A surprising number of folks have asked what we did for Christmas this year. Here’s the scoop…
On December 15 we had an InnerCHANGE Christmas party at some teammates’ house in Phnom Penh. It was a blast! We sang songs, Anita shared a Christmas devotional in Khmer, we ate delicious food and played all sorts of [...]
After work today I took a bike ride along the riverfront with Silas. As I pedaled along, I had one of those “all is right with the world” moments. It was cool, breezy and remarkably serene. The Mekong was placid, traffic was non-existent, the the pristine azure sky was dotted with kites, and the sun [...]
Every morning our Sunrise staff have devotions, part of which is a reflection on a scripture reading. Last week we read Exodus 8:1-11, regarding the plague of frogs that God brought upon Egypt. As usual, the question was asked, “Meeun avay klah dial jahp arohm?“, which loosely translated means, “Is there anything here that spoke [...]
Today I traveled with our Home Based Care (HBC) staff to O Reang Ov, a district about 30 miles outside of Kompong Cham City. As always, I appreciated getting out of my routine of writing reports, checking finances, and writing thank you notes. Spending the day with various clients in the countryside is always sobering [...]
Tagged biogasA few days ago I sent an update to our prayer supporters sharing about One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). In response, a good friend asked, “I was wondering what you think are the primary benefits of this program and why we should support it. Why not, for instance, support building libraries with computers? It [...]
For the past three days ago we’ve had guests stay with us at here at Sunrise. For some reason one of them brought packaged hot dogs from Phnom Penh. Being sweet, she asked, “Silas, do you hot dogs?” Much to her surprise he answered, “What’s a hot dog?”
Last night I told Silas, “Tomorrow is [...]
WARNING: This entry may contain more information than you ever wanted to know about my private life.
Living in a place like Cambodia means that we need to maximize every opportunity we have to spend time in developed countries. Since, by any estimation, Singapore would be counted among the most developed countries, we had a laundry [...]
Today Silas was sick with a mysterious fever and so was not his normal, hyperactive self. He spent most of the day in bed and while awake was clinging to Anita constantly.
Shortly before dinner time Silas said, “I want to take a bath with mama.” Here’s the conversation that ensued:
Danny: “How about if you take [...]
Once a month the four of us spend the weekend in Phnom Penh. We leave the house by 6:00 am sharp which allows us to get to the office by 9:00 for our team meeting and team lunch. Then, Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday morning, it’s our opportunity to stay in an air conditioned room, [...]
As mentioned in my emails and earlier in this blog, I’ve invited Christians to participate in the Ramandan fast. This means no food and water during daylight hours so that we can have focused prayer directed toward Muslims. Of course, I don’t want to introduce any new legalisms, so feel free to fast every day [...]