Climbed up the eucalyptus trees to get a better picture of the building.
Last family photo we took does not include the 5 new children yet.

Class time teaching English. Our tables are almost full and we are looking at getting some desks made.
After the dentist the group of children that had not gotten into trouble last month got to go for some fun. They got to see the boats practicing for the big race and go for some bumper cars.
Nyng learned to hold on tight.
The children are doing great in school we got their numbers the other day.

2 are number 1 in their class

1 is number 2
2 are number 3

3 are number 4

2 are top ten

3 are top 20

2 are top 45 because they are new in the school.

7 are unknown, little ones do not get placement.

Ve Chi is the 14 year old in 3rd grade who did not know his alphabet studied all summer to catch up to his grade and is now number 4 in class.

Rachana went from #39 to #9.

We are so very proud the effort they are putting out.

Our Rabbits are producing every month now and the piglets are going to sell soon.

We have all the staff working finally. We are set for the rest of the year and that is a good feeling.

From the roof

I like to sit on the roof some times and keep a good eye on what is going on. When you have a lot to look after the best way is up high.

Srey Own, Srey Nune and Kyo collecting grass for the goats.
Wut, watches the goats today so they do not eat to much from the trees.
Wut tells our 5 and 6 year old that dad is on the roof taking picture. On the left is Srey On, Weed , Com Ly and Wut.
Ra stops by for a visit he is learning a lot of hard lessons this year and we hope it is only refining him for his future work. He will probably replace Pastor Khon in the future and he needs prayer for strength and wisdom. He is wonderful with the children.
District Chief comes for a visit and tells us what a good job and beautiful place that we have. He says when he gave the approval to build he had no idea what it would be or the good that it would do. We are thankful to him and Ream's uncle for keeping the flies off of us; they will not allow groups to nag us for fees and bribes that are not real.

We have 23 children as of now and plan to accept more next year. We will be in the states from December 30 to Jan 15. If you are wanting to meet with use please let us know in advance.

The major lightning storms the other night. This is around 2 in the morning. Lots of rain most of the property was flooded that night and the children caught about a dozen fish crawling on the ground. The thunder and lightning lasted all night and there was no sleep to be had.

Summer is over.
I was ready for the children to go back to school we have been so busy with them home. Then the first day I miss them and the place is to quiet.

We had a pretty good summer helping the children advance for this year. 3 of our children are skipping a grade to get them caught up. All the children are proficient in the grade they are going to. And our two little ones age 5 started 1st grade.

They children learned a traditional dance about the harvest.
Some started to learn play guitar, drums and flutes.
We are still looking for a piano and a traditional violin teacher.
They got to go to the beach, zoo and some old ruined temples.
Some of them celebrated their first birthday ever.

They also received their incentive prizes for this quarter.

Our animals a producing,
We had 12 baby pigs and the market is very good to sell right now.
We had 7 baby rabbit be born.
And three baby ducks.
Also our fish in 2 months have grown 8 inches.


We have had some staff changes again probably not the last time either.
Peah is on the Left and Own is on the Right
Here is a picture of our 2 new girls and their care taker.
They names are Jon and On. So we are up to 5 now and waiting for more.

Bible programs have started again. We had a little brake due to the dance teacher.

We played some games during the birthday party.
We had teams where they had to pass the bottle from one bucket to the next using their mouth which was a lot of fun for them.
We also played a traditional New Year game. Instead of using the game board we used our selves running from one place to another rolling cubes to see who won some candy.

We are trying to make it home in January I believe but we will see. Staff and teams will play a part in when we go. We would like to be home for a month because it seems after two years there is a lot to do.
Ream’s sister is in the states right now living in Pennsylvania for a year learning Administration skills. We hope she will make it out the same time we are there.

Things here at the orphanage are going really well, the country also seem to be improving. The big scary election is around the corner, but it is being down graded from scary. The political parties have spilt back into groups they came from with a few new ones.

Also the country is trying to control some Christian groups. Their have been a few bad representatives here that are making it hard on others.
We have known for quite a while you can not really street whiteness here. You can but it has to be really low key. If you do not harass people or create a seen and you’re fine. You also should avoid doing it around temples or government buildings like the palace.

I think all is fine.
I have seen some groups in America that I thought should be ban. They where caring coffins and crosses telling people are were going to hell and burn. It was a very shocking display for me to see.

The government is making news by cracking down on NGO that are profiting or taking advantage of people or the government.

We have had to speak with local officials about being Christian and what we do. At first it seemed scary. With all of this happening this month it seems that the place might go communist again. But doing that is suicide for them. They would throw themselves back into very bad poverty and it is bad already.

I know there is way too much money coming in for them to close the doors. These same reports and problems where in the news back in 1999.

What we have to pray is that the good upright Christians are protected and are not affected by the people stepping out of line. There is plenty of good work going on and the harvest is being reaped.

Over all we can hope to see the Government continue to improve and it relations with Christian groups continue to grow.

Sorry for being to political or anything like that. There has been some concerns out there about what is happening and I do not think it is much to worry about right now.

Thanks for taking time to look and keeping involved.

September

Thank you Sandy Scott for the quilt. the fabric was beautiful and the girls in the house where amazed at the stitching.

2 Days at the beach many children it was their first time to the beach.

Mom sent the children some overalls so I put mine on to.

Don had brought some Frisbees.
Richard brought a tether ball. They play with it every day still.

Just before their show. I though they where unbelievably cute.

Guitar class


We caught 3 cobras this year around the house. It is the first time I got to see one. We show the children from a safe distance so they would have their curiosity fulfilled then we disposed of them.