparents "papa and lou lou". Of course they miss all of our family every day and in diffrent ways. I just think this work of art experesses it well. The

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Ankor Wat was impressive. A must see for anyone who plans to visit Cambodia. This was my first time going to see the major tourist attraction and historical site.

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Thanks to Uncle Mike and Aunt Megan the girls had the best time taking pictures of absolutly everything I cant wait to share some of the cool photos they took. Like father like kids, I think they will grow up to love pictures. Two of the most tired kiddos you could ever pose into a picture. It was the hottest part of the day. But for 20 per adult admission fee we were determined to make the most

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For a moment, do more than look at the pictures, place yourself in this room. Filled with the presence of God and full of worship. Then ask yourself who do you live every moment for? Who do you long to be? How can you be used and Grow in the up coming months?Each session was aimed at helping to train and grow these leaders so that they can be more effective and fruitful. The cell group leaders

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The Trip went well, we were able to use our car to carry 3 of our favorite Khmer guy friends and Heather our teammate and pall. The 9 of us traveled in style in our new van that is able to seat 12. We could have put more people but we were also carrying luggage and a huge cooler.As we blazed the trails down the road to Siem Reap (a 6 hour trip) the car began to rattle and shake. It sounded like

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It all starts 2 hours before the event at a hot little shop down the road from my house. I stop in to see if she has time to make me look like a star, and she is happy to do it for 5 dollars. I am not worried that she will be busy, she hardly ever is, and besides there are about 10 of these little shops on my street and hundreds or even thousands of them sprinkled throughout the city. Having your

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and at the end... It took 4 washings and a lot of conditioner to get it all out of my hair. Mao helped me and so did Srey Ma. Over all I love Khmer weddings! but the after effect is a bit hard to get washed out. Of course it is all totally worth it. Congratulations to our dear friend Sopeak! Oh and yes that is a hair net! actually 2 of them helping to hold this style in my hair. I like the other

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There is a cult that is spreading the word that the world will end on May 21st. Look it up on line, apparently it is world wide. Anyway the bible teaches that we do not know the day or the hour that our Lord will come. But for me and my house we have nothing to fear, Our Lord will come when he has planed to come and not a second before. Are you ready? The Bible also tells us that He is not slow

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Happy mothers day! We started the day with a 3.5 hour church service honoring Mom's. This is a picture of some of the kids enjoying a motherse day skit. I have no idea what the skit was about it was very long. Acutually, it was a frusterating day for me. Can I comlain for a sec? Its mothers day, but what I really craved today was worship and some good bible feeding. It feels like a million years

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Samaritans Purse in Cambodia is directed by our Pastor, as a perk we got to help hand out boxes today! I can not think of any better way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Jesus Loves these poor children from a village near the city. He was born for them and today they had a chance to hear about his love and to see it displayed in these shoe boxes. Our children see the poor each day, it was

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A big thank you to anyone who has ever given to Operation Christmas Child. If this does not melt your heart... well you should have been there. In Cambodia Buddhist monks tell people that if you become a Christian you will not obey your parents. They say it will rip a family apart. They say that Christianity is bad because it goes against Cambodian values. Our pastor's message today was that

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Elvis has entered the building people! Look at this dog she is so scary! This is a look to scare away potential intruders! lol as you can see Our dog Juda also has a serious eye booger problem! She is clearly not a morning dog. Charis is the one who saw it first she shouted "look Mom Juda's mouth looks funny!" I cant believe Chris was able to get his camera on time. This is the Independence

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Many have asked but here is the official word. According to this paper the results are that the gender is "O" however they also showed us the proof of the correct gender during the visit. My official due date is August 28 and boy does this kid love to KICK! Its constant movement for this one. Well seeing as that we have 3 girls all ready I was very eager to find out the gender as soon as

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Now this is funny! The guys who deliver our water brought their friend to our house to see if he was taller than Chris. Chris was not home that day so they brought him back to see if he was taller or not. I have NEVER seen such a tall Cambodian... and the answer is... Yes he was a small bit taller! He was so happy that I had to take a picture. Everywhere we go people say wow tall, or look at the

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These are the last in the series about Easter this year. I have some great video that I do not know how to post, however let me assure you that the Worship was awesome. The words to the song go "Jesus has risen from the grave Hallelujah" and dosen't that just say it all? Usually the Men and women do not sit together. Chris has a small man section going here 0n the "girl" side. Boys to the left,

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Thank You Jesus for Sacrificing everything so that I may have the One thing that I never could have deserved. Thank you Lord for sweet children who shine the reflection of the Lords glory in a way that no one else could. Thank you Lord for laughter and fellowship. I am so glad to be a part of the family of GOd. Thank you Jesus for a room full of people on a sunday morning, eager to hear your

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Thanks to my dad we had "real" easter basket candy this year... from america!! It was a very exciting and very sweet morning. The BEST part by far was the easter play at Church. Jenny the pastors wife and I worked hard to make it all come together but it was so so cute. Of course I am a bit bias but it was well loved by all and it was so cute! Also the "Jesus" was very good he knew all the lines.

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Our first Easter in asia was depressing, we were the only family on our team and if you look back in the log we has a Easter picnic that is now only refered to in jokes as the "E" picnic it was so bad! We are so blessed 4 years later to be able to share the season with many missionary familys who are a part of the international school, as well as many familys who serve with us at our church. My

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Chris and our puppy Juda she has out grown the collar since this picture. She is a Bull-Mastiff. And a great dog. I Hope she will deter and guys from breaking into our home, although many people have warned us that she would sell for 10dollars as dog meat so we should be careful not to loose her. = very not cool!

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My girls are often asked if they would like to stay the night at a friends house. Chris and I have not really wanted to let them do that yet so, I decided the best thing to do was to let my girls throw their own sleep over party. My friend Tricia sent me a pack of 8 invitation cards, so I divided the pack and let each girl invite 4 friends, sounds simple right? Well I chose a night that Chris was

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What do you do with 16 little girls at a slumber party? Not sleep, well I did manage to get them all in bed and the last ones were out at 1030 so I will call that success! Hair and makeup! My mom gave Charis and Ilana 15 dollars each! I took them to wal-mart while we were in the states and told them they could buy anything they want! usually I direct this sort of decision a bit, but this time I

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This was not my idea. I had forgotten that I was the guest speaker at the youth party all together. However, I was very happy that My name was on the list as one of the food judges for a cooking contest. I was reminded about 2 hours before the youth party that I was the speaker and my topic was meant to be... what does the bible say about womens rights. It went over surprisingly well, and as for

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What an Incredible year it has been! My Ladies cell group ended today with each girl receiving a T-shirt, gift, Certificate and a huge promise that the road does not end here.Each of these girls faithfully attended my cell group for the last year. We have prayed together, cried, Learned and held each other accountable. One year ago I did not know any of the girls in my cell group. Pastor sopea

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After our exciting day of partying for womans rights day we decided to take the girls that live in our house out for pizza. On Tuesdays the local pizza world sells pizza buy one get one free. WEll we should have stayed home. On the way the tire got a screw. .. that is ok because they fix them on the street every couple hundred yards.For one dollar this man pulled out the screw, patched the whole,

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Today is Woman's Rights day! It is an international holiday that is celebrated with a public holiday here in Cambodia.Chris and I hosted a BBQ for the women in my cell group. You can look up last year's BBQ/ hot dog day. I wrote about it last year because it was one of the first days of my new cell group that had its final meeting today. This ending was bitter sweet. Really None of us wanted to

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Chris and I wanted to bless the married couples of the church by creating a "lesson in Love" event. Top prize was a trip for 2 to a romantic resturaunt. Prize 2 was a basket full of goodies. And prize 3 was a large floor mat ( I wanted to keep this prize, but I will have to buy one later). The event was held at the house of the pastor and his wife. Chris taught on the importance of playing as a

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No this is not some weird kissing game. This is hard work! The goal is to pass 5 loops to your partner and then get them all into a cup. The point of this game is that love is not proud. Going along with our theme, each married team enjoyed laughing at the pictures wich do look a bit precarious. I feel like there is not much to say about this one because the pictures speak for themselves. Chris

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The point of the message today was that as a married couple you need to play as a team. I hope everyone had fun. 9 couples competed for 3 prizes Petra (pictured below) and his wife SeChan won 2nd place. I loved his shirt.. Always in Love.

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This week the kids had a 5 day vacation from school. Here CHaris shows off her lizard creation durring the last day of school she is a great artist! I even heard her singing a song today. The words went " I am good at art, I am a good swimmer, there's lots that I am am good at I am good at drawing I am good at singing" Wow than you Lord! I guess she must be listing to me, the mom who is thrilled

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Fruit, bread and sugar to dip in, Quite the snack! Students who have gone to the "friendship camp" beach retreat are invited to a follow up course called the Alpha couse. It is a popular program that you may have heard of before. Students who want to know more about Christianity or those who would like to make a commitment. Also students who have made a commitment to Christ, but are new to what

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In effort to off set Valentines day Chris and I "hosted" a talent show at the church. Actually we could not have done it with out the hard effort of the youth pastor Saylong. We put in the prize money, the idea, support, and voted for the contest. He set it up, did invites and thought of all the details that made this event great!Someone started a rumor that Christians are corrupting Cambodias

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The crowds reaction was lively! And loads of kids came to watch the show. The winning act Black and White dancers, the guy in front (manith) looked like one of the Jaksons to me. They played a song "too late" I am way out of touch but I think that was the name of it anyhow its a song where the guy in white was a girl and the guy in black is a looser boyfriend. It was needless to say, verry funny.

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12 little girls 4 moms 3 dads and the 3 girls that live with us = 22 people at Ilana's party. And in my opinion it all went very well. Ilana's friends are British, American, Cambodian, Canadan, Croation, and her sisters, of course. The most amazing part was the cake! Worth more than $100 dollars we could never get a cake like this. Made entirely out of sugar and ALL edible. Chris did some

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Happy Birthday my sweet Ilana! 5 years old Feb 11! Ilana wanted high heel shoes and I got her a doll in the USA while we were there. Her other gift was a party for her friends and her. For less than 2dollars each we got these large boxes and made a castle! It is still up it is so cool! i even like it. We plan to save it for later play.

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Do you hate to be squished? Hate it when that extra guy gets on the elevator? Well try riding to and from work each day in a truck like this. Now that is what I call standing room only! These girls ( and very few boys) work at garment factories making an average of $50 dollars a month. Skilled workers will make more and newer girls will make less. 6-7 days a week and most with 12hour shifts.

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Happy Chinese New Year! The neighbors are lighting fireworks and making too much noise, not to mention singing karaoke late into the night!We took the opportunity to invite the girls in my discipleship group over for a "craft night". I think we all had a nice time. Charis, Ilana, and Tova had craft night with dad. I needed to teach the girls how to make the cross stitch kits , so Chris spent the

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I would pay money to spend a day at this spot! It fills my soul to be out in the grass and sun, green space is few and far between in the city. A school for Cambodia's richest kids called "North-bridge" let our school "Hope school" Come to play for a day it was so great! Just like last year Ilana won first place in the running event, she was way ahead of all the other girls in her division. She

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Here we are at our favorite restaurant Khmer-Thai. In the past we could eat there as a family for 12 dollars and have enough left over for lunch the next day for one person. Now they charge almost 1dollar per person for rice, so we are no longer able to eat there often as we like. The added bonus is that this delicious tea (yellow drink in glasses) comes free with the meal. It has a light

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We must apologize for our infrequent blogging upon arrival in Cambodia. It is our desire to keep in touch and to share what the Lord is doing here in Cambodia. We appreciate all the prayers and the support that we recieve from many of you who visit our blog. Unfortunately, even after buying a small point and shoot camera, we have found ourselves desperate to find good pictures to post because we

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After hours of trying to figure out our blogspot issues over the past few days I finally googled "blogspot block in Cambodia" and the following is what I discovered. Hopefully this will all pass and we will be allowed access back to our accounts again in the near future."As of today, blogspot sites in Cambodia have been blocked following an order from the Ministry of Interior to all Cambodia's

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Well the first week back was such a blurr!! And we have not had a break since! Please forgive me for not updating the blog. We arrived on a Monday and had 11 people all ready waiting to have lunch at our house before we passed out.Tuesday was filled with setting up internet, jet-lagg, paying bills, and connecting with the church.Wednesday we picked up our new "guard dog" puppy, stocked up on

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Chris's family lives near eachother all in Maryland. We were able to spend time with many of the aunts and uncles. What a blessing! With just 2 weeks or less untill we return to Cambodia we are cherishing every moment! THe story of the first Christmas! told by PaPa

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