Apr 11 2009
Funnies from Cambodia
For those who don’t know, We at Christa-Taylor.com send monthly support to an orphan home in Cambodia. (Check out pictures on Facebook). We received the monthly update from Ted Olbrich, or “Pa Thom” and wanted to share some humorous highlights. (Ted’s newsletters are always hilarious)
God is great, I’m a moron! I got an email telling me that giving was down 50% in some areas of the US. Sixty factories had closed in Cambodia; shipping volume was down 30% so, with no basis in a factual decline for our ministry to support my fears, I decided to worry. Yup! Me, ‘Mr. Faith man’. The fact is we actually had a good January. We’re still eating daily, even though we’ve been saddened by reports of District Supervisors in the US losing their homes, and one donor who lost more than $1,000,000 on a single batch of cattle. You focus on that too much it can make you a little crazy. My staff asked me, “How are you going to get out of this mess Pa Thom?” I got even. I looked at them like they were crazy and said “We’re going to give our way out! Gottcha, now who’s crazy?”
The good thing about being poor is that when you have nothing, you have nothing to lose, so when it’s gone, you don’t miss it. Got that? Ask 98% of the Cambodian’s about the global financial crisis and they’ll just give you a blank stare. “Global what?” For most of them, something to eat, a set of clothing, and a place to sleep is about all they’ve hoped for. Even those who lost their $80 per month job at one of the garment factories seem to face their loss with more sanity than most of us from the “West”. But, in trying to put food on the table for 3800 orphans and widows, concern over lack of money is a gnawing little demon in the back of my mind. Thank God for His personal prejudices! (He has this ‘thing’ for orphans and widows.) He’s faithful, even if I worry. I should know better by now! I must be crazy! He is committed to care for His kids. Ps 68:5. Crazy? I did give it some thought.
Find more info, or give support here: Warm Blankets Orphan Care
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Wow!
It is always fascinating to me to learn about people whose lives are so different from mine.
Wow, 3800 orphans and widows! I might be blind (quite likely), but after looking around the site for a bit, I wasn’t able to find a link or other information on this ministry. Is there a way to sign up for the newsletter or offer support?
Thanks for pointing that out! Here is Warm Blankets Orphan Care info: http://www.foursquareorphans.org/about_fcop.htm
Don’t worry, our God Who cares so wonderfully for flowers will surely care for you! (Matthew 6:25-34) God will take care of you, just like He cared for George Mueller. Mueller devoted his life to saving orphans off the London streets in the 1800s. God called him to the work, and never ceased to provide for the needs of that orphanage (and George and his family). God is good! Whatever He allows will be for our good!
I loved this post. We get so consumed in the West, I agree. Thank you for posting this. The picture is beautiful, by the way.
Love this! Thank you so much for sharing it. He is hilarious. I’d love to sit down and talk with him.