New Beginnings!!

Seasons are Changing! 🌤

Gambles Newsletter                                    05/06/20                               Volume 4, Issue 20 serving Cambodia through engineering design and discipleship Pix The dry season is nearing an end!  In just a short while these fields will be lush and green rice fields! Some fields are already starting to be planted - the new season is beginning. Chad and Shanthi celebrating Khmer New Year - COVID style!   The Decision!  Miriam on a Zoom call with her admission counselor from Vanguard University making her deposit for next year! Church and communion - COVID style!  We are joining our home church in Roseville - Harvest Community Church and communion is a chocolate chip blueberry pancake with passion juice! Chad hands over the Office Director role during a celebration at the office. New Seasons... Regional Director - Chad A few months ago we announced that Chad was in the process of transitioning to the role of Regional Director and handing off his role as Cambodia Office Director.  This transition was complete last week and he is now EMI's first full time Regional Director.  His role allows him to support EMI offices in India, the Middle East and Cambodia while also exploring additional offices and opportunities throughout Asia.  This has all been made easier with so many offices throughout the world transitioning to online meetings.  On his first day he was able to mentor a rising project leader in the Cambodia office, join the India office for morning devotions, meet with staff in the Middle East to discuss a potential project and end with an interview for someone who is interested in joining EMI's upcoming office in Lebanon!  Check out his home office!   Graduations - Nathan & Miriam This month both Nathan and Miriam will be graduating!  Nathan has finished up his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Calvin University and Miriam will be getting her High School diploma from Logos!  Both graduations are being adapted due to COVID, but we are so proud of both of them for achieving this milestone and moving into the next season of life.  Nathan is planning on staying in Western Michigan and starting a job, while Miriam will be attending Vanguard University in Southern California in the fall.     Rainy Season - Cambodia After last seeing meaningful rainfall late last year and experiencing soaring temperatures and humidity, Cambodia is on the cusp of rainy season! Many of the fields are now brown and appear to be dead, but the rain will come and transform the country to a vibrant shade of green.  What now appears to be dead will quickly come to life as beautiful rice fields set against lotus flower ponds!  The cooler weather and rainfall will be a welcome change, at least until the floods come!    COVID Due to COVID the staff of EMI and Logos has been working remotely and all of our children are attending school virtually.  This is not the ideal way to end high school, college or to make such a large change of leadership in the EMI office.  However, this season too will end.  At some point restrictions will loosen, people will again go to parks, sporting events and places of work.  We are already beginning to see glimmers of this in Cambodia which has 122 cases to date and 0 deaths.  The EMI office will reopen this week and there are even talks of a somewhat normal high school graduation!  Please pray for the decisions that we need to make regarding this summer.  COVID has upended many of our plans and hopes to return to the USA.   With our children all relocated to the USA, Chad and Shanthi will be moving out of their house and into a smaller place.  Please pray that we would find a great place and be able to connect well with the new community. Nathan is having a difficult time finding a job after graduation.  Please pray that God would open up a great opportunity for him! Previous Requests:    Pray for Miriam as she is anxiously waiting to hear the results of her college applications.  They should be arriving in the next couple weeks!  - Miriam was accepted to 6 different universities and has received a very generous financial aid package!  Thank you so much for your prayers!   Please pray for Shanthi as she teaches and influences the lives of so many students!  - The students love Shanthi!  Many of Miriam's friends have told her how much they enjoy Shanthi's teaching style and love for the students!   Continue to pray for Moses as he transitions to a new high school and living with the Kent family.  The transition has been harder than expected for everyone! - Moses started making good friends and even was selected to be the captain of his Volleyball team - until COVID stopped school and all sports!  😥 ដៃមួចង់ចាប់ត្រីពីរ Sounds like "dambuy jong chap try p"    One hand wanting to catch two fish This is a phrase that is used when someone is being too greedy.  They want it all at once and risk getting nothing.       Miriam's Massages (or was that messages?) You know that kids say the darnedest things.  Here you will get a few funny quotes from our kids. Miriam said "If the president gets impeached who takes over?" Mom Answers: "The vice president." Miriam responds: "But then who will be president?"   Moses' Corner Kick Due to COVID-19 Moses' corner kick has been recessed! Blog Facebook Email Give Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Team Gamble 31 Townsend Ct Roseville, CA 95678 Add us to your address book unsubscribe    update subscription preferences

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