Rice prices are spiking higher. The drought is regional, throughout most of South and Southeast Asia, not just in Cambodia. We are preparing to plant, and have had some very rare, but very beneficial rain on our rice farm. A respected prophet came through in February and pronounced the “Drought is broken!” That very night we received our first good rain in six months. Please pray for continued rain for the entire region. We could really use some help for our rice crop, as we are $25,000 short of meeting our expenses. So, if you have any ability to help us …  

FCOP is a church and has always run “Church Homes.” The Bible is clear in Psalms 33:3, “Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.” We will never turn our backs on this, no matter how politically incorrect it becomes. The problem is, we have to function under a government that has swallowed a deceptive lie, that residential child care is bad, and we’re under a mandate to meet the “New Standards” by March 2016. The goal is to reduce the number of children in residential care by 30%. That means we have to find good …  

 Albert Einstein defined insanity as, “Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” Since we have replanted rice after two consecutive failures to drought, I suppose that would qualify us as certifiably nuts. We simply hope the weather is different. Please continue to pray for rain in Balang, Cambodia! But, we are grasping for our sanity; we have a plan. God said to Adam, “Take dominion over … every living thing…” So we are taking dominion over the control of water on our rice with a dike and moat system that will provide water for an entire crop and …  

It has to be the most politically incorrect and PETA unfriendly zoo in the world, but it was a big treat to the kids at the Chom Chao church home.  Mak Sou decided that after unloading 242 tons of rice meals and handling it three times; once off the container, once into storage and finally into the delivery trucks, they deserved a treat. They chose the zoo and were thrilled to see animals that they’d only read about. Never mind the steel cages and lack of natural habitat, the kids were happy. All in all, it was a pretty good …  

FCOP never grows tired of teams coming to help! Sam Tolle may grow weary from the load, but we are all refreshed by the benefits! We had two great groups from Canada and Singapore in March. Life Design Church of Vancouver, Canada, came, built a fence and performed various repairs on the Church Home in Pum Prasat. Then 43 students and staff from the International Community School of Singapore constructed a new fence at the Phsa Chas Church Home. Fences are a major consideration in the ability of FCOP to obtain licensing from the Cambodian government. More than anything else, these teams …  

  Our tractor factory has seven tractors to sell. We just received three more. We decided to do a publicity photo shoot with three of our girls dressed in traditional dance costume, who form the core of our cultural arts program. After all, what’s more cultural for Cambodia than rice? Please pray the tractors are all sold this production season! We’ve had another busy month in Cambodia. One thing is for sure: We are never bored! We live in interesting times! That’s supposed to be a blessing! May your life find true value and meaning as well! Have a great month! …  

Young people need to connect, and Phil Shipman and Cheyne Jackson, with Mission’s Press, have come up with a hot idea called “One 8”. They were here and I’d like you to link up, because our “Young Lions” are downloading daily experiences that will give you a thirst for pond scum. Download it now http://www.iamone8.com  

Every year in Cambodia it seems like there’s enough rain to hire Noah to build another Ark.  That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the fact of the matter is that 27 of our church orphan homes are having to use boats and other resourceful techniques to deal with the floods this year.  The news says that dams have failed in China and Thailand, as well as one in the province of Battambang here in Cambodia. Cambodians are incredibly resourceful to make life work in the midst of poverty, but when everything you own gets flooded, the rice you grow …