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January Compassion Acts Update
God's Heart for Cambodia
By Mark Roye
At the writing of this update my good friend Mike Lynch and myself are returning home from our tour of Cambodia and Thailand. I can honestly say that I will never be the same. I have traveled all over the world and have seen and felt the heart of God in amazing ways. Our visit to Poi Pet, Cambodia is now added to one of the greatest places where I see God's plans to do some great things.
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Over 13 years ago, my wife Susie and I started working in the inner city of San Antonio, Texas by planting a ministry call Blood 'n Fire. It is focused on building a Biblical community of caring loving people that love God and love others. From the start, James and Michael Ann Goll were a part of investing in us, and thus, in our community. They provided encouragement, love and a safe place for us to discover our destiny in God. I had the privilege to travel the world with Michael Ann, and with teams to discover so many places where the love of God was needed. She was a person that always believed in me and always let me BE me. She showed love unconditionally, she accepted everyone, and always could see a little of God's purpose in every person. I was honored to lead a team to Pemba, Mozambique to build a playground we called Dreamer's Park. It was a huge project that required much from so many to see it become a reality. But we did it! It was built on the base of Iris Ministries, led by Heidi and Rolland Baker. It was built for children for fun and to bring them hope for a better day.

Dreamer's Park Cambodia
The trip we are returning from today was taken so we could set up our next trip to build Dreamer's Park - Cambodia. Through the established ministry relationship of James Goll with Patricia King, we have partnered with Cambodia Hope Organization (CHO), and will be building the playground on the land where their school and safe houses are located. The school has 135 children from local villages as well as those who live on the property who have been rescued from child trafficking. It is an amazing place More...
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