Rich and Ronda Dolan

This note was in an email that Rich sent to some of you.  I thought I would share it on the blog. Background:   I was just talking with Sokun (2011 CBI Grad) because we're going to sell the old CBI van to him.  Sokun has been in his village teaching and preaching for 9 years.  His co-worker is Soklee (2010 CBI Grad).  Sokun used the vocational money CBI gave when he graduated to buy 2 pigs. He would breed them and then sell the piglets. This helped support him.  Later, he sold the pigs and bought cows. The cows were bred and also rented out to work in the fields. This also helped support him.  Now, he has sold the cows and is going to buy the old CBI van (at a discounted price).  He will use the van to help take the Christians to the hospital, gather for worship, etc..  Sokun has become a real leader in his village. In the past, his father was the village chief (read Mayor).  Sokun has developed a lending co-op and a rice ...

I am writing from Richmond, Virginia.   After much talking, thinking, praying, looking at pros and cons, we decided that I would come back to the US.  Our kids were concerned, especially with my cancer a year ago, about the healthcare in Cambodia for this virus. We do have a good hospital that is a branch from Bangkok Hospital in Thailand, but we confirmed with the hospital that the government is not allowing them to do testing or receive patients from this virus.  Everyone in Phnom Penh has to go to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital.  I told you before that this really isn't a place we want to be. Thailand has basically closed off its borders so going there isn't available. I flew out of Phnom Penh on Monday night, flying through Korea, Atlanta and then to Richmond.  My flight from Phnom Penh to Seoul was pretty full.  Probably 2 people for every 3 seats.  The next 2 flights weren't full.  It was a bit strange to go from Asia, where ...

Hi!  We just wanted to let you know that we are doing well.  Like you, we are trying to limit our time outside and around people.  When you live in a city of 4 million people, that is a bit difficult.  For the most part, we are staying in the house.  We do go out and walk for exercise (usually in the early mornings or evenings), and to the grocery store.  The American embassy requested that we not go to the local markets.  As I told you in the last blog, the Khmers go to the market every morning for that day's food.  For the most part, they don't have refrigerators, so all of their food is fresh.  I did go to the market a couple days ago, but I went in the afternoon when I knew that there wouldn't be hardly anyone there.  I was glad to see my favorite vegetable seller.  She sits near one of the entrances to the market, so I didn't have to go down into the market very far. The US Embassy gives us daily updates.  They are a ...