About Us
We are Nathan, Christiana, Ava and Paton, currently serving as missionaries in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Natives of California, Cambodia became our new home in January 2010. It has been a challenging transition, especially in missing loved ones, but the Lord has been merciful, and we are confident that His grace will continue to sustain us as we “press on toward the goal” (Phil 3:14). Our ministry focuses primarily on discipleship, resource development and training. This blog was created to provide a window into our life and ministry, especially for the family, friends and supporters, who faithfully love us from afar.
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A Visit from the {other} Wells
May 22, 2013
In February, we were overjoyed to welcome the California (USA) Wells to Cambodia. Nate’s parents, sister-in-law, Kimberly, and niece, Aubrey, had visited us previously, but this was the first time for his brother, Jason, and the rest of the kids, Allie and Ethan. They were here for a combined total of three weeks, the younger ...read more...
Cambodian Celebrations
May 20, 2013
We ended 2012 with a festive Christmas celebration with our Khmer church, and within a week, we began 2013 with the beautiful wedding of our friends, Bros and Dalis. To prepare for the two events, I decided to buy a traditional Khmer outfit–especially since I would be performing in the Christmas program at church. I ...read more...
{January} jots
April 20, 2013
Is it really almost May? Yikes! Time marches on! January was a blur, but some of the highlights include… LEARNING LETTERS PLAYING WITH DOLLIES PLAYING THE PIANO SIDEWALK ART RIDING BIKES PLAYING OUTSIDE PUTTING ON OUR SHOES CELEBRATING TIROT’S BIRTHDAY MEDIA AMUSEMENT ART MASKS (we ...read more...
Mondulkiri
February 4, 2013
Early on the 26th of December, we departed with several good friends to enjoy a four-day trip to the beautiful province of Mondulkiri–approximately 5-hours from Phnom Penh, bordering Vietnam. As we left the congestion and chaos of the city and entered the tranquil landscape of the countryside, I found myself quietly gasping at the remarkable ...read more...
A Merry Christmas
January 28, 2013
By now, we’re fairly set in our family Christmas traditions–though, we’re not opposed to adopting new ones! I start baking in early December and then continue until we have all of our favorite holiday treats–fudge (thanks to Jenn J. and mom for the ingredients!), peanut brittle, peppermint bark, gingerbread cookies, and decorated sugar cookies. We ...read more...
Little Lindleigh
January 26, 2013
On December 16th I became the proud uncle of Lindleigh, my sister, Lydia, and her husband, Xidong’s first child. These are the moments when it is especially hard to be away from it all, and when the reality of the fact that we really are on the other side of the world sets in. I ...read more...
Christmas in Thailand
January 23, 2013
In mid December, we enjoyed a brief 4-day family holiday to Bangkok, which had been booked six months previously through the Air Asia “free” ticket offer–six months before we knew how crazy our month would be. (For those in Cambodia, twice a year or so, Air Asia has a promotion which includes free airfare to ...read more...