Saturday, January 30, 2010
Medicine for Cambodia
Mike and Barb will be taking about 100 punds of medical supplies in two checked bags to Cambodia. (See previous blog)
Tomorrow, January 31, about 20 - 30 people will work at the Vineyard Church for about 5 hours to sort and repackage all the donated medications. It will be an intense job - no room for mistakes! BUT TO THE GLORY OF THE LORD!
Korean doctors from the Hebron Hospital will meet us in Phnom Penh to receive these desperately needed supplies.
Tomorrow, January 31, about 20 - 30 people will work at the Vineyard Church for about 5 hours to sort and repackage all the donated medications. It will be an intense job - no room for mistakes! BUT TO THE GLORY OF THE LORD!
Korean doctors from the Hebron Hospital will meet us in Phnom Penh to receive these desperately needed supplies.
Pray! Departure to Cambodia in 3 days!
Almost ready to go...please help us pray!
We heard that the well-drilling rig might not be quite ready. Pray that it will come together and our plans will not be delayed. We have a two week window!
We made our travel arrangements and plans in early January under the impression everyone was ready. Now we are not sure. Also, our main translator, Chan Leap, has a new job in another province and cannot be with us most of the time.
Our friend Bora has offered to be with us as much as possible, which is wonderful. He pastors a church for young people in Phnom Penh. We will be helping him the first weekend we are there. Mike will be teaching in his church about discipleship and small groups - some of his favorite subjects. We will also hold a worship training session on Sunday afternoon.
The rest of our time is open to how the Lord orchestrates the situation. We plan to go to Siem Reap and wait for the well-drilling rig and team. We have a meeting on the day after we arrive to see how things are going.
Our contact, Mr. Sopheak, Director of the Shanti Volunteer Association, surprised the two villages and let them know we are wanting to drill a well for each of them. His quote: "They are sooooooooo happyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"
We go in the name of the Lord, as His servants. We do not want any glory or recognition for any of this. We only want the people of Cambodia to have access to clean water, and these villages desperately need wells. At this time of year it is difficult to get water, except to buy it and they are very poor. Now that they know our hopes and plans, we must put the whole situation in God's hands and wait for His timing.
Please pray that the Lord will be glorified and praised and that all will see the miracle of two wells come together. God loves thesse people, even when they don't know Him yet, and we want bring honor to His name.
There is a lot at stake, for the Kingdom of God. Even though we are "holding our breath" about the details, we know that God has a plan and we must follow Him, especially when we are out of our comfort zone.
So, please pray - and we will let you all know how God works everything out. We are taking a risk - putting ourselves "out there" for the Lord, and we don't know what to expect.
We know this is where God wants us, so He can arrange things in His own marvelous way! It's just a little nerve-wracking!
We heard that the well-drilling rig might not be quite ready. Pray that it will come together and our plans will not be delayed. We have a two week window!
We made our travel arrangements and plans in early January under the impression everyone was ready. Now we are not sure. Also, our main translator, Chan Leap, has a new job in another province and cannot be with us most of the time.
Our friend Bora has offered to be with us as much as possible, which is wonderful. He pastors a church for young people in Phnom Penh. We will be helping him the first weekend we are there. Mike will be teaching in his church about discipleship and small groups - some of his favorite subjects. We will also hold a worship training session on Sunday afternoon.
The rest of our time is open to how the Lord orchestrates the situation. We plan to go to Siem Reap and wait for the well-drilling rig and team. We have a meeting on the day after we arrive to see how things are going.
Our contact, Mr. Sopheak, Director of the Shanti Volunteer Association, surprised the two villages and let them know we are wanting to drill a well for each of them. His quote: "They are sooooooooo happyyyyyyyyyyyyy!"
We go in the name of the Lord, as His servants. We do not want any glory or recognition for any of this. We only want the people of Cambodia to have access to clean water, and these villages desperately need wells. At this time of year it is difficult to get water, except to buy it and they are very poor. Now that they know our hopes and plans, we must put the whole situation in God's hands and wait for His timing.
Please pray that the Lord will be glorified and praised and that all will see the miracle of two wells come together. God loves thesse people, even when they don't know Him yet, and we want bring honor to His name.
There is a lot at stake, for the Kingdom of God. Even though we are "holding our breath" about the details, we know that God has a plan and we must follow Him, especially when we are out of our comfort zone.
So, please pray - and we will let you all know how God works everything out. We are taking a risk - putting ourselves "out there" for the Lord, and we don't know what to expect.
We know this is where God wants us, so He can arrange things in His own marvelous way! It's just a little nerve-wracking!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Preparations for Cambodia 2010
We have a lot to do to get ready for our flight to Cambodia on Tuesday morning at 8:30 am.
On Sunday January 31st, Dr Song and his wife will play cello and harp at the service of the Greeley Vineyard. Dr. Song will speak about their project of working with the Hebron Hospital in Phnom Pehn.
Following the service we will have 20 or 30 people help organize the drugs donated by the Cheyenne hospital into usable packages for the Cambodian hospital. Dr. Song picked up over 300 pounds of discarded but usable medications this past Tuesday.
Barbara and I will carry about 100 pounds to the hospital in our baggage, the remaining amount will travel along with additional donated medications and medical equipment to Cambodia in a shipping container.
We are excited about forming alliances in the work of helping in the welfare of the people of Cambodia.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wells may be the answer for those with no access to water
As we prepare to return to Cambodia the drilling rig has been repaired and readied for our trip to Siem Reap. We will post our adventures on this blog, feel free to participate, comment about the progress and even give us some advice on drilling.
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