CAMBODIA MISSION 2010 - Final days... Siem Reap

We arrived in Siem Reap for our last couple of days in Cambodia, we were treated to a awesome dinner buffet and traditional Khmer dance show.

as the show went on.....opps we looked up and there was someone who crashed the stage, his costume does not seem to match?

Siem Reap had a "night market" for shopping...it cost us dearly!

The next morning we left out early for a full day. First off was to visit Siem Reap Methodist Mission Center....a vision of Joseph and Marilyn Chan. Two years ago Ken and David visited the Center and Joseph described his dream....today it is becoming a reality....we were amazed at the progress. The property now houses a school for 25 children, kindergarten and preschool. A fishing pond and rice field are now providing food for the community. The vision is to have primary school and eventually a high school. Sunday services are now held, and a Church building is now in the planning stages for construction.

School children at Siem Reap Center school.

Beautiful children........ beautiful faces of the children.

Children on the playground....the School is now open!

It does not get any better than this....they followed us around laughing and playing, we wanted to bring them home with us....

English teaching classroom!

Ken presenting gifts from ST Andrews team.

This was the classroom in 2008 and now converted to dormitory. Note colorful mosquito nets......malaria and dengue fever is a major issue in Cambodia.

Field were rice is grown to support the Center and feed the community. The new Church will be built at this location.

Ok...we are on to Angkor Wat....temples built in AD 800 - 1200. We are a little giddy at this point! .....going home tonight.... I think Romy is showing Larry something about the Khmer Dance?

Ok, finally got them to calm down and smile.....note the main temple is in the background.

Angkor Wat main temple.

The forest taking over the ruins.

What ever it takes to hitch a ride...Esther and Jeanie going for a ride... we counted as many as five on a motorbike at one time. This is the standard mode of transportaion in Cambodia.

Oh yes....that is worms, eating away, or should I say being fed. Our next vist was to a silk farm where the worms are fed well and taken care of....before being killed.

Ok....the worms being killed (cacoons are put in the sun to kill the worms).

Removing the silk from the cacoons.

The silk is dyed then the weaving process is begun. The the entire process is all done by hand.

On our return home, we had a stopover in Seoul South Korea. As it turns out Asiana Airline will take you on a "city tour" if you have eight hours or more layover. We spend a few hours touring Seoul. Here is a picture of the "Blue House" (Korea equivilent of the "White House").

A tour of Chogaesa Temple, largest temple in Seoul.

CAMBODIA MISSION 2010 - KAMPONG THOM PROVANCE

Scenes along the drive to Samrath Methodist Church. This church is in a very rural area out from Kampong Thom. We enjoyed the drive out to the church. Although the road was very bumpy and rough, the scenery was beautiful.

We had to share the road with many types of vehicles. The water buffalo pulling carts was a pretty common sight.

David looking over the parsonage construction project at Samrath Methodist ChurchNotice the progress, the walls were up by the day we left.

The team resting on the steps of the church.

Our part of the project was to move the bricks and sand to the back of the church where the parsonage was being built.

Scenes from around the village we were at.

Water buffalo were everywhere.

The children from the church pitched in and helped us with our job.

David showing Romy how to lay brick....ha?????

Larry & Romy moving brick.

Cart full of bricks!

Everyone watching while Larry shovels sand!

David show the kids his magic tricks!!!


Chuck fitting the people with eye glasses, we gave out over 100 pair of glasses.

The people of the community lined up for eye glasses.

The men showing off their new eye glasses.

Tara, Chan Hak (District Supintendent) and Pastor Rath Oung.

CAMBODIA MISSION 2010 - Back to Phnom Penh & Visit to Schools and Orphanages

Sunday we attended Holy Mountain Church, a medical mission team from Colorodo had arrived the day before so we all attended! Here are the two teams along with many of the church members.

We visited Cambodia Light Children's Association.

The children performed several traditional Khmer dances. They were very good and we enjoyed the performances.

We were greeted by the children at Methodist Prek Toal Church school. They were a joy to be around!

The Methodist church supports the Kien Kalang Orphanage. We found the children doing chores when we arrived.

The food side of the Russian Market. It is quite an experience!
Our team with Esther & Tola at the GBGM office.

Night in Cambodia. Shopping at the Russian Market. We all had a great time. Esther is quite a negotiator. We didn't know Larry liked to shop so much.

Russian Market fresh vegetables.

The children at the dump site school performing for Mary & Jeanie. They were so cute. We really enjoyed watching them.

The dump site school children.