A new team...

There is a team going to Cambodia in December. They will be going to the same orphanage we went to. It's pretty exciting! I wish so badly that I could hide in their suitcase :) I met with the team last week to answer any questions they had. It was a great meeting and I have already started praying for their team.

If you would like to support them, that would be awesome! And you can donate online, it's so easy-http://www.globalxm.org/give Just make sure you choose "Cambodia" for the country and then "Cambodia Christmas-12/04/08-12/14/08" for the trip.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm hoping they will be using this site to update too. But for now-please pray for their hearts to start being prepared for the travel, kids, and work to be done. Also, pray for the team to bond together as they train for the trip. And last but not least, please pray for the kids at New Life orphanage.

Much love-
Rachael

Please pray about supporting one of them...

They need to be provided for their English School fees:
Mien Sros M. 17ys. He is in grade 10.
Pan Borey M. 14ys. He is in grade 8.
Bo Vibol M. 14ys. He is in grade 7.
Soeung Panha M. 15ys. He is in grade 8.
Chom Pisey M. 14ys. He is in grade 9.
Mann Chhaiya M. 15ys. He is in grade 9.
Mien Veasna M. 14ys. He is in grade 7.
Roth Pros M. 12ys. He is in grade 7.
Chheng Vandam M. 14ys. He is in grade 8.
They need to be provided for their English School fees:
Pan Phillip F. 14 years old. she is in grade 9.
Chhorm Kea F. 16ys. She is in grade 11.
Sam Vanna F. 17ys. She is in grade 11.
Pen Sy F. 16 ys. She is in grade 7.
Pen Preuch F. 14ys. She is in grade 7.
Pon Samnang M. 26ys. He is in college 2nd year
Harm Saroeun F. 23ys. She is a worker in our orphanage center. She is in college 2nd year.
San Sopheak M. 23 years old. He is in college 2nd year of Acriculture.
Thoeun Jonathan 19 years old. He is going to college on October. He just finished high school last week.
Thoeun Somaly 16 years old. She is in high schoo grade 11th. She need to study in English school.

Thoeun Theary , 23 years old. She is in BBU at Siem Reap. Thoeun Theary, 21 years old. She in in BBU at Siem Reap.
Koem Sam Ath M. 26 ys. He is a children teacher. He want to go to college.
Nhep Kim Hang F. 22 ys. She just finished high school; and going to college this year.


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All of these children are needing support to go to school. It's only $360 a year for one of them to go to college. I'm collecting support for them and plan to mail over some checks at the end of September. I am praying that God will provide the money for many of them to go to school. Please partner with me! If you are interesting in supporting a child, please let me know as soon as possible and I will give you the instructions. Thanks in advance! This is a big vision I have, but I'm trusting the Lord and praying BIG!
-Rachael-

Priceless (by Ben Chase)

Emails: 994
Voicemails: 190
“Emergencies” (AKA: Rich people problems): 6
Wedding Planning: a bit.
Time spent re-telling stories of the trip to people in the office: 4 hours and counting.

I’ve got some on my plate that will keep me from communicating as much as I’d like during the next few days. Please understand my silence doesn’t mean I’m not thinking of you. Miss you all greatly. Raquel, I totally understand the breakdown. Yesterday morning I hit my local Starbucks and was unexpectedly on the verge of tears. And not the simple single dropping man tears that are ushered quietly from the corner of one eye, but the weeping tormented “what’s wrong with you?” tears. The trip solidifies that my heart is in foreign missions. Ideally, Angela and I can afford to make long-term commitments in the future. Right now we can’t. we’ll see. Post trip blogging sounds like a great idea and I started writing something yesterday morning, but I don’t understand all the emotions well enough yet to explain them to other people.

I had a nightmare yesterday, too. Short nap around 2pm after I’d taken my mother to lunch and shown her a couple photos of the trip. There were some tame images of S.21 in there—nothing dramatic. But the dream was powerful. I won’t describe the graphic violence I witnessed, but the strange bit was that the Cambodian dark skin and Khmer language had been replaced by Western actors and English words. It was definitely S.21, and it was definitely Caucasians. The dream sequence made the whole experience at S.21 more real to me. It was terrifying.

John & Julie, I’m sharing the same sentiments about happiness having met such a great team. Thanks again for your good leadership, and I look forward to doing more with everyone in the (near) future.

Love, BC

Weather...

Hey friends,
Ben sent out this email today informing us that there is a good chance of beautiful weather while we are in Cambodia. So below is his email...

Tropical Depression aiming at Shanghai this morning is probably the best sort of news we could want for our trip. These storms are like flipping a coin in the sense that you can throw 13 tails in a row and while the probability of throwing 14 in a row is exceedingly small, the probability of throwing a 14^th after having completed 13 is still 50%. What I’m saying is: one storm’s headed to China and once the cycle finishes (there’s a 5 day lead before it hits Shanghai), there’s usually a gap in time before the next cycle begins and when that new storm forms, it usually aims at a different target. This one’s weak sauce and shouldn’t influence our flights. And since it clears out of the area just before we arrive, we should have good weather for the duration of our trip.

Images below are from: http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/.

There’s also some nice flash data tools available at http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/