God is a good God! So I started the day with my detective
  work.  I walked downstairs and
things looked like they were in a disarray.  The table was closer to the window than
I remembered leaving it and it was at a strange angle. 
The power cord plug was on the window sill and not on the floor as I
usually leave it if I unplug it.  My keys were on the ground and my laptop
and power cord were missing.  The
wrong side of the window was open. 
I went upstairs to check, but what I suspected was true, my laptop had
been stolen.  Thus started my
wonderful day J


Actually surprisingly I wasn’t upset. 
I was more upset 2 nights before when I found my neighbor’s guest had
parked on my sidewalk. I had asked
them three times before not to do this and then again it was done. 
I wasn’t happy about it and it showed on my face when she and her friend
arrived.  But my laptop being
stolen didn’t bother me.  Maybe
because what is done is done and there is nothing but realizing that even metal
grates on the window won’t keep thieves away and to be more careful. 
Of course I texted Michael who came right away (what appeared from a deep
sleep) and tried to find the office for the security guards. 
We ended up in a complex 5 minutes away.  I got upset when they said it happened
  because of my carelessness.  Dealt
with that and went to talk to our security guards. 
All the while in the back of my mind was that my Korean English student
  was probably waiting outside my house. 
Got home 30 minutes later than anticipated and let her in while Michael
  finished talking to people.  In
Khmer culture you don’t confront people even when they are wrong, but the
American in me always gets the best of me.  I tell people like it is and then let
it go, but poor Michael has to translate all this stuff, but it does make him
happy when after I clearly state my point I tell them I am not angry at them but
they need to do the right thing. 
So he was probably happy to talk to security by himself while I talked to
Kyung Suk.


I hadn’t seen her for a week. 
She sent me an email stating she was going to Korea this week and of
course since I will probably never see her again I wanted to see her.  So we talked. 
She was really happy to see me and said she needed to be encouraged. I of
course pointed out to her how God was encouraging her and just stated back the
two stories of what God had done in the past week to encourage her and show her
He is working on her behalf.  God’s
so good! She’s all set to go and sees that I am not needed. 
I always like it when people see that it’s God and not me who provides
for everything.


So yesterday I was complaining to someone how I am tired of
  eating the same thing over and over and over again. 
So this morning guess what Kyung Suk brought for me! California rolls!!!
I was sooo happy!!! Lunch was a grilled cheese tomato sandwich and dinner was my
new scalloped potato recipe.  I
don’t have an oven and do everything on the stove, but today it was done to
perfection J


So yesterday I was asking God for focus on what I need to do. My
next guest arrives on Thursday and I am going to be very busy with him, so I
needed to get work done.  But
  yesterday I was just sooo out of it. 
I finally decided to take the day off and stop trying to work.  I even took a 2 hour nap. 
Ended up starting my water color painting (I oil paint but have never
done this) and played my guitar, read the bible and prayed. 
I watched a lot of the office off my laptop. 
So what I love about my laptop being stolen is that I can’t watch tv
anymore! All my movies and shows are gone.  J  I
am certainly getting my work done. Yesterday my internet was not working but
today it is!!


It says in the bible that all things work together for the good
of those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose.  For all the times for my laptop to get
stolen this really was the best time. 
I lost very little work. 
All the first aid stuff I had finished I had emailed to someone so I have
it in my sent box! Am I blessed or what. 
Only the work I did yesterday and what Paige wrote for me got lost.  I love how God works! 
I was also thankful the thief only took the laptop and not the keys or
the power cord to my iphone. 



I have been wanting to read this book on trafficking for a while
and without my computer I had free time so I read it and got through 1/3 of it
and so yay! I saw it in America and thought about reading it and now I actually
got a chance to!


After that we went to the police station to file the official
complaint. We got lost but finally found it and the police man was really nice.
He’s coming tomorrow to do the investigation. 


After that we went to class. Naraleak’s grandfather had a stroke and
she was worried about him so we went to the hospital after class. 
Her family is so sweet and so I explained what had happened and what
could be done and then prayed for him and her aunt. 
Talked to another patient in the room and tried to help his family with
  any questions they may have had and prayed for them as well. 



As we were going home saw some girls on the
street.  I think it’s time to get
started.  Pray for us! We have lots
of decisions to make but I really want to get started.


Well time for bed. I hope this posts.

God is sooo awesome! So besides writing, it is official. I am the new medical advisor to Chabdai. I can't tell you what a dream come true this is! I started preparing curriculum like a crazy woman 2-3 years ago, even had my sister edit it and I didn't even have a project and now! Heheh! It's right here! In my lap!
Everything is just going so well.  Interesting experiences - I got to ride 5 on a motorcycle! I didn't think we'd even fit, but :)  I am a pro now with riding, dont even need to hold onto anything and routinely bring all my groceries back on the motorcycle.  I need to take lessons on learning to drive the motorcycle, but it's sooo hot!   I just learned how to make coffee :)
My english class is coming to an end. I have been feeling done for a week or two but my student loves me and every session says I am the best english teacher in the world.  Last week I started pushing her and asking her to question her beliefs and statements.  I felt bad after the first one cause I almost made her question whether the bible is important and all I was trying to get her to do was think.  The next time I again started questioning her and at the end just apologized and she said, "No, thank you.  Asians don't learn to critically think and thank you for teaching me."  I love how God has totally connected us and is making this be exactly what she wants even when I feel like I am being a jerk (but with a good heart and right motives).  But I still was feeling I need to end this.  I am getting too busy and feel she is on the right track.  Her sermons now are amazingly good! I am loving them and even want copies.  But how to tell her??? Then this week she said she is going to korea for possibly 2 months and then moving in june! so that means I am almost done!! After this quarter we can go to email and I can help her that way but no more class! :) I love how God works!!!
My mentorship already ended. They have started a saturday evening bible study now! :) I am so happy
New things, we might start a church for michael's english class, provided he asks his students. They are loving the first aid class and it's perfect practice for the chabdai project.  Today I was preparing off my notes. In class I go and wing it and everything just falls together so beautifully and now I am just writing it down for the training manua.  Any health professionals who read this and want to help me build the curriculum - even procedural like universal precautions, blood exposure and hiv prophylaxis, infection control etc, let me know! :) Would love your help!! Oh and addiction!
As for our center.  I am excited about the possibilities.  Please pray, things are falling together!
Other than that, having a great time. I just love being here. It's sooo hot and humid. i am drenched going, coming and in class! But I love cambodia! Getting guitar lessons from my friend. She just dropped by ;) I love how she just called and came by. I am still in my pj's since it's sunday but yay!
I love God!!!! I am just soo soo blessed! trust you are all well!  thanks for all your prayer and support!

God is sooo good! So yesterday I came to the rheas to hang out.  I was missing humanity since this weekend I spent most of my time alone.  

Ok, I did hang out with the rheas Friday night but we were all so dead.  After the wonderful worship or should I say bible study that I really needed we watched a movie and I basically worked the whole time and then went home.  Saturday I had a meeting with someone bright and early but I was so wired from all the work I did Friday that I couldn’t sleep.  I left the rheas after 12:30am and didn’t sleep till after 1. 
Was up bright and early at 6 for my 8am meeting which went extremely well.  I didn’t get much done all day but went over for the Saturday night prayer time with the rheas.  I love that they just started it this week. I really needed. 
The rest of the weekend I stayed at home! I watched Star Wars 1-3! I think the movies get better each time. I didn’t like 1 at all the first time but this time it wasn’t so bad :)  Amazing what boredom and forced rest does to you J  Took naps and just
relaxed except for studying my Khmer.  
 
Monday class was great and it looks like we are going to have extra classes because we are way behind schedule. 
I am thinking of just hiring a private tutor. I think we’ll go a lot faster that way.   I’m so bad, I always want to get my money’s worth and so asked the teacher very nicely if we would finish our book and he said that we’d do an extra class on
Saturday. I love how invested the teacher is!


So I went to the rheas and everyone was so happy.  Monichea was telling me she was invited to a birthday party on Friday but
she decided to turn down the person because it is the night I come over. Sad but so sweet. Today I am supposed to tutor Mali.  I
miss the family.

 So there have been a lot of things on my mind. A lot of things to get ironed out, but one by one God is working it all out and it’s wonderful! I love to see God at work.  Last week like every week was super busy.  There were 1-2 days I left the house at 7 and didn't come home till after 8pm.  Off to a meeting now.
I’ll share more after my meeting in a few minutes once things are more
concrete.

 So I went to Michael’s English class and was using my khmer and felt so proud of myself till the end of class where I just had to laugh because what I wrote was wrong! hehe! Oh well, at least I had the right idea, it was an exception
letter and so hehe! At least there is progress. Today in Khmer class I actually could form sentences.  
 
In another week the teams start coming! AHHHH! But I am excited at the same time.  This time there will be things to do for my volunteer’s right at our center and for Save Each One.  I won’t be outsourcing them, but actually using them to do a lot of work.  I love how God changes things in an instant. I had my board meeting 2 weeks ago friday and was saying how we are stuck in a holding postion because I couldn't find a good sustainable model and that weekend I prayed and spent time with God and last week and this week things are just falling into place in an incredible manner and so fast! I am so excited. Pray for us please.  So many decisions to make and yet it's sooo exciting.

Ok, so I just got back with my meeting from Chabdai and it looks like it’s almost official, I will be their medical  advisor! We’ll get to help sooo many people! I am super excited and there is so much more on the horizon! Pray for us please.

It's been a long time since I wrote, but things are good.  There have been a lot I have been thinking about and I have been super busy, but this past weekend, I finally took time and just prayed.  I haven't done that in a long time and it was so good.  Thursday night a week ago was my first night alone in cambodia! I loved having the teams over.  Of course Joey, Haley and Kaley and then the last minute trip that Bily made.  I loved having them here.  True missionaries - they cleaned my entire house and even when I wouldn't buy them the stuff to do it because I didn't want them to, they went and got the stuff themselves.  While the girls were doing that, Joey put mosquito nets on most of my windows so despite the heat (it's over 90 degrees these days) it is still cool in the house early in the morning. :) Praise God! when Bily came, I wondered how the days would pass, but he was gone before he even came :(  The last day was jam packed and in true missionary style we did everything last minute. Museum, lunch, shopping, shortened massage, packing like crazy, flat tire and finally making it to the airport just in time! :)  As much as I loved having everyone over, I was sooooo tired by the time everyone left.  I had my board meeting the next day was still pretty dead, but I took the weekend off to spend time with God .
The team bought me a guitar! I love it!!! Simply love it!!! So I spent time on my guitar.  My fingers hurt! I really need to practice and build up my callouses again :) I got to spent time reading the bible, singing and just spending time with God and amazingly everything that seemed not too hopeful seemed to be straightened out in my mind and this week was full of wonderful suprises and things working out! I met up with prison fellowship. I used to work with prisoners in america and the highlight of the philippines medical missions has always been the prisons.  One of my dreams has been to work with the prisoners and so I was excited to get to meet up with prison fellowship.  Well they had another organization for me to meet and this group is called One2One and they are amazing.  They have accomplished a lot in a very short time and we are thinking of partnering in some way.  So please keep that in prayer as we figure things out.
I have been wanting to meet with a group here called Bloom. They started a cupcake business that helps sex trafficking victims and I didn't know how to get an in, but I went to a Chabdai meeting and they introduced me and the founder of bloom is sitting near me and hands me a card and I was there today helping them with their medical processes and figuring out what they need.  I love how God does that. Every time I want to meet an organization, God makes it happen :)
I met up with a business consultant who seems to think we are on the right track and it's interesting because although the first 2 months was full of people say don't do this or that, now all my meetings are so positive! I love it
So there are a lot of options and decisions to make for this month that will determine how Save Each One proceeds so please be praying for us.
I got home after 7 and went over to the Rheas.  They had just decided to start doing friday night devotions and I walked in right after they started.  It was such a blessing!!! In fact things I have been thinking about and struggling with God made clear.  I loved the time there. I had been planning eat before I left, but just wanted to get there and what a pleasant surprise!! God is sooo good.  He really knows just what we need.  They are such an awesome family and I am sooo blessed to be a part of their life.  They are so real and hanging out with them is like being with my family.  God is sooo good!
So my next set of visitors arrive on the 17th.  Pray for me!
love you all and thank you for your support!