Team Players

Ok, so some of the more observant of you noticed that there are non-Cambodians in my photos of late. I suppose you'd like to know who they are.

Here's a story, of a lovely lady... oh, wait.... that's the Brady Bunch. I don't know if these guys actually have a theme song. Sorry.

These fine people are from Denver United Church. They flew in to serve the people, and work with In His Steps International (That's that overall ministry here. Look a few posts back.). While they were here, I got to know them a little bit.

No, this isn't 'monkey in the middle'! We're just dancing in circles.

We started their journey here much like my family's - by going to the church in Saang and meeting the people.

Everyone here was happy to see them, as anyone who is willing to spend their time helping the Khmer are welcomed with open arms.

For their part, they got to experience good ol' fashioned jet lag, and go through many of the things you've seen here on my blog. Of course, being that they were here as a special team to help out, they got to experience a few other fun activities - like eating fried crickets.


...but Aidan already told you about that one. :)

I got to teach a couple of them how to say 'good' and 'very good' and 'beautiful' when they were helping the children color pictures. The children loved the attention and activities too! Bonus!

My interaction with the team was limited, but on the peripheral I got to hear some of their exploits. I recommend just checking their Facebook page and reading up yourself. They got out to a few of the villages I haven't seen yet. Who knows, you might even see a few familiar faces in the photos they took. :)

This was a treasure hunt to find the lost coin. It was a nice compromise, as real money would have caused a stampede, and coins aren't common here.

You can, of course, learn more about their mission, and purpose here by checking out their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/dumissions.

Fellowship and crickets! (They're behind the pizza... and far from me)

They also went to the water park with us on Father's day, and had a blast. A couple of them kept an eye out for Aidan on the slides and helped him out.

All in all, they're good people, and we kinda miss them. It's sad their stay is over so soon.

Hmm? No, everyone swims in full dress here. Conservative, remember?

See you later guys.