Last week when we were in Malaysia, we stayed at the OMF bungalow, a cozy house for missionaries in the Cameron Highlands. Pretty much all the missionaries in this region rave about this retreat center and how peaceful and beautiful the tea plantations that surround it are. I was warned, however, that it is [...]
Last week marked probably the last major trek as a family we will ever undertake in Cambodia… at least for a while. We packed four vans with our entire InnerCHANGE staff, both ex-pat and nationals, and drove for a total of 10 hours to Koh Kong, a remote island off of the southeast coast of [...]
ព្រះជាម្ចាស់ដែលធ្វើរអ្វីខ្លូនអែងមឹនបាន
ព្រះបន្តុលបានកើតមកជាមនុស្ស ហើយគង់នៅក្នុងចំណោមយើងរាល់គ្នា
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ខ្ងុំមានកូនពីរនាក់។ កាលកូនដំបូងទើបកើតមក ខ្ងុំមិនចេះថែរក្សាវាសៅះ។ ខ្ងុំមិនដែលបានថែរក្សាកូនពីមូនទេ។ ខ្ងុំមិនបានចេះពន អោយងូតទឹក បញ្ចុក។ ខ្ងុំមិនដឹងអ្វីសៅះអំពីកូនក្មេង។ តូច្នេះពេលខ្ងុំបានត្រូវការនាំវាមកផ្ទះ ខ្ងុំភយខ្លាចណាស់។ កូនងារទើបកើតតូតនឹងស្រួយណាស់។ ខ្ងុំមិនហ៉ានពុនវា ខ្ងុំខ្លាចខ្ងុំប្រហែលធ្វើរអោយវាធ្លាក់។ ខ្ងុំមិនហ៉ានអោយងូតទឹក ខ្ងុំខ្លាចទឹកជូលផ្សិត។ ខ្ងុំភយខ្លាចណាស់។
ខ្ងុំអរព្រះគុណព្រះជាម្ចាស់សំរាបប្រធានកូនទលខ្ងុំ ខ្ងុំដឹងថាវាពិតជាមហាអស្ចារ្យ។ បុន្តែខ្ងុំគឹស្រែកយំច្រើនទលព្រះ “ព្រះអឺយ សូមជូយខ្ងុំផង ខ្ងុំមិនចេះដឹងធ្វើរយាងមេចសៅះ។” ខ្ងុំថ្លាប់ពុនកូននឹងគឹត “អឹយ វាគ្មានកំលាងនឹងមឹនចេះធ្វើរអ្វីខ្លូនអែងសោះ។ វាត្រុវការទុកចិតអាស្រយលើខ្ងុំ ហើយខ្ងុំសំរាក់មឹនបាន។” ខ្ងុំបានត្រុវការរៀនចេះច្រើន ពុនវា អោយងូតទឹក បំពៅ ហើយបញ្ចុក។ ពេលយុបខ្ងុំបានត្រុវការក្រោកឡើង ហើយនឹងលូងលៅមកូន ហើយនឹងបំពៅកូន។
ពេលកូនយំខ្ងុំក្រោកពីគេងភ្លាម។ ខ្ងុំថ្លាប់ច្ងល់ “ហេតុអ្វិបា តែងតែគេងរហូត មិនតែលភ្ងាក់ទេ?” គាត់ថា “ខ្ងុំមិនតែលលូកូនទេ ពេលខ្ងុំចុងជូយ មាកកាន់កូនហើយ!” មាកខ្ងុំបាននិយាយថា “បើសីនកូនមិនមានបា វាពីបាកចិត បន្តែបើសីនកូនមិនមានមាក វានិងស្លាប់!” កូនខ្ងុំគ្មានកំលាងនឹងមឹនចេះធ្វើរអ្វីខ្លូនអែងសោះ។ វាត្រុវការទុកចិតអាស្រយលើខ្ងុំ។
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One of Silas’ favorite games as of late consists of him shredding apart cardboard boxes into small strips. He then makes the rounds and divvies up the shreds to whoever is there. Most recipients wonder, “Why is this kid giving me pieces of trash?” But if you ask, Silas will answer, “I’m giving you money [...]
When we came to Cambodia I was a complete novice at motherhood. Silas was only 5 months old. I kind of made it a point not to read too many of those “How to Raise Kids the Right Way” books. All the contradictory advice is much too confusing; so Danny and I figured we’d just [...]
Can you believe that today is our seventh year anniversary?! I’ve heard that the seventh year of marriage is supposed to be the hardest. I’m not sure why. I’m not claiming that Danny and I have the perfect marriage, but I can honestly say that I am more convinced than ever that I’m the lucky [...]
Why didn’t anyone warn me that having kids would wreck my life? All I heard was, “kids really changes things”. Um… wreak havoc is more like it! I read the books, took the class at the hospital, got advice from other mothers. But nothing prepared me for the chaos that ensues when you have to [...]
Most foreigners in Cambodia go to Thailand for deliveries and we were planning to do the same. However, we have good friends in Malaysia who convinced us otherwise. We decided on Malaysia mainly because of our friends John and Janna, and secondarily because of the food.
On Sunday morning January 28, 2007, I interrupted Danny’s breakfast [...]
On Monday March 22, 2004 around 4:15am I woke up and went to the bathroom. Upon reaching the toilet, I felt a gush of water and proceeded to shout, “Danny, my water broke!” He didn’t quite believe me and almost convinced me that I peed on myself. I was pretty sure my water burst though; [...]
It was October 1997. My church was having a fall retreat. Like usual, we were taking forever trying to arrange who should go in which car. I was lingering outside with a friend when this guy comes up and joins our conversation. I didn’t really know him except that his name was Danny and that [...]