Tag: Cambodia
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Cambodia: day 6/7
The poor Internet at our current location caused some problems for me yesterday. When they finally got the wifi working, my post was somehow deleted. Argh! Yesterday we visited a few of the temples here at Angkor Wat, including the massive structure which is depicted on the Cambodian flag. It was seriously impressive. We saw…
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Cambodia: day 5
I’ve been thinking a lot today about the difference between poverty and wealth. We walked around the Russian Market today (which, as far as I can tell, has absolutely nothing to do with Russia) and I managed to find gifts for the last few people on my list. I kept finding gifts I wanted to…
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Cambodia: day 4
Today turned out to be a less stressful day than I thought. Hallelujah! This morning we visited a place called Rahab Crafts. We knew the place was a fair trade organization, but we didn’t know the whole story until we walked in. Rahab teaches people with physical handicaps a trade, then after creating their crafts…
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Cambodia: day 3
Today was all about relationships: old and new, broken and restored, created and completed. We started the day by visiting Hagar International. It is an NGO whose goal is to do whatever it takes, as long as it takes to restore broken people. They receive young women and boys who have been rescued by other…
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Cambodia: day 2
Today is a day that I will remember for a very long time. I’ve tried to process what I have seen today, but I am struggling. More on that in a minute. This morning started well. We explored the Russian Market for an hour, I helped some friends find good knock-off watches and I bought…
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Countdown to Vietnam- 61 days, 8 hours, 11 minutes
I learned yesterday that my support level is at 85%! I’m very excited about that. Thank you all for being so generous. I know that many in the rest of my team do not benefit from having people as generous as many of you have been. Would you consider continuing to help us financially? Any…
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Coundown to Vietnam- 72 days, 5 hours, 28 minutes
OVERVIEW We’ll be hosted by An Giang University and have an invitation from the government of Vietnam, so we’re official, but not in a traditional sense. Overt Christian presence is sometimes glanced askew in Vietnam. It’s a place in transition–where the church is just emerging from the cultural oppression of the communist regime. Our task…
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Countdown to Vietnam- 82 days, 5 hours, 31 minutes
Dear Friends, In just a few months I will be traveling to Vietnam as part of a short term mission team composed of the senior LEAD MDiv class at Biblical Seminary. There will be 15 students on our team and one advisor, and we will be there from June 1 to June 12, 2010. Our…
Pastor Jeremy Stephens 