tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27472210126334219942024-03-19T06:03:55.943-07:00PaintheCanvasChristine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-82924293302736413852012-05-12T07:54:00.000-07:002012-05-12T07:54:42.607-07:00Back at home baseDear friends, <br />
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It has been two amazing years serving the children of God in Cambodia. One of the greatest treasures I have found in this journey of faith with Jesus is humility. Seeing the children appreciating the least that they have taught me to be humble and not complain of what I have. Seeing the children loving Jesus in their simple heart taught me to be humble when I'm before the King of Kings. Seeing my fellow brothers and sisters labour for the Kingdom of God without holding back their time, energy, finances, taught me to be humble and not fret. <br />
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Another treasure I picked up along the way is perseverence. I've learned perseverence through my Cambodian brothers and sisters who tirelessly give of themselves for the work of God. Their perseverence is not born of flesh but of faith. They persevere because of their faith and love for Jesus to see their nation transform. <br />
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I'm now back at home base, Malaysia. After 2 months of resting and seeking I was led to a special school. This school believes in teaching godly values to the children, molding them not only to be successful academically but also building their character base on the word of God. I must say, it has been a great and painful experience seeing children from another side of the world suffers differently form children in Cambodia. <br />
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Carring humility and perseverence, I pray that God will give me the grace to love these children as according to His Father's heart. <br />
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Thank you for reading and I will try my very best to keep this blog updated more often. <br />
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God bless you!Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-77119800027602511302011-06-16T06:17:00.000-07:002011-06-16T06:33:06.310-07:00Vacation Bible School with FREEDOM CHURCHA team of 21 people from Freedom Church, Oklahoma organized a week long VBS for the children at Poipet recently. We saw more than 300 children from the neighborhood came to learn about Jesus. The team taught from Ephesians 4:32. Children enjoyed the games, art and crafts and the bible stories. Some of the team members also demonstrated the love of Jesus by helping to paint a school. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKk6MgExgHbaEDT09AJYkwscjWYh7QRkvATQ5UzgiiR9eFynzS67paSKAYPsfW-umx8eK1XgKdy5lknK2t8cERp0Wd1qG65UiBFFxpeizLYF9fjSaxvhI1VZROU6CFA1HxnKjy8qAnFhu/s1600/pic.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806946059309890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKk6MgExgHbaEDT09AJYkwscjWYh7QRkvATQ5UzgiiR9eFynzS67paSKAYPsfW-umx8eK1XgKdy5lknK2t8cERp0Wd1qG65UiBFFxpeizLYF9fjSaxvhI1VZROU6CFA1HxnKjy8qAnFhu/s320/pic.JPG" /></a> Kids were happy to have their picture taken.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV86Rokq4AkR8gp27RdjLkBjsIjqgQKAwQT-rRbh_TKhpxY9DQ1mj-r8zQ6O0IbRdkmO6HCwKcCZThYoMfJirRfTXChVN7QedklOED1wE0m3Z_AQyBd02FDfpodDzYg7EENmaQ7vuec_B/s1600/songs02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806933863940482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV86Rokq4AkR8gp27RdjLkBjsIjqgQKAwQT-rRbh_TKhpxY9DQ1mj-r8zQ6O0IbRdkmO6HCwKcCZThYoMfJirRfTXChVN7QedklOED1wE0m3Z_AQyBd02FDfpodDzYg7EENmaQ7vuec_B/s320/songs02.JPG" /></a> Learning new worship songs.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDXymk4VI_i24caZDVCGOa__8wveg1S-PZz2XElovHV1SG6ZdoWPeUaSFEBBDyFk_ZoLl75s3M73GtaRSxsq9Rqg45-NRmGD30wdZ5rE-Bs3O06nFZIUDGh0S6267eCZtxArxNrZ5TEUo/s1600/songs.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806926808377250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDXymk4VI_i24caZDVCGOa__8wveg1S-PZz2XElovHV1SG6ZdoWPeUaSFEBBDyFk_ZoLl75s3M73GtaRSxsq9Rqg45-NRmGD30wdZ5rE-Bs3O06nFZIUDGh0S6267eCZtxArxNrZ5TEUo/s320/songs.JPG" /></a> "Making Melody In My Heart" - Children enjoying themselves with the song </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz4av9FNMdXKvN0Se5tqnXsb71ka0BkTpVauaRW1MEpst7ABI3Rd84XYsiU59MTpIbuvwHnFiyZ1AJDw1H0hBoKFaV0m7YGYv0UAEgBcafc7ARreiBGEbXZT37sRDdLxPaMUbl7Cm0nEJ/s1600/kids.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806924864073554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxz4av9FNMdXKvN0Se5tqnXsb71ka0BkTpVauaRW1MEpst7ABI3Rd84XYsiU59MTpIbuvwHnFiyZ1AJDw1H0hBoKFaV0m7YGYv0UAEgBcafc7ARreiBGEbXZT37sRDdLxPaMUbl7Cm0nEJ/s320/kids.JPG" /></a> HUNDREDS of kids came everyday to play and learn and about Jesus! </div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8jS8gRvvTqHQjSxOcerZq4D2sHv3wHOTwMP46CtUTlKBueld-OdAO4gu3DM76Q_MPj1Covo8Rq_k-vXL-1vVQDrDrJumZUuRXCG3DuZg6jAta9uSUYjULxVUVa4w3_Urlno2JXLffTBa/s1600/pam02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806631812550642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8jS8gRvvTqHQjSxOcerZq4D2sHv3wHOTwMP46CtUTlKBueld-OdAO4gu3DM76Q_MPj1Covo8Rq_k-vXL-1vVQDrDrJumZUuRXCG3DuZg6jAta9uSUYjULxVUVa4w3_Urlno2JXLffTBa/s320/pam02.JPG" /></a> Children learnt about sins and what Christ had done for them on the cross.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-4OcKfTlH-n5kr1PuytVvAoLeBj4msLjdFU8m2i8sThE111O5SFSNfGce_INATT6bJpNROidmFaeeRUHdEFajVc201apZGtFJ1-tQgB4fWSXNsdsdAlFEmNuL0y4MZQ_bNRrSkr0EMn_/s1600/pam01.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806626507151122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-4OcKfTlH-n5kr1PuytVvAoLeBj4msLjdFU8m2i8sThE111O5SFSNfGce_INATT6bJpNROidmFaeeRUHdEFajVc201apZGtFJ1-tQgB4fWSXNsdsdAlFEmNuL0y4MZQ_bNRrSkr0EMn_/s320/pam01.JPG" /></a> More bible stories.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZt7NgqI1mYY6wuJwpWpALNbcjOrBovWnf8HpAEqWoXHIji-0k9r0R2JDtv5lQPc0ZiD8SvNA2nlwVxVS0xLJDtQd5ZssNDiWda3ur-pUbsd1SSFc_Bi90IQZ2ISVlvQuHLxwnqbz6fOJ/s1600/holly.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806622877865922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZt7NgqI1mYY6wuJwpWpALNbcjOrBovWnf8HpAEqWoXHIji-0k9r0R2JDtv5lQPc0ZiD8SvNA2nlwVxVS0xLJDtQd5ZssNDiWda3ur-pUbsd1SSFc_Bi90IQZ2ISVlvQuHLxwnqbz6fOJ/s320/holly.JPG" /></a> Lesson on self hygiene.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4D0V-UQhx2J0RJrEVG7ZvC4mQMaWUEggnUpqfcT45InV6vgeOYLBeIbgXwOY4ZzCiaTq7WzdJjdEyL3WurcM56ZpaNhNQvUtHwiVeD3-hDYBE06rV2BHg5HRwqP9NLkI9YhcMb57ExMs/s1600/games.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806619744298066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4D0V-UQhx2J0RJrEVG7ZvC4mQMaWUEggnUpqfcT45InV6vgeOYLBeIbgXwOY4ZzCiaTq7WzdJjdEyL3WurcM56ZpaNhNQvUtHwiVeD3-hDYBE06rV2BHg5HRwqP9NLkI9YhcMb57ExMs/s320/games.JPG" /></a> Fun with games!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6kOZ-W6zFiUCyA5THNDInAEQ025q4lL35IKGuum_7a3Kq_PKlyfHfToLNHL_83V_xJTQrHsbWUB4whnjivSjwIZAZ584uCXCUtIoydh1Y3ldpAqwlDQtElejdMUthY901Palve4mgTE3/s1600/craftwork.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618806611415169010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq6kOZ-W6zFiUCyA5THNDInAEQ025q4lL35IKGuum_7a3Kq_PKlyfHfToLNHL_83V_xJTQrHsbWUB4whnjivSjwIZAZ584uCXCUtIoydh1Y3ldpAqwlDQtElejdMUthY901Palve4mgTE3/s320/craftwork.JPG" /></a> Kids @ art & crafts<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-44002162537926056742011-06-16T06:13:00.001-07:002011-06-16T06:17:19.988-07:00"I'm a Father to the fatherless"Everyone was waiting expectantly for his arrival. His journey back home is a miracle. He was found in a place where he doesn’t belong given his age and his nationality. He was exploited, taken away to a land that is not his but God the Father saw him and miraculously orchestrated his journey back home.<br /><br />Everyone was excited as the black land cruiser pulled in to the Imparting Smiles Children Center at Poipet. Children and adults came forward wanting to have a look at him. Some were curious but most were rejoicing for what God had done.<br /><br />Ti broke into smiles as he saw the playground. He had the best time in his life trying out the swings, slide, see-saw and making new friends. All the children love him and very quickly accepted him into the family.<br /><br />Indeed God is a Father and He will take care and defend the weak and the fatherless as how He had did it for Ti.<br /><br />Ti is learning to adjust to the new life and he is doing very well. He is very curious about everything and never stops asking “What’s this?” and “Who is that?” He loves cars and the first Khmer word he learned was “lan” which means “car”. He is learning to count now and making good progress in picking up more new words.<br /><br />Without he realized Ti has touched so many of us especially for Christian Life Gospel Center, Malaysia (CLGC). So thankful to God for the perseverance of those who have been working hard and praying constantly for the return of Ti. My prayer for you is that God will continue to put in your heart the Father’s love so that you will be His hands and feet to look out for the little ones who are oppressed and bringing them to the place where God wants them to be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BSU51k-EqzUBpkQrYXKKLOkIKO7G1CT5_01EUzuyde_lywxK-mHuGXCVjeoCApJJqV9zv3dF3zSNKaKBgjKmNcsVZ4vYbgkpn-yLc0vyFcvpJ-ux9TIeyfbgeTcfy-kaB2mZI-Hwl7mu/s1600/ti02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618805390345396050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BSU51k-EqzUBpkQrYXKKLOkIKO7G1CT5_01EUzuyde_lywxK-mHuGXCVjeoCApJJqV9zv3dF3zSNKaKBgjKmNcsVZ4vYbgkpn-yLc0vyFcvpJ-ux9TIeyfbgeTcfy-kaB2mZI-Hwl7mu/s320/ti02.JPG" /></a> The children helping Ti to learn</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTGhsZzZZYdbCguhUlv-AEPbh_ENgr2AB5AuYbra2S_V-9W51VbFfD3wYhsY-6Y5xVJyxxpOQwUEDFV7heghtbwGyOq0pt38dVoZHAQISvZM04h6b1PYfsZKEW7z0ytJwjY9SnfJ_VytG/s1600/ti.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618805385214797522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTGhsZzZZYdbCguhUlv-AEPbh_ENgr2AB5AuYbra2S_V-9W51VbFfD3wYhsY-6Y5xVJyxxpOQwUEDFV7heghtbwGyOq0pt38dVoZHAQISvZM04h6b1PYfsZKEW7z0ytJwjY9SnfJ_VytG/s320/ti.JPG" /></a> Ti likes to mimic. He's cute.</p>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-66903082853103202552011-05-25T18:34:00.000-07:002011-05-25T18:39:08.956-07:00Power of the CrossSince being back here I’ve been falling sick more often then before and interestingly I found myself always fell sick a few days before I’m to teach the bible. It has become a pattern that I knew that it is the works of the Enemy. This time around the same thing happen again. I drank some soup and I see no reason to be sick but I did and started to cough very badly each time I speak. I cancelled some of the classes because I’m beginning to feel pain in my chest when I cough.<br /><br />During the morning devotion I felt I shouldn’t cancel the night classes. As I preprare for the class I felt God has something for the kids. In one of our English lessons we are learning about Easter and so I wanted to share with them from the Bible on the meaning of Easter and its significance in our Christian faith.<br /><br />Evening came I was still coughing and feeling dizzy but felt I just need to hang on and rest the next day if needed. After the worship something happen. All of us were caught by surprise and I have to call off the class. See, the Enemy is not giving up. BUT God is good! Whatever had happened was dissolved and I could resume the class as planned.<br /><br />During the class I could felt God was just capturing their attention. I’ve never seen them so attentive before. I know for some of them they began to understand their faith more clearly. At one point I felt sudden warmth flowing through my body. I thought that was strange for I’ve never experience God that way but didn’t give much thought to it because I was still sharing. Right after the class I realized that I haven’t coughed a single time during the session and even now!<br /><br />Hey, I’m healed!<br /><br />Praise God for the power of the Cross that not only gives us eternal life but also heal us from all sicknesses. Praise God that He has spoken to His children and has strengthen their faith.Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-48726464484308400952011-05-13T23:55:00.001-07:002011-05-14T00:00:17.490-07:00“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones” Proverbs 16:24<div>Diin. A name that I heard so much about even before returning to Cambodia. He’s a little cute cubby boy who is almost like Dennis from the comic Dennis the Menace. Diin came and stay at the center since December 2010. He used to steal, cheat, lie and fight before staying here. Now that he is here adjusting to a lifestyle which is new and totally alien to him was a great challenge. The children find it hard to befriend Diin because he hits and bullies them. He was also a great distraction in the class. Once I heard he was sent out of the class for being rude to the teacher. Even then he was not afraid and continues to make life difficult for the people around him. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hK_E3ibc2ApS6comVnKIze5605FphdSnD5TxU85NtLpPojjqqB6Uybeu6HU8KvOgWsGDCBAIWBiH8_tOZF4xUprjG2JQHQEaP-EzWYP8x1xpirNR0SauYjaq-WsbSThJ1S4EcA4-fol8/s1600/diin.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606462073397200610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hK_E3ibc2ApS6comVnKIze5605FphdSnD5TxU85NtLpPojjqqB6Uybeu6HU8KvOgWsGDCBAIWBiH8_tOZF4xUprjG2JQHQEaP-EzWYP8x1xpirNR0SauYjaq-WsbSThJ1S4EcA4-fol8/s320/diin.JPG" /></a> Since knowing what kind of a boy he is I’m ALWAYS strict with him. He behaved but it was still difficult at times to control and get him complete his work.<br /><br />One evening I saw him sitting by himself watching others playing and I asked him why isn’t he playing with them. He replied saying “they don’t like me”. I believe it must be a painful moment when he uttered those words. We talked a bit and finally I said, “Diin, you are not a bad boy.” He looked at me couldn’t believe what he just heard. Because of the many naughty acts he had done people always get angry with him. His mother scolds him whenever neighbors complain about him. People at the market hate him because he steals from them. For a child with a background like that hearing a kind word means a world to them. I made him wrote on a paper twice “Diin is a good boy” and since then there was a change in him. I too was surprised with the changed that’s happening in him.<br /><br />Indeed pleasant words are the best medicine that brings life and healing to the soul. Now Diin is no longer a pain in the neck (at least to the adults). He stop all the fighting and bullying. He is the best in class. Never make any noises anymore and his favorite quote is “be quiet and listen”. He discovered the joy of being a good boy. In the days to come he’ll learn to befriend others and others will also learn to accept him as part of the family.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkQ0XHDyWe1Errt00nZzAOnreUGPE_RlOVhUb5H05S1IuWOoinQDPawLysIZNhppP0_P-T-SAOF9o3mddW2srIkqq-atAd4f-KyC2ts-y_ks1kP0DkzEjUMDEmVFyN0EgYVhhLnwfkEBr/s1600/diin03.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606462797136068498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkQ0XHDyWe1Errt00nZzAOnreUGPE_RlOVhUb5H05S1IuWOoinQDPawLysIZNhppP0_P-T-SAOF9o3mddW2srIkqq-atAd4f-KyC2ts-y_ks1kP0DkzEjUMDEmVFyN0EgYVhhLnwfkEBr/s320/diin03.JPG" /></a>Diin working on his colouring. His works used to be monotone but now there are more colours. Life must be colourful for him after being a good boy. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N1m_TyVs0OBCZhsXpiCgGFPjTDDp5LtBULbBVSHigeL_2Pupx1Z46NaSrpxdnafz9Bty_6AAjPEC-C5KZSmBW2__B0jgL3NT80S0ZIkvMYCJwG2DObA5tlShyphenhyphen08CkxaHLSBkd178DHTg/s1600/diin02.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606462791252840722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N1m_TyVs0OBCZhsXpiCgGFPjTDDp5LtBULbBVSHigeL_2Pupx1Z46NaSrpxdnafz9Bty_6AAjPEC-C5KZSmBW2__B0jgL3NT80S0ZIkvMYCJwG2DObA5tlShyphenhyphen08CkxaHLSBkd178DHTg/s320/diin02.JPG" /></a></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-25526771018375682452011-04-20T06:29:00.000-07:002011-04-20T06:45:17.493-07:00"I see..."One of the things I enjoyed doing was to helped the children discover their creativity. Recently we had fun playing with colours and getting them to share what they see in their painting. Here are some great works that I just want to share it here.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbt7T0-ML9c9JkWpXYy9zgH8jAQXijsjc7kciwj1jiBLsX3ZMuWYU7i0XLAaBBkzpTriSlukC-GWEI58CHktwLnFZxBGtHZJPPbFWRaPHki9vWff33eE2Th3TkV4iCIizpe9vq_GV9ncZ/s1600/Sokkhan.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657743606540882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbt7T0-ML9c9JkWpXYy9zgH8jAQXijsjc7kciwj1jiBLsX3ZMuWYU7i0XLAaBBkzpTriSlukC-GWEI58CHktwLnFZxBGtHZJPPbFWRaPHki9vWff33eE2Th3TkV4iCIizpe9vq_GV9ncZ/s320/Sokkhan.JPG" /></a> Sokkhan: " I see a monkey with painted face."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_-A411CKlXMCN9bhQN4Xcd0JQPPowAUhfVbto9ox0iDhpv8kbMTtr_ian7-Vj_bmBA39wtCmKvU7dKxINV_2JGv98MXDedvVdsmYIXzwaJ6yA2SKoimd5lIzlMS57CmD-aFp0JMHHbXF/s1600/RietTrai.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657594935244786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_-A411CKlXMCN9bhQN4Xcd0JQPPowAUhfVbto9ox0iDhpv8kbMTtr_ian7-Vj_bmBA39wtCmKvU7dKxINV_2JGv98MXDedvVdsmYIXzwaJ6yA2SKoimd5lIzlMS57CmD-aFp0JMHHbXF/s320/RietTrai.JPG" /></a> Riettrai: "This is a tree with green leaves and beautiful red flowers."<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAtsBPL9-Y8ywz8GjObYfPzhwU7hMs9pSnvEPxPCtmAmGKq1-Pu1jJ3j9B38QkT2JHEMpJYMG2lKdEHRQxfVo2TuPpkwdwtj7wcC351ospJODflUPTo1nGyeKyijjBGwaNWLztaiS8RTo/s1600/MEngHong.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657587740723618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAtsBPL9-Y8ywz8GjObYfPzhwU7hMs9pSnvEPxPCtmAmGKq1-Pu1jJ3j9B38QkT2JHEMpJYMG2lKdEHRQxfVo2TuPpkwdwtj7wcC351ospJODflUPTo1nGyeKyijjBGwaNWLztaiS8RTo/s320/MEngHong.JPG" /></a> Meng Hong: "I don't really know what this look like...hmm...maybe an x-ray of my brain?"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oVimgvrJ-ssr3zx7hWFNCu7fYkyBwCUynE2qGAo_rebAQOm1gaV_KpntH5K4jYWBll7C8GcqXLBFf64W8ZNO-gti_q9dJopSlTLVLM-DOSnl3wqUpr6NbxjM_Z9RFQQeWUv9A_D32obV/s1600/fireworks.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657590717522722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oVimgvrJ-ssr3zx7hWFNCu7fYkyBwCUynE2qGAo_rebAQOm1gaV_KpntH5K4jYWBll7C8GcqXLBFf64W8ZNO-gti_q9dJopSlTLVLM-DOSnl3wqUpr6NbxjM_Z9RFQQeWUv9A_D32obV/s320/fireworks.JPG" /></a> Chomran: "I just like how the colours mixed with each other.<br />I can look at the colours for hours."<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissJl0mdO6avdxYci3rdFQKegxgPR_EtA-jSDiIW7k7Q-VywlW9nvwOTwwj0Frgg2qafkZDQ9BKyJBYSrPI-Dbs0G5vcRZN5pk4XINzyI9dRsHIy6xymrft8fOw1f9JKRqvihtG-O97M4L/s1600/Chantla.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657586421295538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissJl0mdO6avdxYci3rdFQKegxgPR_EtA-jSDiIW7k7Q-VywlW9nvwOTwwj0Frgg2qafkZDQ9BKyJBYSrPI-Dbs0G5vcRZN5pk4XINzyI9dRsHIy6xymrft8fOw1f9JKRqvihtG-O97M4L/s320/Chantla.JPG" /></a> Chantla: "Lion!"<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBRqggUqsvfnlpYvDhBVVaCW2FwugwdelzyERHKeTwwyZKHrrbxPkpIV8ayNpgy0yPiLQ3SeCZpmH1AIAPHHcf-A7JDiNHAOuDzyll6_IwPFV9l_4XAiyNf_TQRGdE69h90eF8HHm90Rf/s1600/cartoon.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597657581831352050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBRqggUqsvfnlpYvDhBVVaCW2FwugwdelzyERHKeTwwyZKHrrbxPkpIV8ayNpgy0yPiLQ3SeCZpmH1AIAPHHcf-A7JDiNHAOuDzyll6_IwPFV9l_4XAiyNf_TQRGdE69h90eF8HHm90Rf/s320/cartoon.JPG" /></a> Lai Heng: "I think this one look like a cartoon character. Those with super power."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFvR3uzU6Mzr3LmVnRpmtGAs-iWBIy1Y1yZ4EvZKIkTn63xNcx-3BiUNdgVOEGi0MQUC3lJgEOKqNxJrLFyrLELShK_IQuO9_5A1cMgXRMwOrOMagkoH-4vcqf4Pa9n0H1CVxbkEmyavJ/s1600/chantee.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597660818026852754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFvR3uzU6Mzr3LmVnRpmtGAs-iWBIy1Y1yZ4EvZKIkTn63xNcx-3BiUNdgVOEGi0MQUC3lJgEOKqNxJrLFyrLELShK_IQuO9_5A1cMgXRMwOrOMagkoH-4vcqf4Pa9n0H1CVxbkEmyavJ/s320/chantee.JPG" /></a> Chan Tee: "Hm...a bug?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-59403083937332677732011-03-25T10:02:00.001-07:002011-03-25T10:31:44.759-07:00Our Not-So-Friendly-Neighbour“Bong Christine!! Bong Christine!!!” <p class="MsoNormal">I was working on some work and a boy came by calling for me urgently. At the back of my mind I thought maybe one of the kids injured him/herself and needed medical aid urgently. Coming out from my room with the medical kit I saw a bunch of them standing at the porch with a snake!<br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal">“We just want you to take a picture of the snake,” said the kids. I laughed in my heart with relief. Look like what I need is not a medical kit but a camera! So introduce to you, our 56 inches long not-so-friendly-neighbour - dead.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHjIWM6clRATVv0MZxvSdheMIBQOYCepeutXxJF4gzGl4a9IFcI4ZqFkOVmfIp4Fa7gyxNXRHt5b-hPOTtfEiM8Dac_ZpI9qxKoUhW2yYfPLmbK4le18_In4KqJqMXQZh89n9C9QP1_Pv/s1600/Snake.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHjIWM6clRATVv0MZxvSdheMIBQOYCepeutXxJF4gzGl4a9IFcI4ZqFkOVmfIp4Fa7gyxNXRHt5b-hPOTtfEiM8Dac_ZpI9qxKoUhW2yYfPLmbK4le18_In4KqJqMXQZh89n9C9QP1_Pv/s320/Snake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588068394031159090" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlP4CnE2kVsUldev5-47iFAX-AptDV8jbkctHslYXGUxdcazUdBL7H1nerL1BeERZwpjDhjhk-BHgJVNvTC4v_m-ApZ-Ya5xra-NkL6g9TqnVqUwmgV2_V6IZvv27JR-pBORqhEqCYtL5/s1600/Snake2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlP4CnE2kVsUldev5-47iFAX-AptDV8jbkctHslYXGUxdcazUdBL7H1nerL1BeERZwpjDhjhk-BHgJVNvTC4v_m-ApZ-Ya5xra-NkL6g9TqnVqUwmgV2_V6IZvv27JR-pBORqhEqCYtL5/s320/Snake2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588070372246978754" border="0" /></a></div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-46187678164987425402011-03-25T01:02:00.001-07:002011-03-25T01:04:52.028-07:00“Do you also want to go away?”<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Jesus came over to the Sea of Galilee after disputing with the Pharisees at Jerusalem. A Large crowd followed him because they saw the signs and wonders he performed on those who were sick. Seeing the multitude His heart was moved with compassion and He provided for them and that evening Jesus fed 5,000 of them.<br /><br />By night fall Jesus and his disciples went away in a boat to Capernaum and the next the day when the people cannot find him at where he was the night before they went out all the way to search for him and came to Capernaum where they found him.<br /><br />When Jesus saw them He begins to speak to them about Himself. He said “I am the bread of life…Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day…” (John 6:48-58)<br /><br />The people responded by saying, “This is a hard saying, who can understand it?” (John 6:60)<br /><br />Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them, “Does this offend you?”<br /><br />* * * * * * * * * *<br />Throughout the journey the crowd was with Jesus and so is His twelve. They were there when He healed the sick. They were the ones partook of the fish and bread blessed by Him and saw how it miraculously fed 5,000 of them.<br /><br />Yet when Jesus challenged their mindset they turned away from Him. (John 6:66)<br /><br />As we journey with God more and more God will challenge us in our mindset. Living in this fallen world, our thinking pattern, thoughts and mindset will naturally lean towards the way of the world, but as we mature in Christ we’ll find conflicts between what we use to know and what is said in the word of God.<br /><br />Coming from a typical Chinese family having security of life is the ultimate goal or reason for living and by definition as a Chinese “security of life” equals to having a good job which could generate consistent income that can give you what you need or want. (That’s why Chinese work so hard to make money). For someone who doesn’t have that will be seen as being irresponsible and will be look down. This experience has been very real in my personal walk with God.<br /><br />Many times in perusing the purposes of God we will be challenge to let go of our “security” and stepped into the unknown. My logical mind tells me to earn enough first (when I’m young and energetic) then do whatever you wish but faith tells me “if you hear God today, OBEY”. You may have similar experience in different areas of challenge. At crossroad like this we have a choice to make. It will be a choice that affects not only our physical condition but most importantly our spiritual condition.<br /><br />As the disciple (from the multitude) turned away and walked with Jesus no more (John 6:66), He turned around towards the twelve and asked “Do you also want to go away?” * ouch * A question that hit real hard. Questions that can only be answered with a “yes” or “no” always call for a strong stand on what one believe and “grey area” does not exist.<br /><br />We are living at the end of the age and Jesus is looking for disciples. A disciple is someone who follows everything that was taught by his teacher and if we say Jesus is our teacher, let us also walk as a true disciple and not turning away from Him and from His truth.<br /><br />*Reading from John 6*</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-30138949902526430722011-01-03T23:55:00.000-08:002011-01-04T00:22:41.496-08:00Matthew 6:19-20<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WL-8A_1B6tfSHxW_nXMw8-8GPN0XS-_KkcTk4ZIS_2CZ-pLsFnFYVUYB3ju05T4tiACyYwsYWs9H-8Rxwm8UoQ39QSFCx_-nuWMsha-McvCTun877WnxteGzOzj22ANuCwLhvG2MKR_6/s1600/RM50.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558236402784545442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WL-8A_1B6tfSHxW_nXMw8-8GPN0XS-_KkcTk4ZIS_2CZ-pLsFnFYVUYB3ju05T4tiACyYwsYWs9H-8Rxwm8UoQ39QSFCx_-nuWMsha-McvCTun877WnxteGzOzj22ANuCwLhvG2MKR_6/s320/RM50.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal."<br /></em><br />Few hours before this 50 Ringgit note can buy you a pair of jean or a decent meal for five but now this it can buy you nothing. The owner of this 50 Ringgit note thought the money will be safe in the pocket but it was too late when the washing machine started spinning. The owner </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">can't stop lamenting to me how sad it is to lose the money just like that. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">This piece of paper can be RM100 or even RM1,000 and all can be gone in just split of seconds. Nothing is stable especially in this present time. Economy can be properous now but crash in the next day. What use to be THE STRONG CURRENCY are not longer strong anymore. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The new year has just begun. Let's us consider our ways as we start the new year. Invest in things that have eternal value and not temporal. </span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-24581415698976121632010-12-24T15:02:00.000-08:002010-12-24T15:08:23.529-08:00BLESSED CHRISTMAS!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQOC6hrPzXGtsCE6GEojbQ_FbLhFZLaRGhGHAr8fc93M05emNx77cYsmnjZ6lXrCE0B_uEdzlmTek9dCbvuMwGWsjZn7HfMR_jer41lo_pKAhvGx8MlppzzAyvCc0f5ovcQiX1kPLySWC/s1600/Untitled-1+copy.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554388844420206818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQOC6hrPzXGtsCE6GEojbQ_FbLhFZLaRGhGHAr8fc93M05emNx77cYsmnjZ6lXrCE0B_uEdzlmTek9dCbvuMwGWsjZn7HfMR_jer41lo_pKAhvGx8MlppzzAyvCc0f5ovcQiX1kPLySWC/s320/Untitled-1+copy.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Hi everyone! Just want to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Blessed Christmas and may our Lord Jesus Christ brings great joy and love in this season for you and your family! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ps: I'm currently back in Malaysia with family and friends. Hope to put up some post soon.</span></em>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-35618657100135847322010-11-21T22:18:00.000-08:002010-11-21T22:32:52.553-08:00BIG present!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A team of great people from Memphis, Tennessee was here last week to build the kids a playground. The playground is HUGE, and I think it is probably the BIGGEST playground in town!I’ll let the pictures tell you the rest of the story :)</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3TBzisSVRv4wO0vDkbjNiMaHlJglsH9l7nFvz1LCjsWvm7quXGFpt2_ewhZfrN0rS01Ob1CruetFgpDXuYRlkbb_ip6KmBftsx5Ca_HW801GFIDxWT9BBTY0uDag7sqwR9NiRUD4C9FM/s1600/P1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255005814974130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3TBzisSVRv4wO0vDkbjNiMaHlJglsH9l7nFvz1LCjsWvm7quXGFpt2_ewhZfrN0rS01Ob1CruetFgpDXuYRlkbb_ip6KmBftsx5Ca_HW801GFIDxWT9BBTY0uDag7sqwR9NiRUD4C9FM/s320/P1.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vAaBWFKKoc4CxPmeSsAh09JLjynH3LCkKFD5sBoHgz-uhMWVpokoMoRyv1o0MIWeavkW5l76aUdGBJ1xf8EqevuDwgpAh7CILP2IZDhW4X8Ulht0eunqTZ-70J6RAfceXtE1t5t3PpYb/s1600/p2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255015183143010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vAaBWFKKoc4CxPmeSsAh09JLjynH3LCkKFD5sBoHgz-uhMWVpokoMoRyv1o0MIWeavkW5l76aUdGBJ1xf8EqevuDwgpAh7CILP2IZDhW4X8Ulht0eunqTZ-70J6RAfceXtE1t5t3PpYb/s320/p2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxKOtdh6zptADZSzrQHGGqfcY1Z5Y_zQAYDpL3TE4ap1Uz0FaCbf4JhqI4B9daYN2oMlEEzqtv9tAg66RxT8_v1sKmtUdNdMJXtVKC862H56FJ96ELbIN-n52r_pbM93zfJwKmmvCpwyW/s1600/p3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255020918274802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxKOtdh6zptADZSzrQHGGqfcY1Z5Y_zQAYDpL3TE4ap1Uz0FaCbf4JhqI4B9daYN2oMlEEzqtv9tAg66RxT8_v1sKmtUdNdMJXtVKC862H56FJ96ELbIN-n52r_pbM93zfJwKmmvCpwyW/s320/p3.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUogsHPlaBqRHGRTTXOJKeB-ZV04_ySCEbrSYl5JgtBjzGUGoQ1j7-1OmaoOmQYZQwPR78ZNCppqarITmzP3sC3KAEbsb2KJXPAmZj6CUUtmKCcuSO2O_sS3Ge08CvpusmwowokTg067jZ/s1600/p4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255026655899442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUogsHPlaBqRHGRTTXOJKeB-ZV04_ySCEbrSYl5JgtBjzGUGoQ1j7-1OmaoOmQYZQwPR78ZNCppqarITmzP3sC3KAEbsb2KJXPAmZj6CUUtmKCcuSO2O_sS3Ge08CvpusmwowokTg067jZ/s320/p4.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Moving the old swing to the new location<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn08Rh4UPkD8aRDIlXXHBDWEWSnQq0GN4USKM8CYtt1MKUs6giIesfU9MYug2LncKM0wo_S3beMYeOsGhp_YpsUtFDZmIuTgUCy5akgNBZgkUmQzg8f0iHrog3HuXKEjn8iBuN2Pbd3aFJ/s1600/p5.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255033437955186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn08Rh4UPkD8aRDIlXXHBDWEWSnQq0GN4USKM8CYtt1MKUs6giIesfU9MYug2LncKM0wo_S3beMYeOsGhp_YpsUtFDZmIuTgUCy5akgNBZgkUmQzg8f0iHrog3HuXKEjn8iBuN2Pbd3aFJ/s320/p5.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrRll6_G6qAO_PnGM01Dm-9xrt4Gm_0if0s30an8LO_tEhcq5z7ztg2RUHOW-NAsLQgkEVFIsWiNagkipODc92dO3pTtbSo7mUiR8XMO49I2qRcC6fFoGJeChSqXXY-FtlBo-_BgYYVsO/s1600/p6.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255603338215714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrRll6_G6qAO_PnGM01Dm-9xrt4Gm_0if0s30an8LO_tEhcq5z7ztg2RUHOW-NAsLQgkEVFIsWiNagkipODc92dO3pTtbSo7mUiR8XMO49I2qRcC6fFoGJeChSqXXY-FtlBo-_BgYYVsO/s320/p6.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-hiqfl4T7vLMgQPUlCfAi7taaXwFm0YTA6QuqurWeyEMyHZm1M5L7iaY3P3Xdw4MCgXw5xyq7f9f9EZK0AF36TqroWJ3PVr8HPPKyi8gPkyNPlhPwoYTps2mAxCJF_tdC-Km2CHFQgAQ/s1600/p7.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255608928306402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-hiqfl4T7vLMgQPUlCfAi7taaXwFm0YTA6QuqurWeyEMyHZm1M5L7iaY3P3Xdw4MCgXw5xyq7f9f9EZK0AF36TqroWJ3PVr8HPPKyi8gPkyNPlhPwoYTps2mAxCJF_tdC-Km2CHFQgAQ/s320/p7.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrFVaGjrZ3rPS8hwSPBtNA4SoTF74A6rOHPfJHeM_phtxvXcLVOlHMcMejQkNdgPLMyy5EzBxwwVc7KMgpB4A9n1Q9Fwk5FthCHE8AxSOiRBk3e5RiOatUsJC2Q0I9zuQoqakf8nWffc6/s1600/p8.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255610236142818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrFVaGjrZ3rPS8hwSPBtNA4SoTF74A6rOHPfJHeM_phtxvXcLVOlHMcMejQkNdgPLMyy5EzBxwwVc7KMgpB4A9n1Q9Fwk5FthCHE8AxSOiRBk3e5RiOatUsJC2Q0I9zuQoqakf8nWffc6/s320/p8.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The playground is still not fully completed yet, but it is getting there very soon!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbY-yjL7KOHY2LMjb6YC4PVPHSy-u_lePD6Y3gu4PwMWKT_0lksVlHeRh9jEzNPCrTccZyoFcaoA15In5eMYsvScoLtj1x36figrTEHlUhsc3E7mtFF64YGVgUtIWmchGq0g8JD5QKoYT/s1600/p9.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255620306867970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbY-yjL7KOHY2LMjb6YC4PVPHSy-u_lePD6Y3gu4PwMWKT_0lksVlHeRh9jEzNPCrTccZyoFcaoA15In5eMYsvScoLtj1x36figrTEHlUhsc3E7mtFF64YGVgUtIWmchGq0g8JD5QKoYT/s320/p9.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Fun time with the kids<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJMc_Ra37Xo3F_bCyoFKuug2VHb-b0XIWL_Jg_ssTHFrac-YVzop-vQ95U9i-m0253Tc-3nGUD75qxV60w_6BOXmlnDKq1OLzMRpCH91ekdn9UP7K6TDpKdypPauTVsqkBHoW7NXsJZyw/s1600/p10.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542255625512631986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJMc_Ra37Xo3F_bCyoFKuug2VHb-b0XIWL_Jg_ssTHFrac-YVzop-vQ95U9i-m0253Tc-3nGUD75qxV60w_6BOXmlnDKq1OLzMRpCH91ekdn9UP7K6TDpKdypPauTVsqkBHoW7NXsJZyw/s320/p10.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oPy8epbdd2HVr4K_Cf4FCv6Z9oLxW41hIPVmS2Q9Vep8jdgEFO6yyRytDgPwTNcHgHyEV6DELuxmtOilBJfUjoeXC7E64hGHCQUoMHYWTCuT_6y9NRwq7K-tZRZ4p-NgKvauNR9sWSQY/s1600/p11.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542256049891039186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oPy8epbdd2HVr4K_Cf4FCv6Z9oLxW41hIPVmS2Q9Vep8jdgEFO6yyRytDgPwTNcHgHyEV6DELuxmtOilBJfUjoeXC7E64hGHCQUoMHYWTCuT_6y9NRwq7K-tZRZ4p-NgKvauNR9sWSQY/s320/p11.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkEA331aIWtMIw0SqrT6GjVYzzB_itrOxXuosQnfUw6cIswXX1YxgAQ0VXT2Cl6AyC5-BQ55vi7pZCW1-Gp1zh_pRdsQHq4YF7j07QZzS7450OfOU7qD6ZxD0ZcEfcr4Ds0B4tKRbzWXg/s1600/p12.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542256064600269762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkEA331aIWtMIw0SqrT6GjVYzzB_itrOxXuosQnfUw6cIswXX1YxgAQ0VXT2Cl6AyC5-BQ55vi7pZCW1-Gp1zh_pRdsQHq4YF7j07QZzS7450OfOU7qD6ZxD0ZcEfcr4Ds0B4tKRbzWXg/s320/p12.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">They love the swing so much that they let it turn round and round. They get dizzy every evening and still loving it!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymGZ8IFo1AwsJMQvNJCayaM8zx0old5bi4ks1frZ6hzOsPJHyqStXjCLIDKaTDY2RA2HS29eVzGSbWMGM39wutayrS9HByl1EMSkr7Awun7P2pMc8joCsb880qgybv19MB4nvNpAmJ145/s1600/p13.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542256081841971090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymGZ8IFo1AwsJMQvNJCayaM8zx0old5bi4ks1frZ6hzOsPJHyqStXjCLIDKaTDY2RA2HS29eVzGSbWMGM39wutayrS9HByl1EMSkr7Awun7P2pMc8joCsb880qgybv19MB4nvNpAmJ145/s320/p13.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-48778337146858499232010-11-12T09:09:00.000-08:002010-11-12T09:18:49.913-08:00Do you have any idea what this boy was doing?<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I was on a trip down to Phnom Penh recently and we made a stop at Svay, a town that is about an hour away from Poipet where I lived. As we were waiting for the passengers to board the bus, I saw this boy. This boy is probably about 15 years old. He was bare footed and wore only a pair of long pant and a jacket to keep himself warm from the cold weather (It’s winter now at Cambodia). Instead of being in school he was begging on the street.<br /><br />It was very heart breaking to see the ways he begged. I saw him kneeling for at least 10 minutes in front of a man hoping that the man will give him something but he was being ignored. Another time, he followed and hanged on to a person, but was being ridiculed and later being pushed away. The last time I saw him, he was knocking on the window of a taxi hoping that the passengers in the taxi would show him some kindness, but the taxi just droved away.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQQCHcg3WfUA6lPI_yQTdEANYu_sIvFowfDhf7uH1w4IvV3osjJ63pE_il2Gdg5DRoKofGwPNt0mVYBwayIozf8q-ZsEbD4nNdypdJ-hQ6utb-ZLQCf1bZIkRbMKgznQ6IlcyGhWTpmMB/s1600/begging02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538711632032408658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKQQCHcg3WfUA6lPI_yQTdEANYu_sIvFowfDhf7uH1w4IvV3osjJ63pE_il2Gdg5DRoKofGwPNt0mVYBwayIozf8q-ZsEbD4nNdypdJ-hQ6utb-ZLQCf1bZIkRbMKgznQ6IlcyGhWTpmMB/s320/begging02.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvpARvs3TkYztQKG8IgkV8u8X9F_iY1hjQ_MMpyWRy2IBjhH6Eif1y_6pTL2LTf1LmYlfJiBwVV1UgpnS_4THbgJnwDqdb8BG1lUKjJAkEkHWN3y1m9S-mj4FyTC5R4hJ-ZD9S4d5yQKb/s1600/begging01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538711633651275490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvpARvs3TkYztQKG8IgkV8u8X9F_iY1hjQ_MMpyWRy2IBjhH6Eif1y_6pTL2LTf1LmYlfJiBwVV1UgpnS_4THbgJnwDqdb8BG1lUKjJAkEkHWN3y1m9S-mj4FyTC5R4hJ-ZD9S4d5yQKb/s320/begging01.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This is just one example of kids begging on the street. At where I lived (Poipet) you can see little children begging on the streets everyday. Some of them are really poor therefore begging is one of the ways to survive. Some of them are being exploited and made a beggar.<br /><br />When I see them, honestly, I just want to take them home and also wished for someone to take them home or help them in some ways. There are just so much needs around, so many children and families to help but always there is a lack of laborers.<br /><br />Matthew 9: 35-38 said:<br />Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”<br /><br />I don’t know how you feel after seeing those pictures and read Matthew 9:35-38. But I pray that you will be the worker in wherever you are to touch and changed lives.</span></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-21578554153148495102010-10-29T19:58:00.000-07:002010-10-29T21:50:58.517-07:00Learn your Khmer!!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em>The teacher said to the two boys: "You need to go back to Kindegarten because you don't know your Khmer alphabets"<br /><br />Me: Oh! No! (saying in my heart after hearing the comment)<br /><br />Chanda & Vaan said to me: But English alphabets are easier to learn.<br /><br />Me: *Double oh no!*<br /></em><br />The conversation above just illustrated an interesting encounter I had recently with two 1st Grade boys. In the midst of helping the kids to have better opportunities in the future through learning English, it had somehow made them feel less interested in learning their own mother language. This is not good. Their mother tongue is their culture, it's their identity.<br /><br />The above encounter triggered some thoughts in me as I reflect my journey as a Christian. I’m sharing the following from the perspective of being a Chinese.<br /><br />When I was a young Christian, fellow believers told me that now that I’m a Christian I must “change” my name, meaning to have a Christian name (by the way is there really such thing as Christian name?). The explanation given was that the Christian name reflects that I’m a Christian. How silly! The Bible said people will know that we are Christian or disciple of Jesus Christ by our fruits, our lifestyle. For the Chinese, names (which also include the family name) are very important, you don’t simply change them. In that name is one’s identity. In that name one could tell whether a person is a Cantonese, Hokkien, Teow Cheow or any other Chinese ethnic groups.<br /><br />Now, if you wonder why I still called myself Christine that’s because I realized too late that I don’t have to “change” name and “Christine” is kind of stuck with me now. LOL!<br /><br />I use to also hear people making comment saying “If I became a Christian I have to live like a Westerner, eat with fork and spoon and use only plate.” (No offense to any Westerners just that typical Chinese view Jesus as the westerner’s God).Why such comment? Because they were told that they must change to identify themselves as Christian.<br /><br />May us be very careful with what we taught and model for others through our lifestyle. Certain things are just cultural. People don’t have to change what is cultural to identify themselves as Christian. It is good to let them keep what is cultural ‘cause that’s what makes them unique.<br /><br />So, what happen to the boys mentioned earlier? They have to start learning Khmer and we have three older girls who are more than happy to teach. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhyR1xaEv9CfJkkjHxNqYTg2yH_fJKG-kB8FqXNwcSNUbk-0qwsRLv5giCOkDNFdx7iL-ergQbclBC65f7G3eHqiVq485ePOlMgUZ5RQSUDh1ev8ARnR3Uyhb6SfUGS2huLTz8s2gPJgK/s1600/khmer04.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533692587380106898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhyR1xaEv9CfJkkjHxNqYTg2yH_fJKG-kB8FqXNwcSNUbk-0qwsRLv5giCOkDNFdx7iL-ergQbclBC65f7G3eHqiVq485ePOlMgUZ5RQSUDh1ev8ARnR3Uyhb6SfUGS2huLTz8s2gPJgK/s320/khmer04.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Sokkhan using the flashcards to teach.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TYdKSvz0qi6pLtdw5uIKTn1aQTr6EwIM-pyEUDO5H_c0rqMMUPl737-GIAXKUZtsauxj_l6JWAmUAlppwdf_aUbmzhsdFsOhyphenhyphenfc1hV4wvc7NAzsRSdNqDC0FVI2YWY0Sc4ZAEKi0YKpI/s1600/khmer02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533692582372658770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TYdKSvz0qi6pLtdw5uIKTn1aQTr6EwIM-pyEUDO5H_c0rqMMUPl737-GIAXKUZtsauxj_l6JWAmUAlppwdf_aUbmzhsdFsOhyphenhyphenfc1hV4wvc7NAzsRSdNqDC0FVI2YWY0Sc4ZAEKi0YKpI/s320/khmer02.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVBzHb4bje5buuaRPPlfCvgzBdrDJgeXKaF2KBEYWRDEN5qNDYfw4zp-IBnJ3ShT-PkOn3DvC8z41XGRXUvXAruug937CSn49vKhjrgzNFTY1HOvMtryksJnYSr3SSi8c2ZEGWPhwzWiV/s1600/khmer01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533692582446227778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVBzHb4bje5buuaRPPlfCvgzBdrDJgeXKaF2KBEYWRDEN5qNDYfw4zp-IBnJ3ShT-PkOn3DvC8z41XGRXUvXAruug937CSn49vKhjrgzNFTY1HOvMtryksJnYSr3SSi8c2ZEGWPhwzWiV/s320/khmer01.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsOjxC5TRs2hlFVTokIGfjHVHzygjtAXjAcmaBcC4VxqrNNZ6Q8yGzYQmAIQzpWwYyslM2TWQaOumO1-lN4zTHiw1vW89U9IAGLupQHybsmC7PCiGQ6XS1cwmFmbgPlRfCfQpqvAHb5vG/s1600/khmer03.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533695047084241074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsOjxC5TRs2hlFVTokIGfjHVHzygjtAXjAcmaBcC4VxqrNNZ6Q8yGzYQmAIQzpWwYyslM2TWQaOumO1-lN4zTHiw1vW89U9IAGLupQHybsmC7PCiGQ6XS1cwmFmbgPlRfCfQpqvAHb5vG/s320/khmer03.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Games time with Tina </span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-78342681363677625852010-10-27T12:09:00.000-07:002010-10-27T12:33:47.285-07:00Jewels in Banteay Meanchey Prison<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">We headed towards the Banteay Meanchey Prison with a mission and that’s to get the kids out from the prison and bring them to the center. The kids are in the prison because their parents are inmates there. Since their parents are there and there’s no one to care for the children at home, hence the reason why they are in the prison. After walking through the knee deep flood water we arrived at the administrative office of the prison (If you wonder why the place is flooded that’s because it rained heavily few weeks back). We waited for a few minutes and saw two mothers came out with their girls.<br /><br />As they came nearer towards us I was just telling God “Please let us bring them home today”. However, due to some reason we couldn’t take them with us. Now, we just have to wait for them (the parents – which equals to impossible ‘cause cell phones are not allow among inmates / prison chief) to call us back and tell us when we can pick up the kids.<br /><br />While we wait, pray together with us for:<br />1. God to bring the right people in authority of the prison to “open” the way for the kids to be released.<br />2. God to work in the hearts of the parents that they will be willing to release their kids.<br />3. God to work in the hearts of the kids whom He has intended to come with us that it won’t be a traumatic experience for them to part with their parent.<br />4. Plans of the Enemy that hinder the kids from coming to be destroyed. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY7JYOBnAwR6G3XppaSG6JYPreLSKY2-sPRCRZL_yue6MX1GNkt0cUOxCzkeq5j1Cp690S-nNy1i6oDgYIujgvdfvHgwYh0VAcXGnw_ljO7fMXMFlOmlRsqTWny6IUpzIR-mZopByZPW_/s1600/prison04.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532808925563011394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY7JYOBnAwR6G3XppaSG6JYPreLSKY2-sPRCRZL_yue6MX1GNkt0cUOxCzkeq5j1Cp690S-nNy1i6oDgYIujgvdfvHgwYh0VAcXGnw_ljO7fMXMFlOmlRsqTWny6IUpzIR-mZopByZPW_/s320/prison04.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Walking towards the prison (yellow building). People washing bikes and children having fun in the flood water.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnN_vh4vkSRRRdCAAMUD7XSPlqpfuuNwU_q76L_Kez2ArCTWHA8c5FzVDbKYdqgcDPgSwmji6I4nR45YpZvodPWYIHWihLeLsdpOghyphenhyphenRqjE_v_f1n_HJvsCoHCvzhQ-m1-OGY6YhNq6mHW/s1600/prison02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532808909083904162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnN_vh4vkSRRRdCAAMUD7XSPlqpfuuNwU_q76L_Kez2ArCTWHA8c5FzVDbKYdqgcDPgSwmji6I4nR45YpZvodPWYIHWihLeLsdpOghyphenhyphenRqjE_v_f1n_HJvsCoHCvzhQ-m1-OGY6YhNq6mHW/s320/prison02.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The prison<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnCxBG4Meas4bldBc-N3TkmjHwP4DGNpSxebFE7WdzhA9gNeoRaBoDHaxcQYIEfohdFW3kJRQ1TXY55NGBJ3sv81DToHAYhrZky6AzNOq5IhjXKw9QroDKcE3i5SO2lE7xbH-V0QOh8Jp/s1600/prison01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532808914126006418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnCxBG4Meas4bldBc-N3TkmjHwP4DGNpSxebFE7WdzhA9gNeoRaBoDHaxcQYIEfohdFW3kJRQ1TXY55NGBJ3sv81DToHAYhrZky6AzNOq5IhjXKw9QroDKcE3i5SO2lE7xbH-V0QOh8Jp/s320/prison01.JPG" /></a> </div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Walking towards the administrative office</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTZbPfOHd5G9q3WF9kbjVMbPTPt8O7tjckC2R9inQSiNAJwiiLILsGecZM0uR205nmoAE2mUzl6gnz34522_iqtoNACmd287mue2Qz_AmcLzO2hlToOw5WftTH01mMWJpf1vbO9IPYLEj/s1600/prison03.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532808916723272418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTZbPfOHd5G9q3WF9kbjVMbPTPt8O7tjckC2R9inQSiNAJwiiLILsGecZM0uR205nmoAE2mUzl6gnz34522_iqtoNACmd287mue2Qz_AmcLzO2hlToOw5WftTH01mMWJpf1vbO9IPYLEj/s320/prison03.JPG" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">There they are! The mothers (in blue uniform) one carrying her baby another walking with her girl.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhFUkHXuYetfuXAL85fou5T6rXMBarWVk5kyAzCPVtuDPsFYRCxTFbVoRyVJoaxsPo2OvgFPy88I2XqOz03EIvF3EZsmvfE5kM72aK89yVxSEOSD4EcPBNmxm-pEDe2_vMQ3PSAGO85D/s1600/prison05.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532808947140365330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkhFUkHXuYetfuXAL85fou5T6rXMBarWVk5kyAzCPVtuDPsFYRCxTFbVoRyVJoaxsPo2OvgFPy88I2XqOz03EIvF3EZsmvfE5kM72aK89yVxSEOSD4EcPBNmxm-pEDe2_vMQ3PSAGO85D/s320/prison05.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The stall right outside the prison. I was told that the water level was waist deep as of yesterday and today it is knee deep.</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-60486176173114425952010-10-09T22:00:00.000-07:002010-10-09T22:01:28.092-07:00A visit to Bon-lit<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Why is Jesus hardly in the church but was always with the people and at different villages? Apart from him loving the people, I think another reason could be because he really wanted to understand them and by understanding them he could communicate effectively with them.<br /><br />One of the best ways to get to know or even to understand a person is when you visit their homes. I find this very true for myself.<br /><br />Yesterday two of us visited the homes of our kids at their village. It took about an hour motorbike ride on the highway to arrive at the village. The first home we visited was Kim Sung’s home. It is a nice simple wooden house by the paddy field. We met her parents and family. During our conversation they never stop praising God and sharing testimonies on how God has been so good to them. Then we head out on the bike for another 20 minutes to visit another girl. This village that we went to is called Bon-lit.<br /><br />As we rode into the village I saw many youngsters and little children. It is the Cambodian All Soul Day (something similar to the Chinese’s All Soul Day – Qing Ming. During this time the people will visit the temple with offerings (food) to offer to the ancestors.). There’s a BIG temple located in this village and because of the celebration many people gathered at the temple, some to perform their religious duty and some especially the children and youth gathered to have fun. As we rode further in I saw men and young people gathered in groups blasting loud music and playing snooker.<br /><br />Then we arrived at Imm’s home. Her house is a simple wooden house on stilts. Comparing with the houses around hers, you can tell that they are not very rich. We sat and chit chat and they began to share how their neighbors would laugh at them for being Christian. But still they never stop believing in Jesus.<br /><br />As we were heading home, we made another stop at Ramorn and Sokvanah’s home. Their parents are church leaders and they work as paddy farmer to feed the family. During the conversation, they kept praising God for the good things that He has done for them especially for their son, Ramorn. When I first knew Ramorn, I couldn’t understand why he is such a challenging boy. I was told that he used to smoke and drink and was thinking how is that possible. But now that I’ve seen the environment where he grew up I begin to understand. In this village, young people gathered together for fun, and in the fun there were smoking and drinking. So, it is very easy for young children without proper guidance to follow what the majority is doing.<br /><br />It was a worthwhile trip although riding on the bike under the hot sun for an hour and having to ride through some VERY bumpy roads were no fun at all. The trip gave me a glimpse of another side of Cambodian community and helping me to understand them better. </span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-12238936735943667892010-09-30T19:53:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:59:19.848-07:00You eat our food, we eat you.<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Just a day after the "dog episode" (you can read from the post entitled "Don't mess with the Cambodians", a cat came by hoping to look for food, but it ended up being the food! Once again, animals in Cambodia must learn not to mess with the Cambodian.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCv5kPAzS1GcJkPboP6zFm4biy9_qQaew27KiJIAmc-CDz3Y9CAbocFljgvQfpo5umfGnn7mH_ox7FqPvCyjziFk6F0ZIXYVoUCKUvc7THatX09x-_VQaiv2xo-4gXCR0cXWP6meTM9il/s1600/cat.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522906702912590962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCv5kPAzS1GcJkPboP6zFm4biy9_qQaew27KiJIAmc-CDz3Y9CAbocFljgvQfpo5umfGnn7mH_ox7FqPvCyjziFk6F0ZIXYVoUCKUvc7THatX09x-_VQaiv2xo-4gXCR0cXWP6meTM9il/s320/cat.JPG" /></a>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-37128132409282209412010-09-22T21:19:00.000-07:002010-09-22T21:33:17.532-07:00REST<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9Fqdr09pDkyDkbkBUt9PoSVEiuODgMkaFU-BYV9uv3yfwxaxYr46x5TEnIzKUwp0B7SrHXOuw1aOFkOd2QEOSNfQpVP3Y3jNMYupBUzg95Ebt_IylXL3EB5oP3F2N7JqWn9_sK9GYLAO/s1600/kite.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519959182880656930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9Fqdr09pDkyDkbkBUt9PoSVEiuODgMkaFU-BYV9uv3yfwxaxYr46x5TEnIzKUwp0B7SrHXOuw1aOFkOd2QEOSNfQpVP3Y3jNMYupBUzg95Ebt_IylXL3EB5oP3F2N7JqWn9_sK9GYLAO/s320/kite.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Rest – What come to your mind when you first read the word “rest”?<br />Naturally our understanding tells us that to rest is to cease from doing whatever work that we are doing and come into a state of being inactive.<br /><br />On the other hand, we read in the different parts of the epistles, where we were being asked “to be watchful”, “stay alert”, “continue in prayer”, “do the work of ministry with perseverance” and even Jesus said that he must do the work of Him who sent him while it is day (John9:4).<br /><br />The thought of it already makes one feeling exhausted and tired. Now, how do we strike a balance between what is mentioned above with Hebrew 4:8-11?<br /><br />Hebrew 4:8-11 says:<br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.<br /><br />Sabbath-rest – Does it means a day rest of doing totally nothing? I’m not a bible scholar neither a bible school graduate so I won’t try to sound impressive here with clever explanations. But just want to share with you what I felt the Holy Spirit is saying to me with regard of what I had experienced recently.<br /><br />It had been for a while that I was feeling tired physically and mentally with the work of ministry.There were times I knew that I had kept going on with my own strength. Sometimes, things turned out pretty well, but I knew deep inside it feels lousy. I am reading the Book of Hebrews lately and came across Hebrew 4:8-11 and the one verse that spoke to me was verse 10.<br /><br />It says: “for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work…”<br /><br />“…rest from his own work…” This really makes me re-evaluate my heart. The works that I do might seem good and profitable to the recipients, but are those works being done out of knowing that it is being guided by God or just my good ideas? And the thought “In God there is life” came to mind. This thought helped me to see the difference between works done through the inspiration of God and works done through human effort.<br /><br />Works that are inspired by the Spirit of God will naturally bring life because God is life. This life not only flows to the recipients of the good works but also to the person whom God used as the channel. It refreshes both the recipients and the servant. Hence, the servant does not need to strive trying to achieve good results for good results will come naturally because the life of God is there to bring forth good fruits. We find rest even in the midst of carrying out the works.<br /><br />However, works that birth out of human effort exhaust not only the servant but also the recipients. When the servant is worn out, naturally his flesh takes over and we know that anything that is done out of flesh just doesn’t glorify God, and remember, the works of the Kingdom of God is to touch lives. Those lives are precious to God and may we always handle them with much care.<br /><br />This simple revelation encourages me a lot and had helped me to come to a place of finding rest (in God) even in the midst of doing works that demands lots of energy. I hope this simple sharing encourages you too. God bless!</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-19728867647751304152010-09-19T03:20:00.000-07:002010-09-19T03:32:51.497-07:00New kids in the house<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The center has been very busy over the past few weeks. We have several new ones coming to stay with us. All together we have 10 joined us. Although they miss home, but they are doing pretty well adjusting to the new living environment and getting to know the rest. Each of them came with a story. Among them some were being sexually abused and some of them their parent died of HIV. We thanked God that He has brought them here. Keep them in prayer that they will continue to grow in the Lord.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjidvoIqJDFJ_zsUg1KvLwgQRNhcZcbn-IbyN843BGFR32MjsKCu6Hx21CFN-Q4GJPjMkJ7w_cvYQE0NMGxMgoK9OYryeeopQsGzHBYtiI5XhLoSI7s5Fe4KDhJPIHavJwcsTLRU9vHbj/s1600/chan.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518569711094089058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjidvoIqJDFJ_zsUg1KvLwgQRNhcZcbn-IbyN843BGFR32MjsKCu6Hx21CFN-Q4GJPjMkJ7w_cvYQE0NMGxMgoK9OYryeeopQsGzHBYtiI5XhLoSI7s5Fe4KDhJPIHavJwcsTLRU9vHbj/s320/chan.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Chan Tow (back) & Chan Tee (front) - the twin sisters</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOSkSlLHC105jKc5u-c0xJWsf7m-mc2gFdJl0NWf1AL6dOjuDHn75JHMX6EtCOcB1VVAoi4gPXhIq-jPzH3C5SzZfRRXDYTVYvH7BcHQWjvbhU-Sikt8sgP6gLeBSh8IaPU1b4SNFWNCO/s1600/veerng.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518569704346130450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOSkSlLHC105jKc5u-c0xJWsf7m-mc2gFdJl0NWf1AL6dOjuDHn75JHMX6EtCOcB1VVAoi4gPXhIq-jPzH3C5SzZfRRXDYTVYvH7BcHQWjvbhU-Sikt8sgP6gLeBSh8IaPU1b4SNFWNCO/s320/veerng.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Srai Veerng<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-eoZxMQgNMdIgRIhx9eo0wbLo3aIq56w8RJCAYw0lsTJEpvw4ktqVqQdUpeFj324FiBG8jA103GCiwHes0ezKrS0cA2wykkOouKmrsOJs2loaVGXao5mCdhY-cPXKAN3r3sD-ALrDx08/s1600/wiin.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518569696518575474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-eoZxMQgNMdIgRIhx9eo0wbLo3aIq56w8RJCAYw0lsTJEpvw4ktqVqQdUpeFj324FiBG8jA103GCiwHes0ezKrS0cA2wykkOouKmrsOJs2loaVGXao5mCdhY-cPXKAN3r3sD-ALrDx08/s320/wiin.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Wiin<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wHkZvArvoku7AUXX146_6Kjtyfw3hb6ktTeGH6lc6jfomUtzWNasbhjS8whkrekOd7dDd-ozKQpsQ61mOzUWEX3NidRcRku-2sF7DHziIg5lmWbxzXGe2n-HOdh9EoSi6cnR6H0IBj5G/s1600/vaan.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518568218762542498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wHkZvArvoku7AUXX146_6Kjtyfw3hb6ktTeGH6lc6jfomUtzWNasbhjS8whkrekOd7dDd-ozKQpsQ61mOzUWEX3NidRcRku-2sF7DHziIg5lmWbxzXGe2n-HOdh9EoSi6cnR6H0IBj5G/s320/vaan.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Vaan</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbHVyY4sDT0DEPXnkRdj9Hqgxeq77DuLjw0Pzkxky207WKO0Q87SgU7DQ9dGUteAg2jVphgtzdiIV9V4brfJNyDP9g0QUEF4kNEnznocKvoAlM8mO2vfaR8ZXXCWW__17-pCoVCqiL6Ef/s1600/sokvandah.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518568212303899922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbHVyY4sDT0DEPXnkRdj9Hqgxeq77DuLjw0Pzkxky207WKO0Q87SgU7DQ9dGUteAg2jVphgtzdiIV9V4brfJNyDP9g0QUEF4kNEnznocKvoAlM8mO2vfaR8ZXXCWW__17-pCoVCqiL6Ef/s320/sokvandah.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Sokvanda</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARCfz9sSnKIVbEqtA5WADUYUgcWVCz38ar9H8h16spwFtsiDfLqhQPguotyhwQnbaI__gGNVjjuA6XwQmNiUyEgadJpmAsP5srK5A5I74rAtGWA2diyUbzZNu49kFngMVU_g5a7pGl1G1/s1600/kimsung-imm.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518568206199663970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARCfz9sSnKIVbEqtA5WADUYUgcWVCz38ar9H8h16spwFtsiDfLqhQPguotyhwQnbaI__gGNVjjuA6XwQmNiUyEgadJpmAsP5srK5A5I74rAtGWA2diyUbzZNu49kFngMVU_g5a7pGl1G1/s320/kimsung-imm.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Kim Sung (left) & Imm (right)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM21hARDdqTm2lfv3UX-i5JzSy6NBnjGSOrVY87QfJtslxzP-mIy3_CUne6nRm1hS7rcPE2jCHXX1DskO4RrzVmHkXsj8tvVRVGXxUFoSuMgaeGcN5LT-d_183iCleJu7-ohRVGG11fAZ/s1600/mary.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518568196504008834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM21hARDdqTm2lfv3UX-i5JzSy6NBnjGSOrVY87QfJtslxzP-mIy3_CUne6nRm1hS7rcPE2jCHXX1DskO4RrzVmHkXsj8tvVRVGXxUFoSuMgaeGcN5LT-d_183iCleJu7-ohRVGG11fAZ/s320/mary.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Mary (or Ma-ree in Khmer)</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_LgUxFhMUIgbshPxGIFnK3-reZ1SOSOaMadptQoXb9Gk02XFK7U8F61k3FtsqrDGuam9N6P1BLsrRgLd6xT58PJGVrFH1rGacr_fnzauiKNenkVegvp5lR1t3Nl6vnzCmkVKrsiybx3l/s1600/isak.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518568189720712930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_LgUxFhMUIgbshPxGIFnK3-reZ1SOSOaMadptQoXb9Gk02XFK7U8F61k3FtsqrDGuam9N6P1BLsrRgLd6xT58PJGVrFH1rGacr_fnzauiKNenkVegvp5lR1t3Nl6vnzCmkVKrsiybx3l/s320/isak.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Isak</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-81573248867680781592010-09-18T23:57:00.000-07:002010-09-20T02:41:14.644-07:00Don’t mess with the Cambodians!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">In the recent week, we have strange thing happening at the girls’ dorm. The girls informed us that there were blood stains on the floor of the bathroom as well as the floor at the bedroom area. It happened on two different days in the week and the girls also told us that they heard voices during the night and noises of people splashing water in the bathroom.<br /><br />Being in Cambodia where the activities and manifestation of spirits are common, our first thought was could this be another spiritual confrontation again. I said ‘again’ because this is not the first time adults or children told us that they hear “voices”. Through our pass experience, we knew that this place is not “clean” in the spiritual realm.<br /><br />Now, back to the story of the blood stains, we prayed with the kids, encouraged them through the word of God and exhorting them to not be afraid but trust in the power of God. Meantime the adults had a discussion. We decided to monitor the situation for a few days to see whether the same thing happen again.<br /><br />Two days ago, we noticed that one of the female dogs was bleeding and it left spots of blood stains on the porch at one the buildings. (Now is the mating season for the dogs, so the bleeding could be due to that reason). We think that the blood stain at the girls’ dorm could be from that female dog. So, wanting to be sure that it is from the dog and not something spiritual, Buna, the director of the children center here decided to slaughter the dog!<br /><br />This morning, that female dog was slaughtered and guess who had a party? The Cambodians!<br /><em>(Note: To all the animal lovers out there, don’t ever let your pets mess with the Cambodians, they will end up in the pot!)</em><br /><br />Now that the dog is gone, we will see whether the blood stains still appear. Main time, we appreciate your continuous prayer for us and the work of ministry here. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwNHsXTQlAxaabdFa6920qMeqyMhkBPxn8npEG5NTuLupFtdf9LWtKwdamZm8kUJXBRNjwsQFYepvQpZearRQgySrXC0uuTbyuU8L1Zq5SV23kGeHTTpdJ2BI75bl5DXewNmM78VBbb2L/s1600/plate-dog.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518518771831554770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwNHsXTQlAxaabdFa6920qMeqyMhkBPxn8npEG5NTuLupFtdf9LWtKwdamZm8kUJXBRNjwsQFYepvQpZearRQgySrXC0uuTbyuU8L1Zq5SV23kGeHTTpdJ2BI75bl5DXewNmM78VBbb2L/s320/plate-dog.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Dog curry with bread - how yummy!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWPo6_76loSLLQdq91yPWV7G70rmXYPGEMgQGDtB-PSJVrfwukr1qPwgqe5pOI_eHhsQOcU3sGquvKoYrvSXXLX8-M6AS-_kBO3NKmsj57EAargAjozDf437C50Ps82-T1Nbkc44QGSZV/s1600/dog-pot.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518518782180624882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWPo6_76loSLLQdq91yPWV7G70rmXYPGEMgQGDtB-PSJVrfwukr1qPwgqe5pOI_eHhsQOcU3sGquvKoYrvSXXLX8-M6AS-_kBO3NKmsj57EAargAjozDf437C50Ps82-T1Nbkc44QGSZV/s320/dog-pot.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A big pot of dog curry. Want to try? They said it taste better than chicken!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzyzwTtyFBsL8MQ0J9MZqWF6ByReB06cSFE17xKHmrh1AcuwbAAIOYjIJ5KD2piuNocNkbB8m1YyMh_mWq_XHvtzTEs6MXiQiZ58tfMrf-joFHt9v9lzexYJCxTn5kE5wdb1HaQZF9DTz/s1600/sokpi.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518518798410671122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzyzwTtyFBsL8MQ0J9MZqWF6ByReB06cSFE17xKHmrh1AcuwbAAIOYjIJ5KD2piuNocNkbB8m1YyMh_mWq_XHvtzTEs6MXiQiZ58tfMrf-joFHt9v9lzexYJCxTn5kE5wdb1HaQZF9DTz/s320/sokpi.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Sokpi enjoying the meat!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1AEgytQsfOtXSv-AoAQvsvPQZaEXYSZAnPTqx6sHJKIEhqLyPUtK5NXV2aNwJcFvA3aC87ex2tUovDL7hHpCFhp2GH5iLChMEtr4ArOWuBUFWB1zvAgmc1H_2EfbLSBvlS8cYBSZxrxJ/s1600/loving-it.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518518801794553906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1AEgytQsfOtXSv-AoAQvsvPQZaEXYSZAnPTqx6sHJKIEhqLyPUtK5NXV2aNwJcFvA3aC87ex2tUovDL7hHpCFhp2GH5iLChMEtr4ArOWuBUFWB1zvAgmc1H_2EfbLSBvlS8cYBSZxrxJ/s320/loving-it.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The little ones loving it too!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfrXL_VP88Rv8VWKUhpC4i9phh6w3_24q3bWCCD5h7P5xxWBOdoBolgz6SpHsY1BBxqLQ3AYnQqBfBuxiYnqcLjlkkaiK5tgAktADhyphenhyphenZmCHHFgXiYT-7KtVawzGWKV0WHXQZ8Ujq1iTAH/s1600/dog.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518518815223135458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfrXL_VP88Rv8VWKUhpC4i9phh6w3_24q3bWCCD5h7P5xxWBOdoBolgz6SpHsY1BBxqLQ3AYnQqBfBuxiYnqcLjlkkaiK5tgAktADhyphenhyphenZmCHHFgXiYT-7KtVawzGWKV0WHXQZ8Ujq1iTAH/s320/dog.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">And to the dog - we will see you in heaven!</span> </div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-45948679725949193922010-09-13T08:10:00.000-07:002010-09-19T00:37:06.674-07:00Kids being kids<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">It is almost about a month since the Malaysian team was here, yet the kids are still practicing their group cheer every now and then. Some of them even came up with their own telematch games and each time when there's a winning team, they will shout their cheer! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Today, Samnang - the youngest in the center gave me the best laugh of the year. I was busy wrapping some story books, Samnang came by to sit with me as he always does. So, he started to pick up the books and look at the pictures. There were other kids in the room as well. At one point I over heard Samnang telling the others "This is me, Do we look the same? Same right?" Then the rest started laughing. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Being curious, I went over and take a look, immediately I burst out laughing too! It was a picture of a monkey!!!!!!!! Now, let me tell you why Samnang said that the monkey is him. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Samnang was in the Monkey team in the camp organized by the Malaysian team. He is so good that untill now, he can still recite the entire group cheer. Being at this young age, he tend to associate familar pictures with himself, so anything related to monkey he will be very excited and will feel that he is part of it. Hence, when he saw the picture of the monkey he said that it is him! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Two big eyes, two big ears, rounded face just like him! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">So, it is very important what we impart into the children because they have memory like an elephant. They never forget! So, always remember to impart truth and love! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Note: I've been busy with teaching and we have new kids joining us. Sorry, if you have been waiting for an update. I'll write about the new kids who had joined us in another post. Thank you for being patience :) God bless!</em> </span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuSkK_4b4lQ2n7857Sv3eWp3TZ1MTiK4Yux-GEMY904ctYV3oxgfeUhiUDpnxHrQP60dByn3583lSDNTHQ7iqnkE9f-97wpSYCYxQiE-V5h5UqEZGyGFrnWGw5XbQZIU_2_irj8RKRfXw/s1600/P9190002.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518523184991415090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuSkK_4b4lQ2n7857Sv3eWp3TZ1MTiK4Yux-GEMY904ctYV3oxgfeUhiUDpnxHrQP60dByn3583lSDNTHQ7iqnkE9f-97wpSYCYxQiE-V5h5UqEZGyGFrnWGw5XbQZIU_2_irj8RKRfXw/s320/P9190002.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">We look alike!</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-49582224695214297732010-08-20T21:34:00.000-07:002010-08-20T21:57:10.961-07:00Christian Life Gospel Center, PJ @ Poipet<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The kids at the Poipet children center had so much fun learning the bible last week with a team of people from Christian Life Gospel Center, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The week long programme included a 4 Day Kids Camp entitled Treasure Island and workshops on guitar and balloon sculpting. We were also glad to have four youth from the children center at the Kracheh province joined us. It is good to see them learning to minister to the younger ones here.<br /><br />The camp focused on three aspects of a child – spiritual, social and physical. The spiritual aspect was being addressed through the bible teaching sessions and the one-to-one group time with each child. While the social and physical aspects were addressed through the game sessions. In this camp, children learned discipline and respect for one another. We saw positive changes in some of them as they responded to the word of God and words of encouragement from the team.<br />The team also shared and taught the Word of God every night to the leaders here to encourage and affirm them of the work that they are doing here. During this time several children also experienced the healing of God as some of them were sick.<br /><br />We thanked God for His faithfulness and love for the children here and His providence that every need was being met each day. All glory to God!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cTT7zQQO0VwRBm0zTbE5IZKNlGUJw_FPkrTufRTNd0eClKcvGDa5C3aGJZf9srmVkxMsAGAeWi0NBEJau7tOpwTRTUB7zhRbKLfmw0S749uCiChGbvPU7CcyyFBKcU2v5onBLMIXGozV/s1600/balloon+sculpting.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507720007516339010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cTT7zQQO0VwRBm0zTbE5IZKNlGUJw_FPkrTufRTNd0eClKcvGDa5C3aGJZf9srmVkxMsAGAeWi0NBEJau7tOpwTRTUB7zhRbKLfmw0S749uCiChGbvPU7CcyyFBKcU2v5onBLMIXGozV/s320/balloon+sculpting.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Balloon sculpting: The team teaching the older ones on sharing the gospel through balloon sculpting.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmWO72NXEddR-9jYY-zofxfaCuPzeh_qilQCOR1c6tZPO9RWB8V5Hvtn4N1sR29gyig6r5pI_scOBfA0kNsp3fHsiyX5_PUznJPiaH0ILcnDO-4N8i7TH_XSv9ghyphenhyphenk0xpwzOM5XXQFxqN/s1600/teaching01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507719858273341778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmWO72NXEddR-9jYY-zofxfaCuPzeh_qilQCOR1c6tZPO9RWB8V5Hvtn4N1sR29gyig6r5pI_scOBfA0kNsp3fHsiyX5_PUznJPiaH0ILcnDO-4N8i7TH_XSv9ghyphenhyphenk0xpwzOM5XXQFxqN/s320/teaching01.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Teaching session: Kid interact with the team leader during one of the teaching sessions.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3yCYkqstpd2Ypd6v8qof0DKMX5osTa5nHimETftaSJAktFobTmIVeb6h_1Yyhvr0r6tjiVpHwWfQXJ89ePY7LhVlXNyUOFWQ5NHUlKKkwOy8M5FjCvpKI6Ku6CVaffyck2x6prVn9L9h/s1600/pray.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507719844714207522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3yCYkqstpd2Ypd6v8qof0DKMX5osTa5nHimETftaSJAktFobTmIVeb6h_1Yyhvr0r6tjiVpHwWfQXJ89ePY7LhVlXNyUOFWQ5NHUlKKkwOy8M5FjCvpKI6Ku6CVaffyck2x6prVn9L9h/s320/pray.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Ministering to the leaders.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEmApABzUUd6S76qUFktTpDkpInVZQt1HmrtmHVHP7HwP8KWItGDd3inyb-tCLAO6omUTRsTOFLQKaUyOJu17P9RuCHjRbvUJGtmfRNBu9Tzy4IY4Qbbvuwio7vvodFpHwYH098Jo3CW4/s1600/icebreaker.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507719834206606050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEmApABzUUd6S76qUFktTpDkpInVZQt1HmrtmHVHP7HwP8KWItGDd3inyb-tCLAO6omUTRsTOFLQKaUyOJu17P9RuCHjRbvUJGtmfRNBu9Tzy4IY4Qbbvuwio7vvodFpHwYH098Jo3CW4/s320/icebreaker.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Icebreaker<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKXg7NgJWCiol_V9xg_g3CgYr04EaVbQFisv5lqR5PA0Yo1cLlR_Cbq9VxF75N-CEQ-kLNfNMZMtAwOo7SOnXe8NIbxDj7tkVtebVcvnvfreZqtjL4VKfsFcN5T9sC7MvGYU3yIsitnob/s1600/guitar02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507719825863040386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKXg7NgJWCiol_V9xg_g3CgYr04EaVbQFisv5lqR5PA0Yo1cLlR_Cbq9VxF75N-CEQ-kLNfNMZMtAwOo7SOnXe8NIbxDj7tkVtebVcvnvfreZqtjL4VKfsFcN5T9sC7MvGYU3yIsitnob/s320/guitar02.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Guitar lessons: Simon Kang with the kids.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ17HLMX9dP6kOrELjw-J5MF_u67_FNl7yDUqvToFZHGJPcbhTfZ0X6hC50pIyqWL6x_6bf5VhDnpmwl5k3bQkl-xYn-Q5CgovDvyY0HKkGrEY15Ryd_-G5i5f87w8ArPOm_ijqpAIMSPO/s1600/guitar01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507718519145863986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ17HLMX9dP6kOrELjw-J5MF_u67_FNl7yDUqvToFZHGJPcbhTfZ0X6hC50pIyqWL6x_6bf5VhDnpmwl5k3bQkl-xYn-Q5CgovDvyY0HKkGrEY15Ryd_-G5i5f87w8ArPOm_ijqpAIMSPO/s320/guitar01.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Guitar lessons: Tammy Leong with the kids.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwSIIs9D3vCSfMRztouW3c_7ZakLZrOiqJIwPEubDnnYis8CRJtKQUpOoc2UeY7lq59QCtkIvj_mUmHbCpzHkMRdJjaXXRKrNSCrN8mZywgjFEJ7Ti-CAMY9mCmm1p8BetZDyxuYaOZv/s1600/groupcheers.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507718510781180338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwSIIs9D3vCSfMRztouW3c_7ZakLZrOiqJIwPEubDnnYis8CRJtKQUpOoc2UeY7lq59QCtkIvj_mUmHbCpzHkMRdJjaXXRKrNSCrN8mZywgjFEJ7Ti-CAMY9mCmm1p8BetZDyxuYaOZv/s320/groupcheers.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Group cheer from the parrots!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETaqXZFNbj4D1B-gy3L-U0gtAXEUt8UpiPCPMqsfYMbn6agosiLgrbfEe4peGTfVHBv4ShYyxO1GgEc4za-MhtKAwjuMIvplM83wQJMMBTcITqFjWsuclenP_QIS_fAFJ_gk4WkwhZYLp/s1600/group01.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507718502148918322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETaqXZFNbj4D1B-gy3L-U0gtAXEUt8UpiPCPMqsfYMbn6agosiLgrbfEe4peGTfVHBv4ShYyxO1GgEc4za-MhtKAwjuMIvplM83wQJMMBTcITqFjWsuclenP_QIS_fAFJ_gk4WkwhZYLp/s320/group01.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The monkey group!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfBAcQuDtlncZq4BUR7E7o3pWVwUD80NQzKvJsc_QJNrkSTQNmxYfokE01WflNYVzO1Nn2-OiQ6KzlUd-XLTkFpTdKamzU1kC_KfAHtcY62Qw4CiF-fe-4j2ci6NHuUgWnBoE9YtyiWcJ/s1600/getready.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507718491712104002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfBAcQuDtlncZq4BUR7E7o3pWVwUD80NQzKvJsc_QJNrkSTQNmxYfokE01WflNYVzO1Nn2-OiQ6KzlUd-XLTkFpTdKamzU1kC_KfAHtcY62Qw4CiF-fe-4j2ci6NHuUgWnBoE9YtyiWcJ/s320/getready.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The team getting ready for the camp day.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNKadH4Qi4hCS5z1T59v61V5BUmIbyV6e7paasK4uwJjKS6xKx7171FmSaJLejje_AVaZB-mwplAaNyAfIBOSk6Ot-E0TilIV3Q_Fpig1mjTq-PyCs4Vn6G40sicpL5MX-SIpf8ngcMm_/s1600/games-3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507718482360895394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNKadH4Qi4hCS5z1T59v61V5BUmIbyV6e7paasK4uwJjKS6xKx7171FmSaJLejje_AVaZB-mwplAaNyAfIBOSk6Ot-E0TilIV3Q_Fpig1mjTq-PyCs4Vn6G40sicpL5MX-SIpf8ngcMm_/s320/games-3.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Game: Flip it right.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGfbGUijhQi4Z37yCcAbvmzFrNOtMRLDXtJzSTsv0X1wo-egQnG1NHIuV1DQFSqA5rr1_OTG7TKuuLPqL5OJLUdXW6xnOLOATqtQn03VBxPVNeCJh8PmL-Vo4WwP51Z7QLolnEj1yrG97/s1600/games-2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 213px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507717876970389570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGfbGUijhQi4Z37yCcAbvmzFrNOtMRLDXtJzSTsv0X1wo-egQnG1NHIuV1DQFSqA5rr1_OTG7TKuuLPqL5OJLUdXW6xnOLOATqtQn03VBxPVNeCJh8PmL-Vo4WwP51Z7QLolnEj1yrG97/s320/games-2.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Game: scissors, papper, stone & WET the game master!!!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP60ZJ7eST4lKTdh4ok7yHIVy0DOx6Zsb-9dpKFiScSr0V8PcM5lliJY23CvHrTa-lbco9pF11vYHQsWsQ9VdMoG1B6R0FtX5Mu4o-VVXZ01w-NhjxEw8jrpVM39QqsY3bGAnFyhOnyZSz/s1600/games.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507717869289487746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP60ZJ7eST4lKTdh4ok7yHIVy0DOx6Zsb-9dpKFiScSr0V8PcM5lliJY23CvHrTa-lbco9pF11vYHQsWsQ9VdMoG1B6R0FtX5Mu4o-VVXZ01w-NhjxEw8jrpVM39QqsY3bGAnFyhOnyZSz/s320/games.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Game: Telematch</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hOuDLMWNhkrsu1OexpUJQl-QyL_68tDp9Bh6xDMQGnmTIOiRVXCgF8w0zQKiE-Fpu5OCSZyRKxj_mjXj8P_oDZvpXwa3Nok1qMoVn2bU6lPxvI12KB_9y3-8N56oZv2sVsjF4cRGaxTx/s1600/gamemaster.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507717861490175634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hOuDLMWNhkrsu1OexpUJQl-QyL_68tDp9Bh6xDMQGnmTIOiRVXCgF8w0zQKiE-Fpu5OCSZyRKxj_mjXj8P_oDZvpXwa3Nok1qMoVn2bU6lPxvI12KB_9y3-8N56oZv2sVsjF4cRGaxTx/s320/gamemaster.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The game masters.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZF1hJhIYH0EhcTFt0HfxuoXwh1do2MxpM1gVlPIKSQYGQi2IVxX8pZxJCHK5qAAfh_USkqf2S6lWJZOhYOoxNiS2Fi4elV6TV3mhJVhEAAFgrCX2xzCKTfLoIIJh1QbkggTDLYEnD-UP/s1600/game.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507717853134423442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZF1hJhIYH0EhcTFt0HfxuoXwh1do2MxpM1gVlPIKSQYGQi2IVxX8pZxJCHK5qAAfh_USkqf2S6lWJZOhYOoxNiS2Fi4elV6TV3mhJVhEAAFgrCX2xzCKTfLoIIJh1QbkggTDLYEnD-UP/s320/game.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The game master giving instructions on the game.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTpA888FqdUtotUz0oEHOwYIrShVBDcpw8gCX2wmzAGLNEEZFGiOwkcAFpPdQCjnSTYxHoTess_RrvAhC_RMYhwH-w24E9DknXnr9gQC4GBjDo4nVjH72JvOdj3Fr7MGNgzr8fDXr1i60/s1600/action.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507717846049706578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTpA888FqdUtotUz0oEHOwYIrShVBDcpw8gCX2wmzAGLNEEZFGiOwkcAFpPdQCjnSTYxHoTess_RrvAhC_RMYhwH-w24E9DknXnr9gQC4GBjDo4nVjH72JvOdj3Fr7MGNgzr8fDXr1i60/s320/action.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Teaching session: Illustrating a point through acting.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-68505149150262454832010-08-06T23:08:00.000-07:002010-08-06T23:13:19.808-07:00Interesting neighbours<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It is interesting to find these beautiful creatures around the center. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">I love these two because they have beautiful colours. God is creative!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnCdUI1elShx7Q0GPbVuJtWb4MpKKnFtnXIp_pjy5iElgSsY5DiZqJVi3LZKt4-YAeNWARRNPvcCQFzQHswiCYTk1nXHt6j3gft7wialuX79g4qskOSgZqLc_4i-woHXgQl5WM-fcaOcI/s1600/gecko.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502546284895775634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnCdUI1elShx7Q0GPbVuJtWb4MpKKnFtnXIp_pjy5iElgSsY5DiZqJVi3LZKt4-YAeNWARRNPvcCQFzQHswiCYTk1nXHt6j3gft7wialuX79g4qskOSgZqLc_4i-woHXgQl5WM-fcaOcI/s320/gecko.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DDQIx9yVQ0mnisJNEVkC7ddsy5xvrvI0ghaRJBihCob4s79VuWFUviZPscyoWZXjRHgiczwe8zhqxYFOnV-do6uKomZij91znIgL74seRk9n_1g_YXCOty6CJ7qDqAI7_ludamQsSks0/s1600/beatles.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502546277713800434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DDQIx9yVQ0mnisJNEVkC7ddsy5xvrvI0ghaRJBihCob4s79VuWFUviZPscyoWZXjRHgiczwe8zhqxYFOnV-do6uKomZij91znIgL74seRk9n_1g_YXCOty6CJ7qDqAI7_ludamQsSks0/s320/beatles.JPG" /></a> </div>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-85441263781025774092010-07-25T07:20:00.000-07:002010-07-25T08:03:00.791-07:00Stand, watch & pray with us!<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It has been a VERY tiring week for us. Not only that I myself was sick, but also many other children. Few days ago, we had a very challenging night with two of the little ones fell really ill and I thank God that He healed them (you can read them in the post entitled "Jesus heals").</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Today, Sri Nat, Director of this Children Center was sick. At first we thought it is the normal fever, but her condition got worst come late afternoon. Her body was very cold. The doctor who came was afraid to give her any injection because her body was cold. By then, we were already praying very hard for her. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">At one point she was slipping away, her face turn pale and her breathing was slow. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Prior to this slipping-away moment, as we were praying for her I noticed that she kept groaning, and after a while she started yawning, when I saw that yawn immediately I remembered what I've once learned about manifestation of the evil spiritual. (ie: yawning, sighing are some of the signs that a person could be under spiritual attack).That yawn tells me that this is not a normal sickness, it tells me that it has to do with evil spirit.<br /><br />When we saw that she is slipping away, we started to rebuke the spirit of death in the Name of Jesus. We were engage in the warfare for a few minutes until we saw that she is coming back and stablised.<br /><br />We still sent her to the hospital because we do not know why he body is cold. She is hanging on there. Although she is now stable, but I know in the spiritual realm it is not finish yet. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Stand, watch and pray with us. We are not sure why such strong encounter. But we are thankful that the Name of Jesus is stronger than any names, principalities and powers.</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-90001141309169496092010-07-23T19:32:00.000-07:002010-07-23T19:44:30.720-07:00Jesus heals!<div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Everyone knows that high fever is very dangerous for little children. Two days ago Chanda and Samnang fell ill with high fever. Both of them fell ill in the morning and Chanda’s condition was worrying because the fever will not subside even after we had sponged him many times. Besides, his lips kept wanting to turn blue.<br /><br />Samnang’s condition got worst come evening. He lost appetite totally and started to vomit. At one point his nose started to bleed as he vomit and he didn’t even have the strength to stand. They have never fallen so ill like this before. The doctor has gone to town and will not be back until the next morning. So, we can only trust Jesus to heal them.<br /><br />The adults prayed. The other children prayed too. Although none of us said anything but each of us knew in our heart that their condition MUST improve by the next morning. If not it will be very dangerous for the two boys.<br /><br />* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br />The morning was quiet and warm. The first thought that came to mind as I woke up was “how are the two boys doing?” The first thing I did was to look out to the window towards the kitchen and I saw the miracle of Jesus! Samnang is EATING!!!! Samnang LOVES to eats, if he is not eating we will be worried. That morning, he ate THREE plates of porridge! That is a sign that he is healed.<br /><br />Then I went to the another building to check on Chanda. He was still asleep but the good news was the fever is GONE!! Later, he was able to get up and feed himself. That is a good sign. The same day itself, he was able to take rice again.<br /><br />Everybody rejoices with what God has done! You should listen to the two of them saying “Thank you Jesus for healing me”. That is the BEST! </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-gtxlGx0GemOmZ7lYL1voH4p7IyLCmcInnmFTEquzhbE5JdqsR5RcmPjBAJKsgCbB1sa7pH2KXma3ebmTrs6FnRfmb4sZ8ky_tz944NtoqkOxRf10is-OhfEyR7rwAEvWe9yEERei5vo/s1600/thebro.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497297657411062498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-gtxlGx0GemOmZ7lYL1voH4p7IyLCmcInnmFTEquzhbE5JdqsR5RcmPjBAJKsgCbB1sa7pH2KXma3ebmTrs6FnRfmb4sZ8ky_tz944NtoqkOxRf10is-OhfEyR7rwAEvWe9yEERei5vo/s320/thebro.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Samnang & Chanda - they are brothers.</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2747221012633421994.post-39013192619399954842010-07-19T12:00:00.000-07:002010-07-19T12:22:15.666-07:00Keep us in prayer<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">It is the time and season of the year again where there are extreme heat as well as extreme rain. Many have fallen sick one after another. If we are in a well developed country this is not much of a threat as medical aid is accessible at any time, but here in Cambodia getting medical aid can be challenging especially in the rural area.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">However, the greatest fear during the summer is the dengue fever. The living condition in may parts of Cambodia especially the rural area is the perfect breading ground for the Aedes mosquito. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">While we have sick kids to be taken care of at the center, my mind is on those who do not have the basic neccessity to keep themsleves from the Aedes mosquitoes. My prayer is that God would lead us to specific homes who would need help that they may experience the goodness of God.</span>Christine Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051333044980319737noreply@blogger.com0