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Not according to plan

THAILAND | Monday, 26 Nov 2012 | Views [90]

Have you had one of those events that have been built up with such tremendous anticipation however when it actually plays out all plans fall apart in various directions due to uncontrollable situations and you are left feeling a bit battered and crushed ... Read more >

Tags: challenges, frustrations


Lord I need you

CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Views [266] | Video

Ok..confession time…..I was selecting music for Bible Study last Thursday and after quickly picking two quite deep songs I received an email saying “Do you have a third?” The thought stirred within me to send a snappy retort or “... Read more >

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The case of the barking dog

CAMBODIA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2012 | Views [228]

As I sit in my house with funeral music painfully persisting in the background for company, I will share with you the story of how a little yappy white dog was found behind our fence this morning. So the time in question was about 6.30am. I heard ... Read more >

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School closures - Routine or sheer panic?

CAMBODIA | Friday, 20 Jul 2012 | Views [151]

And I thought I was good at panicking! Well it looks like the Ministry of Education in Cambodia is far superior at it then me. Schools around the country have been closed, as of Wednesday 18th July, just 10 days shy of the official end of the Khmer school ... Read more >

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Patiently enduring ever so impatiently.

CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 6 Mar 2012 | Views [149]

Let me set the scene. It is over 30 degrees outside and nearing 40 in the stuffy shoebox classrooms. Each room is crammed with desks, hot sweaty students and all kinds of funky smells. The three fans faithful turn their blades fighting a losing battle ... Read more >

Tags: challenges, frustrations, god is good


A cry out for education

CAMBODIA | Friday, 4 Nov 2011 | Views [165]

Education in Cambodia can truly break your heart. Public education is rife with cheating and extra payments required to the teacher for good quality instruction. The system promotes poverty as those with the resources and opportunities steam ahead of ... Read more >

Tags: education, frustrations, poverty


Children are not tourist attractions!!

CAMBODIA | Sunday, 23 Oct 2011 | Views [257]

There are so many positive things happening here in Cambodia. I am learning more and more about different NGOs serving in this beautiful nation aiming at empowering the poor and disabling the exploitation that is promoting poverty. I was so happy ... Read more >

Tags: children, frustrations, poverty, voluntourism



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