Portraits in the Village

 During my time at the village I was able to do quite a few portaits of the students and get to know them pretty well.

Two weeks in the village

For the past two weeks I have been living in a village one hour outside of Phnom Penh called Kampong Speu. It was a once in a lifetime experience that I will always remember. I loved living at the ministry, learning to cook things, fending off frogs and being away from technology for a while.
I was able to build close relationships with a few of the girls and mentor them for a while. They all have such amazing dreams and so much motivation to overcome their situation in life. We did a lot of the same things that we have been doing like teaching English, doing bible studies, playing games and leading worship. During our time there our leaders left us for a week and let us take turns leading the team-- I really enjoyed it. So far I would say that this has been  my favorite experience in my DTS outreach.

Making cards for an English lesson on poetry

The sun set through our bug net

This little guy lived in our bathroom 

Our Hut

Building the bunkbeds

Fluffing up matress material

More Portraits in the Red Light District

Today my team and I once again went to the red light district to lighten the atmosphere through music and art. It was very busy because of Chinese New Year so there where a lot of people to paint. I was able to talk to more families and the men that where in the area. I have really been enjoying this ministry and the people I have been able to meet. I also spent some time teaching random English words and face drawing to some street kids. Birthday well spent :)

Happy Chinese New Year!

Went to a Chinese New Year Celebration outside the palace gates. Made some friends with the dragon performers and enjoyed some early morning coffee/sunrise :)