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Following His Father: Kuylay
Not so long ago when Kuylay was a young boy he grew up just like other kids in his village. His village is located about halfway up the Mekong River in Cambodia, and about seven kilometers inland away from the river. Most people live along the river banks because that affords them w
Read MoreA Life Redeemed: Samnang
Sometime in the early 1960’s a young boy was born to a poor family in Kracheh province; his name was Pin. He was born into a time of war and political unrest. By the time Pin reached nine years old the Khmer Rouge had already taken over the rural eastern region and were threatening
Read MoreGraduates
I remember when these kids were knee high and now they are graduating from High School! Their graduation highlights the grace of God at work in their lives. For all of them, they will be the first high school graduates in their family; first in their village and some the first in th
Read MoreA Thousand Kid Party!
Did you ever wonder what a thousand kid party looks like? Come to Poipet, Cambodia! This last week, Kingsland Baptist Church sent us a mission team to work do a VBS (Vacation Bible School) here in Poipet. About three times a year we hold a community wide children’s party! It l
Read MoreImparting Smiles Christmas: Kracheh
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
Read MoreImparting Smiles Christmas: Poipet
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 decid
Read MoreOur First High School Graduate
Imparting Smiles has been caring for and educating almost 150 kids for almost a decade. This year we had our first girl graduate high school. Kiang, has been a hard worker and dedicated to finishing school. I promised all our kids that if they graduated from High School I would do
Read MoreHard Goodbyes
The last day is always full of mixed feelings. The team from Heights Church in Prescott, Arizona is getting ready to go home, but they have made some great new friends. The final day the kids are much better with all the games and songs. The lessons were equally creative with clear
Read MoreClose to the Community
On the second day of the Children’s program the group grew a bunch. The team from Heights Church from Prescott, AZ was great. They even made scripture memory fun for the kids. They continued teaching about Jesus and helping to explain the gospel, while having a lot of fun as w
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Happy New Year from all the kids of Imparting Smiles! 2010 saw the opening of the Poipet Center and together with the Kracheh center there are now more than 120 children being cared for! God bless you all with a prosperous and wonderful new year. We would like to send a great than
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