Emptying a desire, by default

A Charm Invests A Face
by Emily Dickinson


A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld.
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.


Just something from my favourite poet.

Cambodia: A first look

I'm back from a week long mission trip to FGA child care Centre in Cambodia. Here are some pictures.





At this point, I don't feel much like writing everything down because I miss the kids there and am suffering from post-mission trip depression. It's difficult to get back to normal life once you've seen everything I've seen in Cambodia, the poverty, the brokenness, the loss. Once I've recovered, I promise to write more. Right now I'm in the process of compiling a scrapbook of this experience, so that I don't forget all the important things I've learnt there. This trip was a real life-changing experience.





This first picture is of the missions team, Marcus, Jeremy,Joaann, me, Molly, Lydia and Ah Cha(Mrs Marcus). Yes...Marcus is trying to be a genie...but I don't think he'll be able to fit into a bottle or a lamp anytime soon.






























Top: Dawn at FGA Cambodia child care centre

Bottom: Sniffy-nose, one of the piglets that the kids at the Centre raise.















Some of the children in the Centre. The little girl is Pic (pronounced 'perc'), she's the youngest and cutest member there and just entered the centre a few months before we came.