CAMBODIA!!!! the details on the trip

                                        SECTION OF PHNOM PENH

                                                    ANGKOR WAT

                                                   SIEM REAP

KAMPONG CHAM

   So today we got more details on what we will be doing in Cambodia so i thought I would share them with everybody. But first I want to give a brief history of the hardship the country has gone through. In 1975 there was a huge genocide that took place in Cambodia because they decided they wanted it to be a strictly agrictultural society. They started to kill off anyone who had an education, this included doctors, lawyers, and anyone who had gone to school. They killed anyone who wore glasses because that was a sign of  being smarter and they killed people who played tenis because they thought if you were smart enough to learn and play that smart you had an education. The genocide lasted four years killing about 1.7 millioin people which averaged out to be 20% of the population. Now the affects have begun to show in more ways than one. Sense all the educated were killed they have had a hard time getting back on their feet. The healthcare is not well established and there are no real people to lead and take initiative in starting new programs. Even worse, however, is the sense of hopelesness. They have been taught that life has no value. They figure beating children is ok because their life doesnt mean anything. The country is extremely poor so bigger families have resorted to selling their daugthers into sex trafficking in order to support their other children. In most cases the oldest daughter will even offer to be taken in order for her family to survive, because she has been told her life has no value. They just started putting up laws where sex trafficking is banned but a country does not change over night. Sex trafficking is still a huge problem in this small country. This country is in distraught and I will be there but if you all could take just a little bit of time to pray for the cambodian people I believe that can make a difference. In Proverbs it tells us to pray for the needy or those who cant. It is our job to lift up their problems for the Lord. A little prayer from each person can go a long way. :)
  So now what I will be doing. We are going to be spending time in three major cities of cambodia. We will start out in Siem Reap where we will visit Angkor Wat, spend time in orphanages, and teach english to the kids along with leading Bible studies. We will then go to Kampang Cham where we will be visiting different villages. Then we will go to the capital Phnom Penh where we will be working with victims of the sex trafficking, and ministries for street children. I do not know if that is the order of the cities but that is the basic plan.
  The lifestyle there is going to be crazy different. I will be taking bucket showers but we may get to stay on a YWAM base in at least one of the cities. It has not been confirmed yet though. The money is 1 american dollar is 4000 cambodian reils. They speak the language, Khmar, which I am starting to learn little by little. I am soo excited and can't wait. THank you so much for the prayers and I will keep everyone updated on what is going on. Love and Miss you all!!!