Monday, August 31, 2009

The Jesus School


Opening day at the Jesus School! Over 100 children, grades 1-6, met together for an orientation and celebration.










Kathy shared an encouraging word. Meng Aun, director of the school, translated.


Playing!


Lined up for a nutritious meal--chicken curry and bread.





The students live within walking distance of the school. We had the opportunity to visit some of their houses.





Large ceramic pots are used to catch and store rainwater for drinking, cooking, and bathing.







Many of the students scavenge through the dump to find items of value. This boy is proudly displaying the items he has collected. When he empties his cart at the recycling center, the boy will be paid less than $2 for a day's work.



The dump.






Sunday, August 30, 2009

First Pictures of the Cambodia/Vietnam Trip


The view from the front of the Jesus School.

The classroom at the Jesus School. The Jesus School has 177 children in grades one through six.....in this room.

The neighborhood where the children live that attend the Jesus School.

The children that attend the Jesus School live here near the dump.

Soy milk parlor.


Monkeys were running around at a local park. We named this one Buddha.

Bats in a tree in Phnom Penh.

Marissa and I giving Sister Toby some flowers.


Outside the Gloriana hotel.

International Christian Assembly in Cambodia.

Purchasing the second grade curriculum for the Jesus School students. Thank you Fairfield Christian Church.

Toby and I on a tuk tuk on our way somewhere in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Tony Brewer looking at a Cambodian Bible provided by Samaritan's Purse...being stored at the soy milk factory.


Soy milk parlor

A view from the ferry crossing the Mekong River in Cambodia.

Lunch in Cambodia on our bus trip from Vietnam.

Toby and I at the Columbus airport at the time of our departure.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

Lost Favorites

If anyone is still popping on my blog, I have lost all of my favorites. I've recovered only two....No Greater Joy Mom and Wendy's. If you can send me your link, I'd like to save them.
Kathy
PS: Things are going well here. We are busy getting ready for the new school year. I have one going to be a senior, one a junior, one going in eighth grade and two going into kindergarten. Plus, I am planning to be out of the country on a mission trip soon. Some have asked to pray for the trip, which I gladly accept. I do think that my husband could use the prayers even more since he will be home with the kids!