I used the photo above in our first year in Cambodia, here, in a blog series about settling in to a new country. It was meant to illustrate all the decisions that missionaries need to make when they first arrive. It was part of a time when I was working out Cambodia as a place. Growing in my knowledge of Cambodia as a place also means growing in my knowledge of my place in Cambodia. That is, part of getting to know a location is knowing our place in that location. This series is about that; our place in this location, Cambodia.

Over the years I have been toying with different descriptions that capture our experience as missionaries here. Some of these, like the Bridge description, here, I have been fiddling with since before we even arrived in Cambodia. Others I have found helpful as I reflect on being on location, here. Hopefully they provide helpful insights into our experience crossing cultures in ministry. In sharing them I seek to both further consolidate my thinking on these mission images, while at the same time providing a sense of what we do and why we do it this way. Hope you find these helpful. Would love to hear your thoughts and create some interaction around these pictures of mission.