Itinerary September 27-October 14, 2017

We are quickly approaching departure time, and getting last minute packing done! I’ve been thinking through our daily schedule, and praying for each interaction we will have with people we know, and people we don’t know…. praying that we would be good witnesses for Jesus, and a blessing to everyone.

Our Itinerary: 

(unless God has other plans for our time!)

Wed. 9/27/17 12:30pm  Depart from LAX

(we will have a 2.5 hour layover is in Shanghai)

Thur 9/28/17 9:15am CA time (11:15pm Cambodian time) Arrive in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Chhay will meet us there!

Fri 9/29 Spend day in Phnom Penh … acclimating to the culture and weather.

Sat 9/30 Travel by van to Battambang (approx. 8 hours). Check into hotel. Spend time with Vandy and her daycare children.

Sun 10/01 Youth will begin to arrive to Battambang Grace Church for Camp! Our team will spend time at Asia’s Hope with our friends at BB2 (Vando and Seyla) and BB11 (Samoeun and Channat). We will worship together with them, have lunch, and spend time at the water park.

Mon-Wed 10/02-10/04 We will be serving at the Youth Camp …. very early mornings to help prepare table set up and meals…. long days and much opportunity to spend time engaging with our CMP’s and their families as we continue serving at the camp with meal prep, clean up, and whatever else we can do to allow the CPM’s and church leadership more time to spend with the campers.

Thur-Sat 10/05-10/07 8:00am The youth will be leaving for home Thursday morning. Later that morning will begin our 3 days of teaching on Leading Like Jesus: In the home, church, and business. Each day, after our discussions, we will be having lunch together with all of the CMP’s and their families. Then, each evening, we will be taking out individual families for dinner … to spend time with our friends. Our dinner plans for the three days of teaching are: Thurs 10/05 Kakda and Chariya, Fri 10/06 Saran and Sophanet, Sat 10/07 Symean and Nisy.

Sun 10/08 We will be spending the day with LyPhanny and his family at church in the morning. In the afternoon we will take the children from his orphanage to the water park for a fun day! The evening will include dinner with all of the children at his church.

Our last week will be very intentionally relational and focused on spending quality time with each CMP family … individually, and as a group.. living life with them and encouraging each other in our faith. We will plan lunches with individual families after we arrive.

Mon 10/09 dinner with Chhay and Kanha and their family

Tue 10/10 dinner with Seng and his family

Wed 10/11 dinner with Pov and Sokvy and their family

Thur 10/12 We will be taking a 3 hour van ride to Siem Reap, accompanied by Chhay. We will be spending the day exploring Siem Reap, and preparing for our journey home.

Fri 10/13 One more afternoon in Siem Reap before heading to the airport. Our flight is at 11:10pm Cambodian time (9:10am CA time). We will have a longer layover in Shanghai on our way home … 8.5 hours!

Sat 10/14 Arrive at LAX 10:05am

Please pray that we would remember who we are in Christ, and that this is His mission. We are going not to be served, but to serve. Please pray that we would go with humility, good listening ears, and willing hearts. We cannot do any of this in our own strength, and are so thankful to know that we are being prayed for!

Cambodia Team – 2017

July 20, 2017

Dear Family and Friends,
The Battambang Grace Church in Cambodia is preparing for their annual Youth Camp coming up in October. Over the last several years, different teams from Grace Church of Orange have had the privilege of supporting and participating in the Youth Camp, and developing life-long friendships with the Cambodian Ministry Partners (CMP’s). These friendships have grown over the years, and include our long-term missionary friends, Kevin and Jill Kane. The Youth Camp is a three day over-night camp for over 100 Cambodian youth to come from surrounding villages to learn more about Jesus, and what it means to live for Him. We are excited to be going back this year! Our trip will be from September 27 – October 14, 2017, and will include Simon, Michelle, and Abbi Goodyear, Joe Hamann, and Tony Moore.

While in Cambodia, we will not only be financially supporting the youth camp, but will also be physically supporting it by washing dishes, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, cleaning up, and any other work we can do to allow the CMP’s and Kevin and Jill more time to spend with the campers. We desire to be an encouragement to the Battambang Grace Church leadership, and to help wherever they need us. Our team is also excited to have the opportunity to worship alongside our Cambodian brothers and sisters while there. Along with supporting the youth camp, we have also been asked to spend three days teaching the CMP’s and their wives on the subject of Leadership – in the church, family and business. We have begun organizing our thoughts and praying for good ideas about how we will present this material, and would be so very thankful for your prayers as we prepare. Also, if you have any insights on this topic, we would love your input!

Our team will also be spending time with other ministries in Battambang, including BB2 and BB11, which are homes at Asia’s Hope orphanage, Lim Phanny’s orphanage, Svay Kang sewing ministry, and Vandy’s daycare where they care for over 100 children daily. Please pray that we will be a source of encouragement to everyone we spend time with, including each other! If, along with your prayers, you would also consider supporting our team financially, we would be so very thankful! As a team, we need to raise a total of $12,500, plus an additional $2,500 for the youth camp. If you would like to donate online, you may do so at https://graceorange.churchcenteronline.com/giving/to/3100-cambodia-2017
Many blessings,

Joe, Abbi, Simon, Michelle, and Tony

A NOTE FROM GRACE CHURCH OF ORANGE:   We appreciate your financial support of our short-term mission projects.  Please make your check payable to Grace Church of Orange and send it to 2201 E. Fairhaven Ave. Orange, CA 92869.  On the memo line of your check, please specify that your donation is for Cambodia 2017. Be aware that IRS regulations do not permit tax deductible donations for specific individuals, so indicating a person’s name may affect the deductibility of your donations.  (Please check with your tax advisor.)  If you would like for the person to know about your donation, you may include a note with your name on it.  If for any reason your donation is not needed for this project, (such as more funds received beyond what is needed), it will be applied to other missions efforts.  If you give $250 or more you will receive a statement of your donations in January of the following year.  Please contact the church office at 714-633-8867 if you have any questions.