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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2 Comments
We were taking the 45 minute flight from Manila to Cauayan (saving 7+hours of drive time). Before the flight, of course, is the obligatory safety demonstration–seatbelt, life-vest, oxygen mask, and, for more information, read the safety card in front of you. I picked up the card to find out that to access the oxygen mask, [...]
Sunday, February 7, 2010 No Comments
Jeremy and I enjoyed a church service at Crosslands|Manila this morning following a short catnap after the red-eye from Bangkok. Great worship…the band seems to be improving all the time. I only recognized two songs but they’re not ones that we do. There was a special speaker this morning in Manila who was absolutely phenomenal! [...]
Friday, February 5, 2010 No Comments
We returned from Siem Reap the day before yesterday–home of numerous ancient stone temples, including Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world. It’s quite impressive, as are many of the other temples that dot the forest in that area. It’s almost a funny contrast to the music/worship workshop we did with the Khmer [...]
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 No Comments
We attended Gary’s Bible College chapel service today. I spoke about the message of Jesus transcending culture and how the Cambodian people are best suited to reach Cambodian people. I think it went pretty well, but they totally didn’t get the joke about the lawyer. I just got smirks from the white people there. This [...]
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 No Comments
Jeremy and I toured the killing fields and Toul Sleng in Phnom Penh today, witnesses to the massacres of Pol Pot’s communist regime in the latter half of the 1970s. It’s horrifying that so many would be exterminated for what amounted to a failed experiment; an experiment based on the supposed betterment of society but [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010 No Comments
Jeremy and I arrived in Phnom Penh today at about 10:40. Getting through customs and out of the airport was remarkably smooth and painless. We were met by Gary and Bev, went over to their home and had lunch. In the afternoon we went to the Russian market along with two interns from Vanguard College [...]