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Final Blog Entry for 2013 Cambodia Medical Team

The numbers are impressive. Dr. Cho and his team of dentists (Phnom Penh) treated 888 dental patients who received root canals, restorations, and hygiene treatments (Scaling/cleanings by DH Gina Vanderhorst (CA). Dr. Tom Love (CA) extracted approximately 600 teeth (With … Continue reading

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Sonle Top Lake Clinic

You’ve heard the expression, no doubt, that sometimes you get the tiger by the tail or the tiger gets you. Yesterday the tiger got us! It was over 100 degrees, the barge/boats were rolling with the waves, the heat brutal, … Continue reading

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Shorter but still bumpy

Today we worked in the Ta Am village which was located down another dusty, bumpy road, a little over an hour from our hotel.  We quickly set up clinic in a school building right across the street from a large … Continue reading

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A Tiny Village Down A Long Bumpy Dirt Road…

In the tiny village of Kokpreach, in the northwest corner of Cambodia: Reaksa Himm was just 13 years old when thirteen of his immediate family, including his parents, were killed by the Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot’s regime. Today, he … Continue reading

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Prepare Your Butt For Pain!

Those were the words of Brother Reaksa Himm when he called me on my mobile this morning as the team approached two hours on the road. While Michael Overcash will be making a post about today’s medical team, I just … Continue reading

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What’s Going On?

After 1,098 medical and dental patients in four days, the team is enjoying a weekend of rest and touring. They need to do this because next week will be a challenge. We have an expression that has proven to be … Continue reading

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Friday

Today was our last clinic day at the Khmer Christian Center.  It is also International Women’s Day and we honored the women on our team by giving the them an individual red rose during our lunch break. Joette gave a … Continue reading

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Defining Moments…

Today at lunch, local missionary Randy Odom shared how a casual conversation at a California restaurant led to an unanticipated change in his life: he and his wife were inspired to move to Cambodia, to a community with great spiritual … Continue reading

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First Two Days In The Books!

On Monday over 208 patients were seen by the team; 287 on Tuesday. Today, Thursday, March 7, we hope to see 300 or more! On their off day team members went touring around Seim Reap or did a little shopping. … Continue reading

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Clinic Day 2: Medical and Spiritual Care

Today over 200 patients came through the prayer and counseling section of the clinic.  In Vietnam we cannot have this kind of direct ministry at the medical clinic, but in Cambodia we can!  We collaborated with Pastor Reaska’s church and … Continue reading

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