Church at Transform Asia

As I expected, it was an amazing experience to worship with the Transform Asia church combined with the Rice for Cambodia mission team with representatives from 5 countries around the world. One of the highlights was singing Shout to the Lord together. As I listened I heard at least 4 different languages being sung - everyone in the room was one during that time. There were no cultural, ethnic, or language barriers. Christ brought us together. It sounds cliche' but it was like a little piece of heaven.

I was blessed to sit right next to a mom and her little girl, close in age to my own 3 year old. It made me homesick but it also warmed my heart. All of the little exchanges we had were wonderful. She was getting a little antsy at one point so I pulled out a picture book of my family that I take with me on all my trips. We looked through each picture together. Her mother seemed to appreciate it and told the little girl that these were my little girls - at least I think that's what she was saying as she pointed to the pictures. We had no common language between us I'm afraid.

When we got done looking at the pictures she was trying to ask me something - I wasn't getting it. Another gentleman nearby told me what she was trying to ask. He didn't know English too well either but I understood. The little girl wanted to keep one of the pictures. As you see in the picture here - I gave her one. My daughter, Larissa, doesn't know it yet, but she's now got a little friend in Cambodia.

I'm also sharing a couple other images here... 1. The sign above the door of Cambodia for Christ (now called Transform Asia), on of the offering box to support a local program they on the a major radio station - FM 99.1 and the other of some of the children as they were practicing a song to sing for church. By the way - I'll be talking about that radio program more down the road on the air at Positive Life Radio. I think you'll like what I have to share. There's another pic here of a beautiful little girl as she watched the older kids practicing for their church special music.