Team 2 Packing Up....
Today is a day of relative rest for the team, as they head home to much anticipated hugs! I just wanted to be sure to get a few photos posted of the day in Thailand we took the kids to the pool. You will notice that Glenn Kelly had more energy in the pool than all the kids combined. He even tossed one kid in without thinking, when he noticed how well the boy sank! For the rest of the day, the poor boy fled the pool any time Glenn looked his way!
A group of the team is now at the Killing Fields. I did it last summer, and elected to stay and blog, phone my sons and do some shopping. The Killing Fields are a must to visit, but they are so totally shocking, that a repeat visit is not necessary. I am still haunted by my memories and photos from last summer. The epitomy of evil.
Seems I am the last one to catch the Cambodia Cold....in the middle of 94 degree heat, no less. I am trying to keep it from becoming the respitory infection I brought back last summer. Dr. John is feeding me a steady diet of meds.
I am happy to report that Pastor Dave is making a slight comeback with his health. His fever broke last night, and he could stand and walk unaided! He is even up eating his daily diet of only rice and toast.
My flight home is not until next week. I will stay behind and wrap up some things with the schools and orphanages. Plus, since it looks ilke we have a great start on raising the funds for the new permanent well, that will need coordinating as well.
Being sick, missing family and loved ones, I want to be on the plane home tomorrow. I would come back as soon as a month, but the body and spirit need a boost. It is amazing how much you can miss someone....it makes me think of our soldiers over in Europe, Iraq and around the world, and all the long-term missionaries. I don't know how they do it. To me two months is a long time, and to endure such separation for a year or more is hard for me to imagine.
But at least I can keep in some form of contact with all of you through this technology. Can you imagine what it would have been like as a soldier in any of the past wars....stuck in a trench is a foreign land....and your only connection to home is a worn photograph and a perfume-scented letter from your sweetie? Nope. What I am doing now is the direct benifit of the freedom they all fought for (and still are). I know this is a little sappy, but until you are in my shoes (sandals actually), it is easy to overlook. I guess that is another benefit of freedom.
OK....off to the market to find a few things to fill the last tiny spaces in my luggage....I am sure they will be essential items for life!
Be Safe! More soon!
A group of the team is now at the Killing Fields. I did it last summer, and elected to stay and blog, phone my sons and do some shopping. The Killing Fields are a must to visit, but they are so totally shocking, that a repeat visit is not necessary. I am still haunted by my memories and photos from last summer. The epitomy of evil.
Seems I am the last one to catch the Cambodia Cold....in the middle of 94 degree heat, no less. I am trying to keep it from becoming the respitory infection I brought back last summer. Dr. John is feeding me a steady diet of meds.
I am happy to report that Pastor Dave is making a slight comeback with his health. His fever broke last night, and he could stand and walk unaided! He is even up eating his daily diet of only rice and toast.
My flight home is not until next week. I will stay behind and wrap up some things with the schools and orphanages. Plus, since it looks ilke we have a great start on raising the funds for the new permanent well, that will need coordinating as well.
Being sick, missing family and loved ones, I want to be on the plane home tomorrow. I would come back as soon as a month, but the body and spirit need a boost. It is amazing how much you can miss someone....it makes me think of our soldiers over in Europe, Iraq and around the world, and all the long-term missionaries. I don't know how they do it. To me two months is a long time, and to endure such separation for a year or more is hard for me to imagine.
But at least I can keep in some form of contact with all of you through this technology. Can you imagine what it would have been like as a soldier in any of the past wars....stuck in a trench is a foreign land....and your only connection to home is a worn photograph and a perfume-scented letter from your sweetie? Nope. What I am doing now is the direct benifit of the freedom they all fought for (and still are). I know this is a little sappy, but until you are in my shoes (sandals actually), it is easy to overlook. I guess that is another benefit of freedom.
OK....off to the market to find a few things to fill the last tiny spaces in my luggage....I am sure they will be essential items for life!
Be Safe! More soon!
posted by Meestah Jeem at 7:42 PM
2 Comments:
Wow!
Meestah Jeem -- you amaze me.
I'm up at this hour to tend to my kitty's medical needs. We had a veterinary drama in the middle of the night last night (night before last? Sunday PM/Monday AM).
I'm glad I got on line to check your blog.
Be well, lose your "cold" (if that is, indeed, its real name), savor your memories of this trip, and fill the tiny unfilled pockets of your luggage -- although, this time, not with frivillous things for moi.
At this hour, I've lost my ability to spell or see the screen, but I plan to hone my ability to hang on your every word upon your return.
Many blessings to you and your team. May you all be safe, sound, and content in mind, body, and spirit upon your respective returns from your current mission.
I believe you were meant to do what you are doing. Those kids are so lucky to cross paths with you and your mates.
Come home and tell us all about your trip -- and not just after a show at J. Lindsay's! Let's have a good old-fashioned cook-out and slide show.
Meesus Leench
Hey Jim! We've (Mother and I) been logging in and reading your postings. I hope that all goes well with the well...I'm so glad that the VBS volunteered to help. I wish I could just write a check...but...
Believe it or not, we've really missed you around here. I hope you don't come home sick again, but I'm sure Kari will take over getting meds for you again!
Steve's birthday party is Tuesday 7/26. You've got to be better by then.
I pray for you and your team and hope that your work is truly a blessing to the children. You are so good at bonding with children, I know they will never forget your kindness.
Have a safe trip home!
Love,
The Rosies
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