Sou sdey!
Just wanted to let you know that we are doing fine, but we've just been to busy to hang out at the internte cafe lately. Jordan's been journaling about the past few days...we will type them up soon.
In brief, the last few days we have visited Little Sprouts, a home for HIV pos. orphans, visited a green, self-sufficient sort of village where 151 kids with HIV live. It was an amazing experience, lots of details on it later.
Today was the first day at our NGOs where we are going to do the art projects.
We both really like our groups. Jordan is working with two separate groups of kids rescued from the garbage dumps here. Raina is working with a school/home for orphans and a home for girls rescued from sex trafficking and the like.
Jordan got sick for the first time last night. It was very scary because she just started shaking for no apparent reason and had lots of stomach problems. She was feeling weak, but fine this morning. She feels good now. Nothing that a bunch of huggy kids can't fix!
Sorry guys for the lack of posting the past days...soon you will get a lot!
Raina and Jordan
*does binkies*
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Thank you so much for the update. We check for news often, and it is great to hear from you. Sorry to hear Jordan got sick, but am so thankful she is better. We are praying for you two. You will never be the same after spending time with those children whose lives are so different from our own. It really helps us put things into perspective. Please give them hugs for us.
ReplyDeleteHi Girlies! Wow, it sounds like you guys are really busy. Thanks for the update, we check often too. And I noticed Carol, Brian and the girls are RainaandJordan followers also! Interesting, I was just reading about Little Sprouts last weeek, I think in an article in the Long Beach Telegraph (is that the name of the newspaper?). I read an article too about some Cambodians who had lived in Long Beach for a really long time, most of their lives, and were deported when they got in trouble for something. The only lives they knew were Long Beach and they were of course having to adjust to a very different existence in Cambodia. I remember teaching at an elementary school with a very high-risk population in the city and how huggy the kids were...I can only imagine how much more of a need the kids you are working with have for affection. You two are perfect for that! Sorry Draggy got sick, yucky. Water, water, water.
ReplyDeleteSending you air hugs from NC,
Mommy
It's about 5:00 pm and I should be working, but instead, I just spent about an hour creating an awesome playlist on youtube. All Khmer Songs and Cambodian music, some traditional and some more modern. I'm really enjoying it. (Chai might even like some it, like the ones I found sung by a chic (chick?) band)!! I'll share the list with you when you get back. Anyone else who wants to can find my playlist on youtube (charlenedarlin).
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