Just a few shots here of the last two rice distributions I did on the 24th. I've got so much more I'm ready to share with everyone!
You'll see pictures of our gathering of the first distribution which was our smallest but a real powerful one. We met with a local home church for worship before the distribution. They had two electric fans (that looked like they were probably built in the 60's) going for us - aimed at our side of the room. The house had no electricity - they had the fan they're taking extra effort to make sure we're comfortable during the brief worship service. Amazing people!
You'll also see some photos of the 1 kilo bags of salt. It's a new program we're testing this year with the hope of making it a regular part of the fundraising event in the fall and the summer mission trip - Salt of the Earth. This was the first rice distribution that included the salt. Why is it important? They don't get iodine in their diet - the soil is depleted and they don't do seaweed etc. So they get bad goiters and the sadest part of all, a lack of iodine when a child is developing can cause their IQ to be 10-30 percent lower than normal. It was extra special for me to be a part of the first time the salt was given out with the rice and scriptures.
There are also some shots of me (in the blue shirt) handing the rice to people and also giving away toys to children. This was extra special because my girls picked out these toys for the children in Cambodia. I'll upload some video of this toy giveaway at some point as well. It was a special moment.
I'm at SeaTac airport now - continuing my trip home from Cambodia that's taking about 2 days. More photos, videos and thoughts will roll out over the next week.
Kevin
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