In Poipet, Cambodia Saturday February 20th, 2016 Abandoned by her parents at the age of three, six-year-old Srey has every human reason to feel unloved and rejected. The tumor that disfigured her face was seen by her parents as a curse and ultimately led to her abandonment....
February 19th, 2016 - Mae Sai, Thailand, in the Phami Village near the Thailand/Myanmar border Lying in my tent in a tree, suspended in space with only God and the stars for company, I pondered the story that I came here to tell. It is a story...
The journey to Thailand and Cambodia from which I just returned left me more physically exhausted yet spiritually renewed than any other trip I have taken. This morning when I awoke after the first full nights sleep in fourteen days, the reason for spiritual renewal...
Thursday Feb 18th - At Home of the Open Heart Orphanage, Chiang Rai, Thailand My senses reeled and my heart sank as I visited a hospice center in Chaing Mai, holding the hand of a dear man who is dying of AIDS. My own families experience...
[Before getting this post under way let me share two previous posts from last year in India that explains one reason that the elephant ride today was very special too me…. In search of an elephant ride, in India and Love Does! Traveling with Christina in...
This is not my typical post, but then, Alex Sam and his friends are not very typical either. I came to know Alex a year ago while interviewing him for World Without Orphans. We stopped the interview a few times and just talked, asking him in a bit...
One the highlights for me this week as the World Without Orphans Global Forum photojournalist has been making friends with these guys! This is WWO social media team and they are experts at it! While I did the fun part, running all over the forum...
Sunday Feb 14th - In Chiang Mai Thailand for World Without Orphans Global Forum As the Global Forum came to a close, God’s presence was felt in a powerful way through the prayers for each country represented. It was a beautiful moment to see the congregation praying...
Baan Phonsawan is a residential home and pre-school for children from severely damaged homes. This is a well-run facility caring for severely disadvantaged children, who are now happy, enthusiastic, well-fed and receiving standard Thai education. The youngest children are taught at the home. These children...
Friday Feb 12th - In Chiang Mai Thailand for World Without Orphans Global Forum Photographing at World Without Orphans is not ALL work, sometimes you get to make a run to the airport with Jerry Tucker to pick up Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International. I...
