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We are going to start this newsletter by introducing our wonderful Operations Manager, Pich Sokheng.  She is such a blessing to us and our children.  We will say no more and let her tell it herself: My name is Sokheng I was born in a small village in Kampong Cham Province. I have five siblings Read Full Article

February is normally a month of getting back into a routine (same old, same old), broken resolutions already and cold wintery days (for us hot humid days). February for us started with having our Accounts audited and all the frustration that brings.  Trying to ensure we do everything the correct way in Cambodia and that Read Full Article

Happy belated New Year, over here we celebrate three New Year’s (very confusing).  We have: Western New Year 1st January, Chinese New Year 12th February Khmer New Year 14th April. At the moment everywhere is red, all the shops, restaurants, and malls very colourful – although we are not fans of the music. Most people Read Full Article

As you will not get your newsletter until in January, can we start by saying we hope you had as wonderful Christmas as possible and that you got to spend time with those you love.  Also, we pray that 2021 will be a good year for all of us, that COVID will go in the Read Full Article

November is a really nice month, the rain stops, we get some cool winds and cooler temperatures.  This time leads into hot season were temperatures can rise to 39-40 degrees so everyone enjoys the cooler days while they can. We are now working towards Christmas, buying gifts for the children, and teaching them Christmas worship Read Full Article

During rainy season we have what people in the West would call heavy downpour rain, it comes on out of the blue and you get a drenching in seconds.  Lately the rain has been unrelenting, and a lot of Cambodia is now under water.   To date 11 people have died and many have lost their Read Full Article

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