Driving and Praying

[Blogger's note: It's 1:00 a.m. in Cambodia and hopefully Pastor Bob and Dr. Campbell are sound asleep now, but they will be awakened soon to go to the airport in Phnom Penh and catch that flight to Thailand. I am sure they would appreciate our prayers. If you are visiting this blog, make an extra effort to leave a message. You can leave one as an anonymous user and write your name at the end of your message. I've included a very short video clip from my last last trip to Cambodia last summer. It will give you an idea of what it is like to "drive" in Phnom Penh. Sorry, no water buffaloes, that's more out in the country side. Enjoy!]

Hi, again, everyone from Phonm Penh –

Kevin Kane and I just returned to the city following an all-day trip from Siem Reap. We had a great time of fellowship despite the (sometimes) nerve-wracking experience of watching our driver avoid whatever happens to be in the road while we’re doing about 50 mph.

I suppose I wouldn't really know how to pray for Kevin and Jill if I hadn’t experienced this drive … complete with bicycles, motos, WATER BUFFALO, cattle (and skittish calves), trucks loaded with anything (including people on top of anything) … all who give absolutely no thought to the idea of “right of way.” Praying for safety for Kevin and Jill as they travel is not an insignificant request (remember – he was hit while stopped on his moto and suffered a broken shoulder about a year and a half ago).

Kevin spent most of the trip briefing me on the intricacies of ministry in this country and his specific responsibilities with the micro-enterprise efforts related to our Cambodian ministry partners.

Tonight we’ll have dinner with Dr. John Campbell, Savorn, Kevin and me to debrief our trip a bit.

We have an early wake-up call for our trip to Thailand tomorrow. Please keep praying for health, safety and effectiveness! Especially pray for good flights and our connection through Bangkok tomorrow. I value that more by the minute!

YBH – Pastor Bob