http://canodia.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:17:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello, Today, a young child asked me why Santa Clause doesn’t come to Cambodia. I said that he couldn’t make it all this way and that it would be too hot for him anyway. In reality though, Santa Clause does only comes to the rich. There is no ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/why-doesnt-santa-visit-the-poor/ Hello, It’s great being at the Center for Children’s Happiness. And, it gets even better when you go back again. The second I walked in the gate, the children came running. They came running from everywhere and gave me great hugs. Naran is getting taller, Serey got ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/kids-come-running/ Hello, Tonight I learned what it’s like to live without protection. I left my favorite pub late at night and saw two motorbikes run into a tuk tuk cart. There were four bodies lying on the street in front on me. People started running from all directions towards the crash scene. ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/the-accident/ Hello, The best days here in Cambodia are playing games with the children. The games they play here don’t need anything bought from the store. They can play many games with just the branch of a tree. They make games with rocks. They throw their shoes. ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/a-playful-spirit/ Hello, I’m not going to write much… except, today a dream came true. And, we purchased a piece of land where we will build future lives. And, many more children will be taken from the dump. There are no words to say. Thank you for caring about ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/land-for-a-future/ Hello, Sometimes you just need to make a decision! We’ve been raising money to buy land and that was a goal for this current trip. But, this day we found the best place for the best price and decided on the spot to start the youth house today. The Director of CCH ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/an-early-start-the-cch-youth-house/ Hello, Many of you may remember our young Samnang. She’s a girl that I met at the Internet shop that I’ve told you about many times. She kept asking me questions and questions and questions. And, I had to stop everything to help her. We started a ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/a-special-family-in-siem-reap/ Hello, I can’t even begin to tell you what it feels like to be in Cambodia on Christmas day. At one point I took the time to feel the moment… children smiling everywhere, fish Christmas dinner, Khmer music, Santa hats, love abound. It was a most special moment for ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/cch-the-heart-of-christmas/ Hello, Today, we walked to the dump for our Christmas celebration. The van couldn’t drive down the path, since it’s too bumping on the way to the dump. I had an amazing moment as I watched the children, dressed in clean clothes, and laughing and singing on their way ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/kids-going-back-different/ Hello, Our Christmas on the dump was amazing. The thing that surprised me the most was the number of children and adults that waited in the area for hours, before we started. We had to rope off the area, so we could set up the chairs. Eager little ... http://canodia.com/2008/03/16/christmas-on-the-dump-when-300-became-500/