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The team visited its final orphanage yesterday. After the long drive to Siem Reap, we made a quick stop to check back in at Smiley’s Guest House before heading to the Siem Reap orphanage. We showed up around 3:00 and … Continue reading →

We have visited several orphanages over the past few days and all of them have been wonderful. The kids are a delight and seeing the growth and progression of the facilities has been fantastic. Each orphanage is worth special attention … Continue reading →

I’m having a hard time finding the words to explain what we saw. Everyone has at least seen pictures of poor areas around the world but the slums of Siem Reap give “poverty” a new meaning. It’s a level of … Continue reading →

After the hard work yesterday, it is hard to think of the roosters outside as anything other than breakfast potential. Yesterday was an amazing but physically draining day at the Kampong Cham orphanage. The team left Phenom Penh at 8:00 … Continue reading →

The team didn’t visit any orphanages today. Today was about remembering history to better understand where Cambodia is now. Cambodia has a tremendously upbeat and optimistic culture but not 40 years ago, Cambodia was home to the vicious dictator Pol … Continue reading →

Yesterday (July 17th) was the first day for visiting orphanages and bunkbed construction. The team is staying at the Golden Gate Guest House in Phenom Penh for this leg of the trip and despite the major time change taking its … Continue reading →

Rachael and I met the group from Mt. Arrarat Church at Dulles and got on the plane for the first leg of the trip to Cambodia. This will be the George’s tenth trip but the first time inviting Mt. Arrarat … Continue reading →