I was picture day and here is a picture of the three brothers we accepted reasently.
Here is our three girls two on the right are sisters
Pictures from the roof our neighbors are palanting rice.
Srey Nyng birthday along with some others. She got a really nice doll with hand made coths from my mother. She was so happy.


It is coming to my 33rd birthday as some of you may know. This is the 3 birthday I have spent in Cambodia and this year has been the nicest. The weather is great right now, low
80’s with over cast and slight breezes. I stand in the front yard and it is easy to forget where I am.
This year my beard has seen its first white hairs. I got to tell the children that it was a sign of wisdom and they should have more reason to listen to me. What they did not think of is that out of the thousands of brown hairs I only have three white hairs and would be good reason for them not to listen to me. :)
I do not feel old except when I play with the children, it seems I get hurt or sore every day.
Anyway we have 16 children 3 of them girls. I will post more information on the new children later.
All the children are health and most are happy.
We have a little summer school planned for them with dance lessons, music and maybe a little art. We are going to try and push some to catch up to the grade they should be in so we don’t have 30 year olds waiting to get out of high school.
One of our new boys will 14 soon, he is in second grade and is barley learning his alphabet.
There is a lot of work to do on many of these children but thankfully many of them want to take the chance given to them. The hard decisions will come in the future when will have to decide to pull a child from school and start teaching him a trade. We are talking with them trying to make them to be apart of these decisions that will shape their life. The big one kicker is when I tell them I don’t want them digging holes in someone’s yard the rest of their life making $20 to $30 a month.
We really keep on them about it being their decision so they do not end up hating us. I do not want this to be a negative experience for a child who has not come to Christ. I would be sad to think a child leaves here disliking Christians and blaming us for their failures.
5 of our new children are not Christians yet so they need your prayers. Of our three girls one seems to be a bit naughty. She is worse than most our boys but we keep on her talking to her about being a lady and what a people admire in a woman. We have one boy who does not smile. He always has his angry face on. It feels like he his cursing me or trying to burn a whole in me. But we keep loving him and giving him attention, one day he will change. He already listens more than he did when he came. His grandma told us she thought he was going deaf because he hardly ever listened.
This month of July we will be buying chickens, ducks and maybe some fish. Ream and I personally want to get a goat. There are so many goat milk receipts out there. We want to make good ice creams and cheeses. The ice creams they sell in the village is more like a shave ice accept it is usually frozen pond water with powdered chemical flavoring. I would guess that it is one of the more dangerous things to eat here.
The property is really looking nice; the rains have turned everything green and beautiful. The children are really happy with the grass almost every day they are out there playing or rolling in it. Unfortunately it is a really itchy grass but they love it anyway.
The people who support this work I want you to know how wonderful it is and how important it is. I know with changing markets in the States it is difficult to still give, but I encourage you to stick with it and reduce something else if you must. I know we had only owned our house for a year before we came here and we would be struggling to if we where still there. I tell you where I would cut my expenses. For one I drove to fast most of the time, almost a hundred miles a day would cost me about $400 a month. I know if I would have slowed a little I could have reduced that cost. Also I like the fancy coffee some times a 4or 5 dollar frap chino, when I eat I would buy the expensive meal because I really liked the $6 burgers at Carl’s. These small indulgences do not seem like much but all month long it is a large expense. When it came to the end of the month things would be tight. I think now we had this last year almost $9000 a month income and we spent it all. So I would have to say my priorities where off. When it came to cutting expenses I would cut the wrong ones. I hardly gave any thing outside of my tithe and some times I would find excuses not do that.
I pray for the people who support this work that these hard times would not be so hard and that your faithfulness would continue. I pray that you would feel the blessing of what is being done here. I hope you realize that you are a part of changing many lives and that will be accounted to you in heaven. If you look at it like that it might even be easier to give. Make it a game or a race and try to change as much as possible. Most of us are really good at collecting something. Let us collect the crowns that will be given to Christ.
Thank you, so much to the children church for their continued interest. The children are using the play equipment every day. Sometimes the neighbor children come and play to so it was such a wonderful blessing.
Thank you, home groups and all who pray for us, the children and or this ministry.
I believe we will be home some time on or after Christmas and can not wait to see and share with you.

Thank you

Thank you to all have come and to all the are involved in this project through prayer and support.
Ream and I have been in the country for a year since April. We have had our second son here and have celebrated birthdays and anniversaries. We are doing well here and it is because are supporter choose to do the will of the Lord.
While much of the time I feel unworthy of being here I know I am on the right path. When I see the progress made by the children here I know this is a fact.

Are children are interacting with the community by visiting relatives, church and school. We continue to have good reports come back about the children and how they have changed in such a short time. Their health has improved, their manors, the way they speak and act. It is wonderful to report more than half our children are top ten in their classes.

The high school assistant principle came to see the place. He said "you have done so much here if you where Buddhist you would already have reached the top levels for the best re carnation." I was thinking how sad it must be that you can buy your way to heaven and what a cheap God that can be bought. What chance does the poor have and why would they believe in such a thing if they are never going to make it.
Anyway we really hope to make good friends with the schools so we can have an influence in how things are run there. It was a good start as we begin to impressing the upper levels of the system.

Summers coming and I would encourage anyone to come and spend some life changing moments with us. Thank you for all your interest in what goes on here.

Rachana

Rob P. do you still want to come and teach soccer?
Part of the driveway on the left and the trees. The volleyball court and all the wonderful green grass. Donated by some friends Australia. There is sand on top to reduce the mud. It will grow through for a prettier picture.

Picture of Rachana age 10 with her grandma and father. Rachana was beaten badly by her stepmother a while ago so grandma took her.
Grandma's best interest for the girl she brought her to us.
Rachana wants to design cloths when she grows up.

I think it would be a hard decision to chose between a new wife and your daughter. But I think when you wife almost rip the girls ear off the choice would get easier.
You have to love grandmothers who do the right thing when the parents can't.

4-07

We have hired a guardian, a older female.

Things are going great so far and we are getting a much needed break. At the same time it is sad because we are moving into a different job. I am more and more in the office and Ream is directing staff more. It is what are job title says, Directors. The little things we get to see and hear are being reduced in some ways it is nice in others it is sad.

It is good because we will grow faster having more people to help the children adjust.

Here is a good example of our children hearts, a letter to his sponsor,

Dear Sponsor,

My heart is full of joy when I received your letter. It is wonderful that you are my sponsor. I always pray for your health. So how are you doing? I am so excited that I can come and live in the Orphanage. The other children and I are good kids. We pray to God and we love Him. We have really strong faith in Him.

How are your students? Do they study hard? Do they get good grades? I and other kids really like the English books. I like to play ball like your students. Since I’ve seen you pictures I really miss (long to see) you and your children.

Love Tong

Tong just turned 8 has been a Christian for a month or so. He is always polite, kind and generous. He made the honor roll at school and had received the most points this quarter for best child.

Here was a real blessing. We helped a friend take some local children to a deaf school where they will live and learn for as little and $35 a month.

The mothers knew what we where showing them the school. The boy who many have heard of Soy and the girl didn’t know what was going on. They where a little scared until I showed them a sign text book and Soys’ face lit up. He looked out side and saw the children signing. In that one second the light came on. You could watch his face in slow motion as he is looking at pointing he knew what we where doing, that he would be coming to this school and that other people could speak with him. A life was set in his hands that day, wow. What a great moment. It is like when a person comes to Christ. It will be one of the greatest gifts he will receive.

Thank you Ron M. for your support. Because of that year learning to sign they will have a good start in this school. Soy who might not have been accepted, was accepted because he already knows how to sign a little.

The girls’ mother who loves her daughter very much was moved to tear as her little girl was pulled into the class and spoke with the other children for the first time.

I have that small moment on tape.

Tate and Tong had their birthday this month and we celebrated the other night with

sack races, balloon tosses, dancing and cake.

They also received the 1^st,2^nd,and 3^rd place prizes for child of the quarter. This helps us promote the positive things they do. School, bible, English, behavior, cleanliness and so on.
The same day we surprised them with some water balloons. From the roof.

Here are updated pictures and school grades. From / to what

Tee Chang- ? Te-a Chang- ?

Tong Nyn- 9/4 Tate Nyn- 37/4

Darow Main-1/1 Channee Siam- 33/9

Chan Chow-19/8 Melor Pen- 36/12

Bow Rack- 27/7

The children are doing really well in English class with Ream.

They work hard around the property watering gardens, feeding animals, and cleaning.

Boys are cleaning the duckweed from the pond so the fish do not die. Also the pig and duck will at it.

This is when we found out how deep the mud was in the pond. So a day or so later we drained it so we can dig it out and put a liner in before the rain comes.

So the boys went and played in the mud.

We have a lot of projects going this month and the children have 3 weeks off to help.

They are having a good time they love being here and ask for more teaching.

God is blessing us and I pray that He blesses those who are participating in this project with us.

I will try and write again soon we will take the children to the city this month.

3-07

Any volunteers for how about Summer?
We are offering a lovely setting this year. The theme is tropical. For those who like sun we have had plenty this month. Here are two of our guest having the time of their lives.
Te-a and Sam

We’ve had lots of fun this month. Are two boys Tate and Tong adjusted so fast we took another two right away. 2 boys Te-a Chang 9 years and Tee Chang 7 years old.
Where at 9 boys right now and one teen age volunteer.
Chow Tee Tate
Darow

Tong Tee Tate
Darow

We where happy to get so funds this quarter for projects.
Thank you so much to the Sunday school classes for the playground money you raised.
We bought 11 pieces with that money and the children love it.
They did complain a little about the marry go round they got so sick. They asked mom “why did you buy such a terrible toy?” They where getting sick some where crying but it was funny because as soon as they felt better they where playing again.
It was a real challenge for them to wait until every thing was properly installed.


We found a man who plants any size tree that we want. We bought coconut palm trees for $70 and 5 other fruit trees for about $50 each. The trees are coming out 15 feet high and ready to give fruit. It is awesome how cheap they are and who big. We are trying to get tree that will give the most shade to the playground equipment.
In the future we hope to buy grass from him it is $1 a meter plus 12 inches of soil, which is pretty good. Also this guy cares for every thing for 3 months and guarantees it after that.
I was thinking of some friends who sell palms and how much they would cost there. :)
When all these things where coming down the road all the people followed. We had 35, 40 neighbors and kids on the property playing and watching the trees come in. It was a fun day.


The children have been out playing games like tag, hid and seek and kick the can. After they win there might be some dancing.



Englime Channee Melor Chow

At meal time the children line up for prayer, Channee thanks Mow for his meal.
Everyone sits and eats.


Bible study earlier that morning 5:30 am. I am lucky I get to sleep in with the baby down stairs.
Wayne was looking at some real estate. I think the up keep was the turn off.
Wayne and Glenn AGHO board members say good by to Reams’ parents.


The last couple of weeks we have had some visitors from the Mennonite churches in Canada and Pennsylvania. They are doing a 3 month say here in Cambodia and have been living with the villagers doing what they do, eating what they eat, pretty brave. They’ve spent three days doing things with the kid playing teaching and playing.


Amy doing her clinic with my brother Ra.
A week after Wayne and Glenn left it rained and the termites came out in swarm. The children collected them for the ducks.

Kids and I put together a little road to the pig pen.
Septic and leach lines where complete.
We got some free fruit trees from a NGO and planted them out back.
They are pretty small though and will take a while for them to fill in.

We have some guardians volunteering two days a week here and at church. We will hire them come April 1st

P.S. Tate and Tong where saved the second Sunday at church by the third Sunday Tate memorized all the books in the bible and was first in his class with his quiz.