I love Christmas. I love singing Christmas songs. According to my Philippine background, I celebrate Christmas in all the “ber” months! So from SeptemBER to DecemBER I celebrate! I have about 20 CD’s of Christmas music which I play nearly non-stop, and yes I do dream of “a white Christmas” and hearing “sleigh bells”. Of…
Merry Christmas from Kracheh! After nearly ten years in caring for kids in Kracheh, we had a burst of excitement in December. Electricity! Now, we have to teach them the basics of electricity, like turning off the lights at night. . . some of the kids want to keep the lights on 24 hours per…
December 25 is not an official holiday in Cambodia, so the Christians here celebrate for the entire month. You could go to a Christmas service or party every day of the week if you wanted too. While last year we held a Christmas party for all of our kids combined, this year we decided it…
A few days ago I was going around Poipet. I was on the prowl. I regularly move around the city, in back alley side streets and in places where it is hard to go. I am looking for the people and praying as I go to see how God would use me to help people. …
Earlier this December I told the Governor of Banteay Meanchey province that we did not want to hold a huge public Christmas this year and instead have a “family Christmas” with our kids in the Imparting Smiles center. We didn’t mind if the pastors still wanted a public Christmas celebration, but we decided we would…
For the first time in my life, I did not have a family Christmas on December 25. I chose to do it on December 23, so that I could join with hundreds of Christians and dozens of Government officials in Banteay Meanchey to celebrate Cambodia’s only official Christmas.