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It must be very difficult when you do not own a mobile or have a calendar, or in fact you can’t read.  Amongst the poor in Cambodia and around the world, many people do not have things which we take for granted as essential to our everyday lives.  We are constantly looking at our mobiles Read Full Article

August, only four months and it’s Christmas!!  Day care has seen the children settled back into their routine but due to rainy season a couple of them have been unwell with high temps and fevers.  Of course with the COVID measures we have put into place, their temperatures are taken before they come in so Read Full Article

July has gone in very quickly.  Very mixed bag.  We have again witnessed God’s love through people and situations that have arisen over this last month. As you know from our previous newsletter, Mark and I were to come home on 10th July for New Wine Sligo and to spend time with family and friends. Read Full Article

Flip Flops!!  Seems to be another tradition in Cambodia that your flip flops belong to everyone.  While in day care all outdoor footwear is taken off and left at the door, well it seems that  if you can’t find your own flip flops or trainers to go and do something outside, then you just take Read Full Article

This month has been a hot one in Cambodia.  Most days 35-38+ with 50% humidity, you are constantly living in a puddle. Rainy season should be with us soon which will help a little.  We were pleased to hear that the weather back in the UK has improved and although you are still in lockdown Read Full Article

Easter is a time of rebirth and renewal, a time of reflection and hope.   It is a time of celebration for us as Christians who believe in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, to know that death is not the end.   In the darkness and hopelessness of our world at the minute, holding unto Read Full Article

We don’t know what to say that has not already been said but we are praying for you. We pray that this virus will not take any more lives and that it does not affect you or anyone within your family.  We ask if you will pray for us, for our friends and for for Read Full Article

We are all in a time of uncertainty, trying to ascertain the best thing to do for yourself, family, friends and everyone around us during this global pandemic.  We must hold on to the hope we have in God that he is in control, he is our strength and shield. We are praying for all Read Full Article

February back home seems to have been a month of battening down the hatches and waiting out the various storms.  The Coronavirus started in Asia and has now spread to the rest of the world and quite rightly everyone is very nervous, and masks are being worn everywhere.  As we travelled back to Cambodia, we Read Full Article

In day-care it has been a quiet start to the year. The children continue to be unwell with coughs and fevers.  One child who has been particularly on our hearts, has been missing from day care again for almost 10 days.  Please pray for his family situation and that they see the value of their Read Full Article