Sorry for the break....

So its been quite awhile since we have been on here, sorry bout that! So I guess I should fill you all in on what has been happening since we last updated!
We had an amazing New Years party! For the weeks leading up to it we had been inviting all of our friends and kids in the classes that we teach to come! We figured we would have about 60 people, so with some help we started preparing for our party! The celebration not only is about the day of new year, but also about the "new life" that you begin. It is a time where you pay all of your debts, and forgive those who cannot pay you(sounds oddly familiar). There are certain things that you eat, like red watermelon seeds, Dried fruit, and coconut strings that are all kinds of colors. One of the most special things is the first person to enter your house after the new year. It is a big honor to be invited to visit someone on new years because in this culture, that means that you are the most upstanding person that they know. We were blessed with the honor of visiting a lady named Ha! We came to her house and brought her a gift and got to pray with her to bless her new year!!!! Hopefully we will be able to continue this relationship and get to bless this single mother even more! After our visit, we prepared for the party! The time that we set for the party was 3:00, but at 3:30 we had about three people there, and we were kind of thinking that this party was gonna be a bust, but we kept praying that people would come and by 3:45 we had a full house!!!(praise Jesus!!) We played games, and since its the year of the tiger, we played pin the tail on the tiger! It was soo fun, and the adults that came even got in on the action, and we just had a wonderful time laughing and enjoying the day. Joe invited an older friend, and since there was no translator, they walked around the kindergarten( where the party was held) and pointed to the vegetables they liked, sounds kind of silly, but I feel God is really moving in this relationship! After the art class that Gabi preformed a wonderful dance, we got ready to put on the drama we as a team had been preparing. We presented the story from Luke about the man with the two sons,(i think it might have another name, but that was the easy to translate name). It went over very well, and I think that God was able to use our terrible acting to get across the message of Gods wonderful unfailing love! Meghan had a blast with her role as a piggy! We spent the rest of the time just hanging out and eating very yummy new years snacks! Thank you Lord for making this happen. For the next couple of days, we did not do too much because of the New Year. Most of these people work 12 hours a day 6 days a week, so when the new year comes, they take a couple of weeks off for relaxation. We spent our time just hanging around the city and getting ready for our vacation! Next post.... The trip to Siem Reap!!!