This is the blog of Dave and Roger. We want to try this to communicate with everyone who is wondering and praying about how we are doing and what we are doing in Cambodia. We are traveling there on behalf of Grace Brethren International Missions from October 22, 2005 until November 5, 2005. Our role is to work in the area of development. On this trip we will be following up on several projects that have already been started, investigate a couple of new projects and to learn about ways to teach health lessons to the Cambodians. Our main method is to identify men and women who are already interested and doing development and to come along beside them as they seek to improve their communities. We believe this is the good way to avoid transplanting American Culture. The name of our ministry is CTM, Community Transformation Ministries. We believe in wholistic development that impacts the physical, emotional, social and spriritual lives of the people of Cambodia.
One of the problems that can occur as you do development work is to get into the rational mindset of working on projects, developing a detached mindset. On this trip, we ask you to pray to our Lord Jesus that we would see the people with His heart.
The picture is of a man named Suah. We were able to purchase a Tuk-Tuk for him. He lives in the town of Siem Reap and will use this for a tourist business. He will be paying back the loan with service for CTM. The man and woman in the Tuk-Tuk are Chhom and his wife. We were able to help him with his plant nursery. We will tell you more about these and other projects as we see them on our journey.