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Monthly Archives: January 2011
A Letter from Cambodia: Our First Year
January 23, 2011 – 11:40 pm
Dear Family and Friends in the U.S. and Abroad, One year ago, January 18, 2010, following a bittersweet time of prayer and tearful goodbyes with loved ones, we boarded the plane in San Francisco that would take us to Cambodia. After hours of flying (amidst caring for a 3-month old…which could have been infinitely worse, ...read more...
Shalom’s Christmas Celebration
January 23, 2011 – 2:55 pm
On Sunday, December 26th, we attended Shalom Church’s annual Christmas Celebration Service. It was held at a different location than our normal church service, since they were anticipating larger numbers. It was truly a joy to celebrate Christmas with our Cambodian brethren, and to witness both the cultural similarities and differences in remembering Christ’s birth. ...read more...
I’m an Auntie!
January 10, 2011 – 7:09 pm
Yes, it’s true! I was the first among my siblings to have a baby, so this is the first time that I’m going to be an auntie! My sister and brother-in-law, Bethany and Joseph, recently announced that they are pregnant with a little one, due July 2011. I had such an admixture of reactions when ...read more...
First Cambodian Christmas
January 10, 2011 – 6:54 pm
Our first Christmas in Cambodia. I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially since this was not only my first Christmas in Cambodia, but also the first year that I had done anything differently than I had done every year for the last thirty-something years (with a few minor exceptions). I am a creature of habit, ...read more...