Our time in Cambodia has come to an end. I have gotten so used to living here in the past 7 months that it seems like it should keep going and going...

Today was our last full day in Cambodia and also my 22nd birthday. Josh told me he had a surprise planned for me.

This morning we went to our favourite restaurant 'The Lazy Gecko' and then we were whisked off in a cheetah spotted jeep, with 4 other people, to Betlenut Wildlife Reserve. This reserve is the safe home to many endangered species including: otters, elephants, owls, tigers, monkeys, bush babies, etc. Majority of the animals were brought to this reserve after being found injured, usually by poachers. For example, the baby elephant named Choop had his foot snagged in a snare for about 3 weeks, and now the reserve is saving up funds to purchase him an artificial leg.

It was a long hot day at the reserve but it was an unforgettable one. My favourite animal was the otter, especially the one who squeaked endlessly and flung himself backwards into the water.

When Josh and I arrived back in the city that evening, we went to Sorya where we have befriended some girls who work at a DVD shop. They surprised me by playing 'happy birthday' on the speakers and bringing out a pink cake! I am definitely going to miss them. It's funny and random how we've become friends with them just by coming to their store.

Tomorrow, we leave in the afternoon. We will spend the morning with the children of New Hope School and then head to the airport.

I am just blown away when I think about our stay in Cambodia and everything that God is entrusting to His people here. We know Cambodia as being in SouthEast Asia and in the 10/40 window, the most ungospelized section of the world, although it is two thirds of the world's population. Founders of Cambodia Mission Outreach, Keat and Sally Kove, weren't familiar with this term. They just knew that God called them to go back and dispense from their hearts the great commission, to people who are sinking in the disparity of dead religion, and lack of the gospel.

            For me, '10/40 window' isn't just a term anymore. It has become names and faces in my mind: Mackera, Dany, the girls who work at the DVD shop...

They are the 10/40 window.

Our time in Cambodia has come to an end. I have gotten so used to living here in the past 7 months that it seems like it should keep going and going...

Today was our last full day in Cambodia and also my 22nd birthday. Josh told me he had a surprise planned for me.

This morning we went to our favourite restaurant 'The Lazy Gecko' and then we were whisked off in a cheetah spotted jeep, with 4 other people, to Betlenut Wildlife Reserve. This reserve is the safe home to many endangered species including: otters, elephants, owls, tigers, monkeys, bush babies, etc. Majority of the animals were brought to this reserve after being found injured, usually by poachers. For example, the baby elephant named Choop had his foot snagged in a snare for about 3 weeks, and now the reserve is saving up funds to purchase him an artificial leg.

It was a long hot day at the reserve but it was an unforgettable one. My favourite animal was the otter, especially the one who squeaked endlessly and flung himself backwards into the water.

When Josh and I arrived back in the city that evening, we went to Sorya where we have befriended some girls who work at a DVD shop. They surprised me by playing 'happy birthday' on the speakers and bringing out a pink cake! I am definitely going to miss them. It's funny and random how we've become friends with them just by coming to their store.

Tomorrow, we leave in the afternoon. We will spend the morning with the children of New Hope School and then head to the airport.

I am just blown away when I think about our stay in Cambodia and everything that God is entrusting to His people here. We know Cambodia as being in SouthEast Asia and in the 10/40 window, the most ungospelized section of the world, although it is two thirds of the world's population. Founders of Cambodia Mission Outreach, Keat and Sally Kove, weren't familiar with this term. They just knew that God called them to go back and dispense from their hearts the great commission, to people who are sinking in the disparity of dead religion, and lack of the gospel.

            For me, '10/40 window' isn't just a term anymore. It has become names and faces in my mind: Mackera, Dany, the girls who work at the DVD shop...

They are the 10/40 window.