Kep Vacation 2015

Have you ever been so overly busy with life, that you didn't realize you needed a vacation from that life? And then you have a big change of plans and you feel God telling you to just take that time and to refocus and rejuvenate.
This past week I was to be in Kampot at a medical clinic, But my medical certificate did not qualify for what the clinic was looking for. And I did not have total peace about going away for 4 nights without my family. But I really wanted to practice what I learned last March at Equip international. And to be able to work along other experienced Medical personal.  But that was not to happen, And since our Language instructor is a translator/ pharmacist at the medical clinic, our Khmer classes were canceled all week. So we used this time to take a family vacation.  After 7 months of  busy life in  a city of millions of people we left it for the peace and quiet of the countryside off the gulf of Thailand. Even in this poverty stricken country there is a lot of beauty. Beauty in the brown dried out grass, beauty in the brown dead leaves from the banana trees, beauty in the dirty water that the wind blows onto the sandy beach, beauty in the colorful shacks the Khmer people call home, beauty in the cool morning breeze.

We really enjoyed every single minute of our vacation to Kep. The children thrived off all the attention they received from us as parents. Now if only their love tanks would stay full for  a while.
 The children would live forever in the water like little fish if they had the chance.

There is  a frog on the tree

 Kep is a quiet little town that is known for its yummy crab and other sea food. It is the perfect place to go if you need a break from the noisy, crazy, busy life of a big city.


The children had coffee nearly every morning. Something they normally don't get when we are at home.  But whats wrong with spoiling them every once in a while. It's fun to see there eyes sparkle as they say for real we get to drink coffee. So worth the over energized children that comes out of it all!

                                

   JC makes friends where ever she goes, there was a big group from Malaysia that was on the beach our first day at Kep, and she made friends with the girls almost immediately. And bonus for her they could speak english very well!