And The Rains Came...and Came

Raindrops failing on the roof provided a cozy backdrop to our lazy Saturday morning.  High temps in the low 70's signaled an early arrival of fall. 3 inches in 24 hours made the headlines in Greensboro, NC.  Photos of minor flooding were printed on the front page.  Much welcome rain in a dry and thirsty land!

One look at Facebook and my idyllic mood is broken.  Images of serious flooding across much of Cambodia takes my heart back to this beautiful land and the friends we left behind.  Monsoon rains come every year in Southeast Asia.  But the floods are

                     particularly bad this year, destroying crops, flooding homes, spreading disease, and taking lives.  Makes us grateful today to be dry, safe, and  healthy.

These images also take us back to the memories of our "Journey Thru Cambodia" in April and May of this past year….when many villages were completely out of water, and suffering from the lack of rain. 

 Difficult realities in a land where the forces of nature control much of daily life.

We've put together a compilation of photos and videos that highlight our recent journey to Cambodia. We hope these images will help you to SEE Cambodia and her beautiful Khmer people.  Our apologies for the low quality when on full screen mode. We couldn't get it to upload until we reduced the resolution.

Part 1: Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom

Part 2: Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, and Battambang

Part 3: Sihanoukville and Kampong Cham

ENJOY!