Final Week

Had a really good time this week teaching a class and taking some photos of the kids. I gave the kids an opportunity to be creative and we took some pictures...






Yesterday we took some of the kids to the doctor to get their shots. Wasn't the happiest moment of the day for them...





Last day at the slums was awesome. Definitely learned from the church here and know that i will be able to apply what i learned back home in New Orleans. As you look at these pictures, please pray for these children. They are Awesome.








The boys were excited to be able to go to the fights again. This time, we got the special treatment. We were put on the front row with some cushion chairs...for free. Being able to go to these fights and spend good times like this has definitely helped in building relationships.





Now for some prayer request if you would please pray with me:

My health: haven't been feeling that well the last couple days here. I believe God will take away whatever it is that is making me feel bad.

My Dad: Talked to my mom this morning. My dad was in a car accident last week (car possibly totaled, but he is OK). Yesterday he slipped at work on some ice and hit his head. He was taken to the hospital and they say he has a concussion. Please pray for my dad.

Aaron and Yessica: The family who is living here at the orphanage and will be here until December. Pray that God gives them strength the last several months they will be here.

Glory: My friends wife in India has been having some stomach pains for the past several weeks and they have consulted with different doctors who cannot find out what the problem is. She is leaving tomorrow to go to a different town in Northern India to get checked out. Please pray for her. (Glory Pou)

The next step: I have alot on my mind. Pray for God to give me wisdom on what his perfect plan for my life is.


Hope to see and talk to you soon.
Thank You for praying.

Pad Thai with Elephants

Just got back from Thailand. Had to renew my Visa. Awesome times in the few days I was there. Met some amazing and hospitable people. Praying for them to come to know Christ.

Golden Idol next to river. This is one of the gods they worship in Thailand.

It's the simplest things that make me smile over here. Strawberry filled smiley face doughnut. Made my day.



Pad Thai. Best I've ever had. Cost about 25 Baht which is around 80 cents.








Best part of the couple days in Thailand...








Now back to Cambodia...



Only a little while left here in Cambodia before heading back home. This week...Day in the slums, Childrens church in the village, lunch with the boys, hopefully taking the boys to another fight this weekend, doing a mini 'career fair' for the older kids at the orphanage to let them see what types of jobs are available in the world...yea, good stuff. Also, my friend Carlos is coming from India to visit tomorrow and will be here for 2 weeks. Looking forward to seeing and spending time with him.

My friend, Meygan (from Baton Rouge), returned from India last week and shared some of her photos and videos with me. They are awesome. Our iTuesday family has been supporting the Pou Family and the churches there since last year. It's awesome to see what God is doing in Northern India. Looking forward to going back.







Check out this video Shizaneau made for me. Made my day.



Yea...definitely miss my family in India.

Hanging with the boys

Good 2 weeks working in the slums. It's been raining alot, so we split up the age groups and go into houses in the slums to do worship and teach a bible story.







My favorite thing to eat so far....fresh squid and pineapple. Good stuff.



We took Sarah and SJ to a mall here in Phnom Penh last week.





Funny story. Never know what you will find when you go exploring. There were these signs posted up around this stadium here last week for this fight. I walked over to the stadium and found out that there was a Professional Cambodian Kick Boxing that night. So, i bought me and aaron tickets ($2.50 each). We went to the fight, which was equivalent to a Pay-Per-View fight in the states. It was awesome. Sat next to some Cambodian police officers and had good times. Anyway, the next day the boys from the orphanage come and tell me that they saw me on TV the night before. They were pretty excited about it and laughing. Then, went to church the next day....and when i got there, my friends at church told me that they also saw me on TV at the fight. I guess it was a nationally televised fight. Crazy. Good Times. To be continued below....




Every time i get in a Tuk Tuk and am about to get dropped off where i am going, i tell the Tuk Tuk driver that I'm not going to pay him what i told him i would. They always laugh.



This week in the slums there was medical treatment available for the children.



Samuel, Me and Isa.



Elephants walking around in the streets.




So, the boys were so excited about seeing us on TV that we decided to look for an event to take them to. Aaron and I found out that they have Professional Cambodian Kick Boxing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night....for Free. It's about 15 minutes from the orphanage, but you can't beat a free fight. We took the boys this past Saturday night. It was Awesome. We sat on the front row and were on TV again. They have lived here their whole lives but never been to an event like this (but they watch it on TV every weekend together at the orphanage). They really had a good time and it was a good opportunity to build relationships.



Yesterday we went to the villages to do childrens church. Found some boys hanging out in the fields fishing.








Good Times Here in Cambodia.
Today I'm taking the boys out to get some KFC . Thank You to those of you who gave me any money. You are buying them KFC.
Tonight I'm leaving to go to Thailand to renew my Visa.
Thank You for keeping up and continually praying.
Love You Guys.