On the road with an orphanage

I was most privileged to be invited on a 3-day outing with 'Centre of Peace' orphanage. One bus, 70 children and 25 adults headed south to Sihanoukville on Tuesday for just the most exciting outing that these little guys have ever known!

Getting ready to hit the road

Woopsie, seems like the road hit us. Everybody out, as the rear wheel busts thru' a poorly concreted drain cover. The bus boys were great - 40 minutes with the jack and we were out of there.

Bophal and her team are just great in the organisation department. A local hotel-come-guest-house happily packed the kids in, six to seven to a room. The kitchen came with us, with gas cooker and the mother of all rice-cookers. Cooking for 100 twice a day is a well practiced skill for this team!

One serious rice-cooker - 20 minutes and 30 children fed!


Lunch time on Wednesday

The beach was just 50 metres away. Sand and surf is the ultimate international language! It was hilarious watching like 50 bouncing kids in their yellow t-shirts, playing in the surf. And could they play - my arms are nearly ripped off!

Where there is sand, there is a hole ..

A day-trip to a local river and water-fall

Darra nibbling on his breakfast. This great young guy gets on a motorbike every Sunday morning and drives 50km into the countryside to run a small group for one Christian couple - the only Christians in their village. Dara translated for me too for devotions one evening.