Trip overview:
I will be overseas from June 11-June 27. Each team is scheduled for about 2 weeks, and each has a tentative itinerary as listed below:
June 11—travel... Chicago, Los Angeles, Taipei, Phnom Penh (on the way home I get in at Columbus, OH) (about 22 hours of flying time, about
31 hours of travel time all together. It’s a 12 hour time change)
June 12--to guest house in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Visit Russian market and orphanage that evening to get acquainted with the area
June 13--Visit to Tuol Sleng museum (info about killing fields history in Cambodia) and Daughters of
Cambodia exhibit (pertaining to sex trafficking industry in Cambodia). Help at orphanage 1 (one of
four in the area)
June 14 (Sunday)--Church with orphans. Jewelry co-op teaching with older girls, sports with younger kids
June 15--possible Siem Reap/Angkar Wat trip (by plane) OR English camps at orphanages 2 & 3. (English
camps involve various fun ways to help kids learn English, and also share Jesus' love with kids.)
June 16--Morning touring of Phnom Penh, afternoon English camp at orphanage 4
June 17--Jewelry for girls and sports ministry for guys at orphanage 1
June 18--Take orphan kids to local water park, birthday party for orphanage 1 kids
June 19--Campus Crusade for Christ outreach, birthday parties for orphanage 2 kids
June 20--fun day at orphanages
June 21 (Sunday)--Church with orphans (share testimonies, preaching, etc).
Afternoon flight to Thailand, visit orphanage at Doi Soket
June 22--Visit Chiang Mai in morning; afternoon at Hot Springs Orphan Home
June 23--morning at Wiang Pa Pow to teach widows jewelry-making skills,
afternoon at Doi Soket Orphanage
June 24--English camps at Doi Soket morning, Hot Springs afternoon
June 25--visit orphan homes to say goodbye
June 26--to Chiang Mai airport for departure
--- Each evening there are times for team devotions, worship, and processing the day's experiences.
---Orphanages are run by Asia's Hope (www.asiashope.org to see pictures and more details of this ministry)
---Most of the people in these regions of Cambodia and Thailand are from Buddhist or Hindu backgrounds.
---I will be also helping to set up the details of the jewelry micro-enterprise in these areas. This will include some shopping locally for jewelry supplies, and training older girls and women in the skills to make jewelry for sale via Trade Justice Mission (www.tradejusticemission.org for future info on this)
For prayer this week:
1. Packing details--to bring stuff that will be useful and a blessing to people overseas, and not forget anything important!
2. Spiritual preparation--to have time with the Lord in the midst of preparing to travel and everything else that is going on.
3. Team unity and good working relationships. There are 7 girls (and I believe 2 guys) going on this first team (including me), along with Adam & Jess Heath, who are the leaders for the entire 6 weeks overseas.
4. Good health going into the trip, and protection from potential side effects of medicine to prevent malaria
General prayer items:
1. Safe travel in Cambodia & Thailand; luggage intact, protection from lost passports & such things
2. Health--particularly in terms of water-borne illness (diarrhea), mosquito stuff (malaria, dengue,etc), and other critters like lice. Pray for wisdom in taking medications as needed, and for the Lord's protection from serious illnesses. Ability to sleep well and adjust to time zone change (12 hour difference)
3. Opportunites to share the gospel and encourage people in their walks with the Lord--divine appointments, boldness in sharing testimonies, compassion and love for people of Cambodia and Thailand
4. Team unity; particularly where there are teams blended from different locations in the USA--different churches, schools, etc. Ability to encourage one another spiritually, good prayer times together
5. Wisdom for team leaders and students
6. Sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit
7. Hearts of service, to bring glory to Jesus!
8. food… as I have mentioned before I am a very picky eater :)
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