The transition into living life at an orphanage in the developing world of Cambodia has been quite the brutal awakening. But a really needed brutal awakening for me. Life in Banteay Meanchey includes living in constant heat and humidity with some crazy rainstorms now and again, waking up every morning at four am to Buddhist monks chanting because September just happens to be Holy month here in Cambodia, and the adjustment to having a lot of new roommates- rats, spiders, ants, mosquitos, lizards, lice ect (praise the Lord for mosquito nets and tea tree oil). However, living life at...

If only I had enough words to encompass how much I already loved this place. Kampong Cham is such a wonderful place, but the people that make up Kampong Cham are even more wonderful. Our host, Vandy, operates an orphanage for 43 children. The orphanage is located in a village in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. My team arrived here a little over a week ago and the vast amount of experiences I’ve already gained is incredible.Once we touched down on the runway in Phnom Penh, I became overwhelmed with adoration for this foreign land. Little did I know that my adoration was going to grow...

Hello!  To all those who are following this journey, our team is safe here in Cambodia! We are living a very simple life here in the Banteay Meanchey province, which means we do not have wifi in our house! So we are able to walk to a place nearby a couple times a week to catch up with everyone! Ministry this month is showing the children at the New Hope Orphanage the love of our heavenly Father with some English teaching as well! We are all healthy, and even got to adventure to Angkor Wat yesterday! Our team is doing really well and loving each other more and more every day. We will be...

My team has been in Cambodia for over a week now, and my goal had been the same everyday since our arrival: I am going to write a blog today. And everyday it has come to the same ending: I did not write a blog today. I have not been able to put into words how I have felt these past few days. And to be honest, I still can’t. It’s more like a series of thoughts and feelings and events replaying in my head of the days past. I keep telling myself, “Margaret, you have to get your point across. It is important.” Writing this blog has caused unnecessary stress for no other...

If only I had enough words to encompass how much I already loved this place. Kampong Cham is such a wonderful place, but the people that make up Kampong Cham are even more wonderful. Our host, Vandy, operates an orphanage for 43 children. The orphanage is located in a village in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. My team arrived here a little over a week ago and the vast amount of experiences I’ve already gained is incredible.Once we touched down on the runway in Phnom Penh, I became overwhelmed with adoration for this foreign land. Little did I know that my adoration was going to grow...

Hello!  To all those who are following this journey, our team is safe here in Cambodia! We are living a very simple life here in the Banteay Meanchey province, which means we do not have wifi in our house! So we are able to walk to a place nearby a couple times a week to catch up with everyone! Ministry this month is showing the children at the New Hope Orphanage the love of our heavenly Father with some English teaching as well! We are all healthy, and even got to adventure to Angkor Wat yesterday! Our team is doing really well and loving each other more and more every day. We will be...