Our Updates

  • Quarantine

    Quarantine

    The world is not the same place it was just a few months ago and it continues to change. I know very few of us are finding any of this “easy.” So when I say it’s be a hard few months, I know that is true for most. In March we were asked to work…

  • Building on Promised Land

    Building on Promised Land

    This month I wanted to share with all of you something new I’ve been working on for EMI Global. I often help them with various graphic design needs for fundraising and other internal projects. But for the last few months I’ve been working on the main article for our quarterly EMI update, Inside EMI. My…

  • Travels with Anna

    Travels with Anna

    2020 has hit the ground running. In January we welcomed our 6th group of interns. They are through orientation and already settled into the office. Then, in February, I was able to join another office project trip. This trip was a little different. Through collaboration with our director, Chris, and long-time volunteer Jeff, both of…

  • Another Happy New Year

    Another Happy New Year

    A new year has begun! First things first, COVID update. Case count remains low, but new testing a tracing practices means we are catching more outbreaks but we can also trace them. At the moment schools are closed and religious meetings are not meeting in person, but like the rest of the world the government…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    Where did 2019 go? As I sit here looking at my calendar, one month gone already, I am surprised by how the days are flying by.  Last November, I joined an EMI project trip to Malacca, Malaysia. While we were there, we worked with a ministry that serves young adults with mental disabilities. Twenty-Eight years ago,…

  • Family Time

    Family Time

    August this year saw the departure of our summer interns and our annual staff retreat. This is a time for us to spend together as a family and not just as work colleagues. We spent time in the mountainous region of Mondulkiri where we at lots of good food and even saw some elephants. It got…

  • Rest & Creativity

    Rest & Creativity

    This June I was able to take some time away from the busyness of Phnom Penh. I took two weeks to visit my parents in the US, and also took some time to retreat to the neighboring province of Kampot. It was a refreshing time to get out of the concrete jungle and enjoy the…

  • Fruit

    Fruit

    We just recently celebrated the one year anniversary of opening our office in Cambodia!! It has been an eventful year. We are now up to 12 staff members, 5 of which are Khmer. In the last year we have had 4 Khmer Interns and 4 Expat Interns. We have started about 28 projects with ministries…

  • Powerless Romans 8:3

    Powerless Romans 8:3

    This year has been flying by. First we received new interns in January. Sheena and Hayden come from the US, Menea is our new Khmer intern, and Reatrey is our returning Senior Khmer intern. With each new intern group, I am encouraged and excited to see these young professionals work together and learn from each…

  • Home Assignment

    Home Assignment

    This year I spent December and January in the US on home assignment. I was able to spend time with family for Christmas, visit friends in Colorado and Kansas, and catch up with churches. During my time at home, as I answered many questions and shared about my first two years in Cambodia, I found myself…