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The article below was written by Kay Burklin and Opal Hardgrove from Mission to the World’s home office after a recent visit to our village: One at a Time in Cambodia by Kay Burklin and Opal Hardgrove Maly (name changed) lives in a small, remote farming village in Cambodia. Because of her critical nature and…

Mission to the World recently featured Sokha on their MTW One Child webpage: Her mother didn’t want her and couldn’t—or wouldn’t—take care of her. So an aunt took in Sokha and her three siblings and did her best to lovingly provide food and shelter and give them a decent life. But tragedy struck and the…

Below is a video about our ministry that was made for the Mission to the World Ambassador’s Conference, March, 2013:

“My children, remember me! The sins I committed were to provide for you.  My suffering and pain has been unbearable in hell. Now, I have been freed for a short time. Do not forget to bring me food, my beloved.” These are the lyrics of the early morning and late night chant that blares from…

Our daughter, Hannah Lydia Smith, arrived this past Saturday morning at 5:20 am (Cambodia time). She weighed 3.2 kilograms (7.05 lbs). We praise God for a safe delivery. Sokha and the baby have been released from the hospital, and we will be in Phnom Penh for a few more weeks. Then, we will return to…

About seven weeks ago, my wife and I had our quiet Monday evening interrupted by the sound of shrill wailing coming from our next door neighbor’s house. As we moved out to our balcony for a better view, we could see and hear that the wailing was coming from the children next door who had…

If you were to drive through a village here, you would find yourself surrounded by beautiful rice fields. Rice fields here! And rice fields there! Rice fields are everywhere. If you were to open your eyes and look at them closer, you would notice that some of them are ripe for harvest while others will…

Sokha and I have been in the village for about five weeks now. We’ve been adjusting to married life, living in the village, and new ministry responsibilities. We are living in the same village where I lived from January to March of this past year, but in a different house. It has been challenging to…

The article below was written for people coming back from a short-term mission trip, but much of it applies for people on the field long-term too. Several of the points were a good reminder for me as I work here in Cambodia. It was written by Jeff Brewer and posted at http://www.sharefaithblog.com. So you went…

Here is a link to pictures from our wedding: wedding album. Also, you can download the wedding program by clicking on this link: Wedding Program. The wedding ceremony was in the morning and the wedding reception was in the afternoon. In Cambodia, the wedding ceremony is normally held at the bride’s house. Usually, only family…