Comments on: Our Christmas in Cambodia story

By: Going to live as a family in Cambodia | Photosensibility Blog

Going to live as a family in Cambodia | Photosensibility Blog — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:10 +0000

[...] may know I’ve been taking groups of Japanese to Cambodia since early 2008, and last year our family went there for Christmas. This year we completed the process of founding Project Friends, a Japanese non-profit to help [...]

By: miony

miony — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:34:35 +0000

I Like this site so much,,,

I’m from Indonesia..
cambodia, have a same culture with Indonesia…

would U Like to come to indonesia..?
hehehe….

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:35:39 +0000

Lovely story and superb photos. I’m sure your own kids will benefit from this experience as well.

I’m delighted my small contribution helped with the Christmas trip. I am hoping to visit the home over the coming Chinese New Year too.

By: Christmas in Cambodia

Christmas in Cambodia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:26:49 +0000

[...] I’ve posted a full report and images of receipts here: http://www.photosensibility.com/2009/12/29/christmas-in-cambodia-2/ [...]

By: Andy Gray

Andy Gray — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:03 +0000

I’ve just posted images of receipts and a final report about Christmas in Cambodia for the kids from Andong. Thanks again to all who gave!

By: Michael Duenes

Michael Duenes — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:07:46 +0000

Just finished reading this. Well expressed, and I’m glad your family could go. You are quite right that people like me do not really see our own poverty. Seeing the pictures and reading your stories makes me reflect again on why God has put me on this earth. If we are not intentional about following him to “uncomfortable” places, we will just drift along with the culture, following its priorities. May God help you and me to not do that.

By: Fiona Newsome

Fiona Newsome — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:27:34 +0000

HI Thank you for your story of your Christmas Trip with your Family to Wat Opot. I was at Wat Opot in July and August to help start the Jewellery Making project… To read about your few day with them at christmas time just broughtmy thoughts and my heart right back to Wat Opot with all the children and young teens that live there….Ahaaaa I can not wait for my next trip back to Wat opot to help. Your gift was such a great experience for them all to have in their hearts (Bus sick or not). I heard greats things spoken by Wayne about you when I was there…it is so heartening to hear you trying to get a library going for them………They really need that opportunity.. And of course have enjoyed you photos of the kids…….

Kindest regards and may run into you there one day on one of my helping visits there.

Fiona Newsome
Christchurch
New Zealand

By: Brooks Atherton

Brooks Atherton — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:03:36 +0000

Such wonderful pictures and a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing your experiences in Cambodia. I just arrived back from my biannual trip to an orphanage in Tijuana and greatly identify with your observation that “the wealthy seldom see their own poverty”. Often, I think I and others miss out on the truely abundant life Jesus offers us only because we settle for our own abundance. May God continue to bless your family with opportunities to participate in and share His abundant life in Japan.

By: Dave & Norma Leeper

Dave & Norma Leeper — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:51:04 +0000

The pictures tell so much of your experience. What a wonderful way to spend Christmas, helping so many. Thanks for sharing your trip.

God bless you and your family.

By: Sue Takamoto

Sue Takamoto — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:35:09 +0000

I love your photos and the pictures that you tell through your stories… It sounded wonderful. I love the experience that this was for your children — probably the best and most memorable Christmas of their lives! I’m excited for the next chapter of the story….

By: Amy Persons-Birch

Amy Persons-Birch — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:50:21 +0000

thank you so much for sharing your story with my son and i, especially the photos. trust it was a life-changing adventure.

will read more of this later, as i only had time to just skim it for now.

John says, “i hope you really show God’s love to them, and i hope your next place you go for helping poor places is that when you are helping out orphans they have the best time ever!”

By: Teresa Sherrill

Teresa Sherrill — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:22:55 +0000

Thanks so much for so quickly posting your beautiful story and pictures. We were praying with you and are so glad to see the stories of “seeing and being Jesus” throughout your time.