Stung Meanchey

We visited "trash mountain' the second day in Cambodia.  (the setting for 'The Rent Collector').  Quite an eye opener to the fact that our brothers and sisters can live in such different conditions than we could ever imagine.  You can read about it, but when you witness it, well, it is hard for me to get my brain around it.  My heart, my mind , my soul, cannot figure out why or how there could be such disparity between Heavenly Fathers ' children.  The people we met were so lovely.  They were all smiles for us.  The little children just gave out love.  Our Church has partnered with CCF, (Cambodian Children's Fund) in helping to build homes for those families who were being evicted.  There were several member families there too and now they have a 10' x 10', or 12'x12'  home on stilts above the ground.  They are so grateful.  They comply with church standards to accept the help, recogizing that rising above previous conditions is more than temporal.  It is an elevation of the spirit also.  We pray for these people with love in our hearts.

The area in this picture is actually after the trash has been covered with layers of sand.So beneath this the trash is about 15 feet deep.

My heart...