Our time in Cambodia was amazing! Because there exists a tremendous lack of medical resources in Cambodia, we admittedly were often overwhelmed by the physical needs of the Cambodian people, particularly in the remote regions we visited. Each physician assessed and treated approximately 60 patients each day through an interpreter. Over the course of the week, the physicians were able to […]
First Day of Ministry
Tuesday, our first day of ministry, the medical team traveled to a remote area near the Thailand border that was used by the army as a medical camp, and area that has never been visited by any government agency, NGO or church. This is what I saw: Hundreds of villagers eager to receive medical attention. […]
Cambodia Team Departs
The team is ready and now we fly off to Incheon, South Korea for our first leg, a 12 hour flight. Cambodia is 15 hours ahead of us in Gig Harbor. After another 6 hour flight we will be in Siem Reap, and if all goes well it will be 10:20 pm Saturday. This will […]
Cambodia Team Report & Celebration
It’s been a week since our team arrived back from Cambodia. We are all back into the swing of life, school, work. Although I’ll be the first to admit that I still yearn for a nap around 1:00 each afternoon. And I’ll admit that I spend a lot of time scrolling through the pictures, my […]
God’s Grace
By Randy Cook for the Team It doesn’t seem that long ago that I made my first trip to Cambodia and met a people whom I have come to adore and cherish. Now I am on my fourth trip – and what’s more – my daughter, Maddie, is part of the team this year. What […]
Marriage Training in Poipet
Today is our third day of teaching on marriage in the city of Poipet. Our teaching team consists of myself, Craig and Anita Baldwin and our translator Monorom, a full-time employee with CHO. We started on Monday with forty students. By the end of the day on Tuesday our class had grown to seventy as […]
Cambodia Team has Arrived
If you are reading this blog post, the Cambodia team has safely touched down in Phnom Phen. Those who have been before are basking in the familiarity of a country that keeps calling them back. Those of us that are here for the first time are experiencing the initial whirlwind of new sights, sounds, and […]
Projects & Blessings
By Dan Griswold Yesterday was our first “project” work day with our partner – Cambodian Hope Organization (CHO). What a blessing to see our team in action – diving into the tasks wholeheartedly! Here are a few blessings we saw yesterday: 256+ children at Safe Haven School for underprivileged children received vitamins, deworming medication, fluoride dental […]