Ahh, home sweet home!

Hello!

The trip home is nearly complete! We survived the 20 plus hours during flights from Cambodia to Korea and then Korea to D.C. and we are ready to get the last flight out of the way. The highlight of the return trip was definitely the luxurious showers we got to take in Korea with shower heads that rivaled any five star hotel! PD described it as life changing, and I kind of have to agree with that statement because I felt so refreshed after being so gross at our BBQ. We found our first Wendy's here during our layover, and I've never appreciated greasy fast food quite as much as today! The bathrooms are also pleasant because we don't have to worry about supplying our own toilet paper and got to wash our hands with SOAP, a rarity in Cambodia. And walking through security we smelled the faint smell of cleaning supplies, the first in almost two weeks! Let's just say we are very glad to be back in the States and I think I speak for everyone when I say I'm very excited to see my family, take a long shower and sleep for multiple days (without a Korean stewardess waking me up for inedible meal time).

This will most likely be my last post for our Impact Cambodia blog, and I'm sad to have our trip end. Our team has gotten very close and I will miss all of the crazy times we have had together. Thank you all so much for your support and prayer for our team, we really appreciate it! You all mean the world to us.

Although it has significantly more meaning coming from the adorable Lun Lim, I feel like there is only one way to wrap this post up...

...Let's transform and roll out!

Meghan

Goodbye Cambodia

So last night was so, so, SO much fun. We started at the Russian market then headed to IJM and that was awesome to see what they are doing over in Cambodia. Sorry I can't write more we are boarding for our flight to Washington D.C now.--- Jesse

Hey

Phnom penh orphanage was a true blessing to visit. I connected with a couple kids and gave my crocs to one boy. Pastor Sinai has a wicking pong serve! Earlier today we visited a international justice mission site in phnom penh. It was definitely interesting and I'm going to check it out more in the future for sure. Anyway the trip was great and I'm really excited to get back to the USA and keep working on what we started during these 2 weeks. This trip has changed my life!
Love, Chris B

Hey oh!

I'm so sad that were leaving. I loved all the kids at the phnom penh childrens home. They were all so amazing. I loved when they wanted my attention they would call me brother. I wish I had more to give them because they are all so thankful for the little things we have them. I really connected with a boy names Piseth. He is 23 and is going to the university and he called me into the sanctuary of the church(where they stay) where he showed me a piece of paper that showed an appointment in the US embassy for a chance to get a visa to come to Pittsburgh for a month. I was so happy to here this and I gave him my facebook to keep me updated on if he will be able to come and my phone number for when he come so we can get together and hang out. All the girls were adorable when they sang for us. I want to come back next year so bad. I feel like this is something I am really wanting to do more and spend more time with these kids. I love all these kids and hope I can keep in touch with the kids who have emails. Don't want to leave but can't wait to come back.
See everyone soon!
Love Brady

Today is our last day in this awesome place. I am sad to leave but I miss my family and friends more then I thought I would. This has been a life changing experience for me and everyone else on the team, these two weeks have really broken my bubble and now I can see what true poverty is. I am so blessed to have gotten this opportunity, God is really working in Cambodia. --Melanie

After a restful trip to Siem Reap, we're back to work! We went to an orphanage in Kampong Cham and visited with about 30 kids. It was good to get back to our normal routine and doing what we came here to do. The bus ride was a little rough as usual, but I think we're all starting to get used to the crazy drivers here. Of course that could be a really bad thing. I probably shouldn't be allowed to drive for a while after we get back. We're getting ready now to go to a steakhouse for dinner - I can't wait! Hopefully it lives up to our expectations! See you later - Sarah

So I have been in this third world county for over a week now and there aren't really any words to describe such a place in a way that would make you grasp what we are all getting to see and experience. The villages we drive threw don't even look real, or livable, huts made of bamboo, I don't even see how they withstand the crazy storms here. The people here are so kind and respectable, they almost always look happy, even the children in bare feet digging threw the trash seem to have a certain peace about them that we are missing out on in the everyday hustle and busyness of the lives we all live. They don't even seem to feel bad for themselves, lving such hard lives full of labor and unsureness, I am so blessed to meet these people. A five year old sold me a fan yesterday, five.. The only thing our five year olds worry about in the states in what cartoon they will be watching that day where here they need to help put food on the table for their families. Even on the eigth day of being here I am still in shock as we drive from place to place at the things we are seeing. With love- Melanie