THANK YOU FOR THE MANY GIFTS AND BLESSINGS IN 2023!
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He is good!
Green Tie Gala 2023
The Green Tie Gala was such a special gathering. We look forward to sharing with you soon the amount raised this evening.
Please enjoy the special video we showcased from the Cambodia Music Academy.
We also heard a special message from Discipleship Leaders in Guatemala, Keren and Weslye Salguero, who spoke from their hearts about the “One Child, One Step” approach.
“How would our lives have been different if we had felt and believed that no one ever cared for us? That no one loved us, that no one believed in us? That we had to face the world alone? Many orphaned children feel this way, and because of that, they struggle in life and cannot succeed… Saving Susan is answering God’s call to love and care for these orphans. They are committed to walking with them as they grow and navigate their lives… we have an opportunity to win a medal, but it won’t begiven to us here on earth, but in heaven. We have this opportunity today, we can do this together one child, one step at a time.” — Keren Salguero
Will you invest in these special orphaned children and bring them hope?
A Special Blessing in Cambodia and a Family Reunion
By Team Leader Allyson Overstreet
The Saving Susan Team Trip to Cambodia has gone to a new level. It was 10 years ago that Jay first stepped foot in Cambodia as part of Sanctuary Church and met Vichika (Susan) for the first time. This week they were reunited after 18 months, and the reunion was just beginning.
Since the moment we arrived, our trip has been all about ‘reunion’. One of our parent partners, Doreen Buben came, to celebrate the graduation of her Parent Partnered child. Her last visit in 2019 was for Srey Pov’s high school graduation. We began with a special dinner with the Next Steps kids in Phnom Penh along with Pastor Sihok, Dr Nop, Steve & Noit Hyde and their children. Mike Gurick, a co-laborer working on a different mission from Sanctuary church, joined us as well. That was a divine appointment.
While traveling to Imparting Smiles, we were joined in Siem Reap by the kids from Bileg. This was a planned surprise for our founder, Jay. At lunch we were joined by Debbie Sheffield, who had been visiting her daughter, Katie and her family. Katie’s husband, Sokion, is our Cambodian discipleship pastor for the Next Steps students. Our team of 12 was now complete. The Bileg kids followed us on the Saving Susan bus to Imparting Smiles, where all the SSM family shared a wonderful dinner hosted by Steve and Noit Hyde.
Early the next morning, five of the Next Steps students arrived at our hotel in Poipet. They had ridden the night bus from Phnom Penh to join us for worship on Sunday.
Did I mention that our music teacher, Oliver, came up with the Bileg kids? He is from the Philippines and met us in Cambodia to be a part of our August 2022 trip. He has spent the year teaching music at Imparting Smiles and Bileg. His first part of his year was spent at Imparting Smiles and now teaching at Bileg. This has been a tremendous blessing for the children, and the concert performance with all the children on stage was simply amazing.
