Time to fly

One more sleep and we are on the big budgie to head down-under. First comes a week in Toowoomba to catch up with Melody and Dave there, plus friends - then over to NZ for family Christmas (includng Mel and Dave) and the third (and final!) Bonnevie wedding in 22 months.

This week has been a combination of getting everything sorted and handed over to the girls at the Healing Home - and quite a bit of Christmas farewell socialising. Our girls are great and very well able to take care of things in our absence. They also get a two week break - during which time the home will close.

The HH has been very quiet this last week - apart from the 75 people who spent a day in the grounds on Friday as part of an Asian Outreach function. It is always great to work alongside other organisations that care and work in Jesus name in this nation.

Home invasion - twice a year Asian Outreach bring these famlies whom they work with into Phnom Penh for input and fun. At least one of the family member's has HIV and AO do so well in their care and commtment to these families.

We did have one lady, Heng, who came so weighed down with overwhelmng issues and difficulties. One thing we picked up on too was that she was very hard of hearing. 24 years ago, when she had just given birth to her first (of six) children, her husband bashed her, causing her head to smack into something. The Lord really did touch this lady, emotionally and physically. She left so happy - and with truly greatly improved hearing too!

Life in the flash lane - kiwi Pat (whose week is spent working with slum-dwellers around the city rubbish dump) and Colleen (Asian Outreach) at La Royale Hotel last night. Eight of our homegroup went to this 'in another world' hotel of ridiculous opulence for a few hours before heading back to our place for desserts and coffee.