Cambodia Bound!

This is my fun announcement. =)

In January, I plan to move to Cambodia for approximately 2 years. I'm.pumped!!!!!!!!

I have so many thoughts swirling around in my head that I'm glad to start blogging about it all. It's going to take time to get it all out.

Now that people are finding out and saying something to me I honestly don't know where to go with the conversation when they bring it up... "oh my gosh! I heard you're moving to Cambodia!" "yeaa!! I am!!" .... (cricket.cricket).... It's like I have so much to say that I can't even get out one word and I also don't know what people want to hear. Everyone asks different questions.

So, let me do a little QandA for you on this first of many blogs about the Cambo.

What will you be doing? Well, I'm so glad you asked. =) I will be working for People for Care and Learning (http://www.peopleforcare.org/) and my main priority is to enhance the education program for both of the Orphanages. There is an orphanage in Siem Reap called The Children's Home, and a newer orphanage in Phnom Penh called Hope Orphanage. I hope to track all of those children on a path of success to higher education or a good job so poverty will not just be delayed for them, but rather nonexistent. I also hope to head up the PCL blog, the Cambodia side of it, because I enjoy writing so much and want to make sure all ministries etc. are exposed properly for everyone stateside to see. I'm REALLY excited about that part too!

Where will you live? I don't know exactly yet. There are several people going over in January, multiple graduates of Lee, and housing is being worked out. Although, I'm not totally for sure, I'm not that worried about it. There are several options so we just have to wait and see for a little while.

Do you get paid? Noooo!!!!! =) I have to raise full support. $30,000 is my goal. yikes!

What are you doing with your house? I have to rent it. I'm working out the details on that as well, but if anyone knows a trustworthy Clevelander that needs a nice, little home.... please contact me because I would like to rent to someone who will cause no problems. I live in a super calm, safe neighborhood. With sidewalks. ha.

Did you quit your job? Well, basically, yes... I'm done in December. I told my principals right before school started. I was TERRIFIED to have this conversation but I do believe the Lord had a hand in this situation, the first of many hopefully, and they were wooooonnnnddeeeerrfullll about it. I am so glad they are supportive. I know that I really want and need my colleagues support the next few months. As it has started to leak out at LF, people have been very kind.

I think this covers some of the main questions but there are many more things to think about to make sure I've got it all covered. I do hope to come home at least twice in that two year stretch. I also hope and wish that as many people come visit that possibly can!!!! Not only do I want and need to see my American friends, but I truly want people to be exposed to what PCL is doing because it's mindblowing all that is going on over there.

I hope my future blogs about Cambodia aren't so businesslike but rather the heartside of why I felt the need to move there and what's been going on in my life.

I would also like to go ahead and let you know how you can give to support me. Just mail a check, made out to People for Care and Learning (or just PCL), and put in the memo line my name: Abby Fletcher. 100% will go into my account. I hope to have some materials made to pass out soon.

People for Care and Learning
4235 TL Rogers St NE
Cleveland, TN 37312-4991

Here we gooooo!!!!!