Trip Itinerary

I thought that I would post an overview of our trip, so that you all could know where we are each day and pray for specifics.

Monday October 10th:
Fly out of TULSA 7:55 AM to Houston. We don't fly out of Houston to MOSCOW until 5 that evening. So we have a day of waiting in Houston.

Tuesday OCTOBER 11:
Fly across Asia and lose a day due to time zones and such. Too much math for me to really understand!

Wednesday October 12th:
Spend the day in Phnom Phen. We will visit the Tuol Sleng prison and museum to help us grasp an understanding of what the Cambodian people have very recently been through because of POL POT and the Khmer Rouge. http://www.tuolsleng.com/

Thursday October 13th:
We will go to Women's Island, Feed and serve the Kids Club (slum kids) with the Christian family that does this under the RAPHA HOUSE umbrella. These are the boys and girls that the children here at Bella Vista Christian have raised $ for! We will possibly go to the RAPHA HOUSE Salon this day too.

Friday October 14th:
Leave for Battambang to the Rapha Safe House there. Spend time with the girls and Leadership!!

Saturday October 15th:
Get a tour RAPHA HOUSE facilities in Battambang. Devos with RH staff & devos with girls.

Sunday October 16th:
Attend Church Spend time with and do devos with girls.

Monday October 17th:
devos with staff & girls Visit the FREEDOM CENTER (halfway house) Here we will get to see the skills they are obtaining in hopes to be self-sufficient when they leave the rehabilitation program (RH).

Tuesday October 18th:
Leave for Siem Reap get tour of Siem Reap Visit the girls at the Safe House at Siem Reap and do a devotion with them there.

Thursday October 19th:
Sunrise Angkor Wat see the temples. There will be some time for shopping and rest on this day.

Friday October 20th:
Head back to Phnom Phen Defrag. with team

Saturday October 21st:
Fly back home should be back in TULSA by 8:30 P.M

Countdown Time

It is now time to pack bags and make sure everything at work and home are squared away enough for my departure which is October 10th out of TULSA. I can't express enough gratitude for all of the support and prayers my team and I have received from you. I know this journey is just beginning, but I have already been blessed beyond comprehension through the graciousness of my friends and family. I think back to children dumping their purses into our Kidtown for Cambodia offering bucket at church expecting NOTHING in return and am reminded that God is still going to reign in this future generation. I think about my 15 year old neighbor spending an entire afternoon helping a mom with special needs children and in turn coming home and giving me the $20 she had earned. I think God will be sending her into a mission field one day with a heart like that. Then there is my old friend from college Meredith. I simply got my BA while she went on to be a pediatrician. In a simple ask to her about where I could go for affordable international vaccinations, she said, "I'll do it". Not only did she give me the shots and the malaria RX, but she covered the costs and is praying for me! I could go on and on. There are so many friends I haven't been in touch with in 10 or more years that were my biggest supporters. Thanks for sending me. Most of all, thanks for supporting the mission of RAPHA HOUSE and their commitment to heal and rehabilitate these rescued girls. THEY are worth it. For them, Jesus paid it all. I hope you all will continue in prayer, and the biggest things are yet to come!!! ......................

Somebody PRAYED

Thanks for all of the prayers that y'all said! Jessica successfully updated her passport, and she is a go for travel! YAY! One of our team members, Pam, went to the RAPHA HOUSE office in Joplin on Tuesday to figure out where we all were with our fundraising and payments. She said she would call us from there to tell us what $ we need to send in ASAP to finish our payments due tot he mis-communication about the domestic flight. So, when I saw her number pop up as she called in to me, my heart sank. I was sure that meant I did indeed have to come up with the extra money. But, she called with good news!!! Over and over I am shown that I am really supposed to be in Cambodia in October as well as the rest of our team. I know your prayers are making all the difference in how things are playing out. Please keep lifting this whole thing up. Our prayers put His plans into action. He needs that relationship with us, and that is yet another thing I am learning more about through this amazing JOURNEY OF FAITH. LOVE to ALL!

Please PRAY

I would love some prayers today. 1. One of our team members Jessica JUST found out last Friday that her passport expires too soon after returning to be accepted into Cambodia. She is headed to Hot Springs, AR right now in hopes to get an expedited passport. She fears that she does not have enough PROOF OF TRAVEL to get it. PRAY! I will keep you posted. 2. Today we find out if we will owe an extra $280 for our domestic flight! There was some mis-communication early on between us and RAPHA HOUSE who handles our trip arrangements. If this is indeed the case, I may have to figure out a way to QUICKLY raise the extra money. God is faithful to the end and always needs to remind me to lean on Him, b/c I forget and forget often. I really hope you all will pray for these things, for our upcoming trip, and most importantly for these children who are still in slavery and the rescued ones as well. LOVE to you all! And THANK YOU!