Photo Sale Fund Raiser!

As many of you know, this September I will be joining YWAM Metro NY in Smithtown, Long Island.  I have been busy working and raising support for this.  I have committed myself for at least 2 years to work with the staff there to reach the unreached.  The area I will be living has many immigrants and I will be serving them to help them adjust to life in the States and will also be sharing about Jesus with them.  I will be a part of missionary training schools and also missions trips to the 10/40 window with a focus on reaching the lost.  I am still in need of monthly supporters and if that is something you are willing and able to do, you can do that right here on my blog with the PayPal donate button. 

Today, I have some pictures I am selling.  All pictures are by donation.  Whatever you feel like you want to give is up to you.  Also, any picture you see throughout my blog that you'd like is fair game.  These are just some favorites.  So enjoy and if you want one of your own send me an email to paulmichaud86@gmail.com with the picture title/description, size, and address where you'd like the picture sent. 

Bible verses, or any words can be added to any picture as well.

Tropical Kona, Hawaii

Sunset At Home, Kona Hawaii

Shedding His Winter Coat, Van Buren, Maine

Sunrise Over a Wheat Field, Northern Maine

Black Sand Beach, Waipio Valley, Hawaii

Happy Camel, Giza, Egypt

Take Two, Giza, Egpyt

Country Life, St. Agatha, Maine

Standing Tall, Kalopa State Park, Hawaii

Lava Field, Kona, Hawaii

Mother and Daughter, Waipio Valley, Hawaii

Road to Maui, Mauna Kea, Hawaii

Sunrise Over the Red Sea, Hurghada, Egypt

Sunset Over Kona, Hawaii

Great Blue Heron Flying Above the St. John River, Grand Isle, Maine

Sunset over Rice Field, Battambang, Cambodia

The Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island, Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick

442 ft. Akaka Falls, yes, it's called Akaka Falls, Hilo Hawii

Winding From the Valley, Polulu Vally, Makapala, Hawaii

Foggy Morning, Overlooking Mars Hill, Maine

Winding Stream, Washburn, Maine

Temples Part 2

Here are a few more from my exploring of these ancient temples. 

 

 

 

 

Temple

 I just got through editing and re-editing a bunch of photos back in Cambodia again.  While spending the 2 1/2 months I was there in Battambang I got to spend a weekend in the city of Siem Reap. Our team took an afternoon at the temples.  Angkor Wat being the most famous.  I posted one back in 2011 when I had gone.  These photos are of various temples in and around Angkor Wat.  The largest being the Bayon Temple.  We got to walk in, on and all around the temples. 

Older Generation

     I wanted to post a few more pictures for you.  I'm not very good at updating this all the time, but I do want to keep trying.  So today I've got some pictures back from Cambodia.  I was able to serve in Battambang for 2 1/2 months.  I fell in love with the place and there's not a day that goes by that I don't think about the people and my experiences there.
       Here are some pictures of the older generation.  I only had brief encounters with most of them.  Though the encounters were brief the impact they have had on me and the memories left our lasting.  They were some of the kindest, funniest and hospitable people I have ever met.  The lines on their faces clearly identify that they have not had the easiest of lives, but yet they remain full of joy.  They cherish their families and they welcomed me like I was one of their own.

The Not So Secret Life of Poipet

     Battambang is now only a memory.  A very good memory filled with many great experiences and great relationships.  It’s a time that I won’t soon forget.  There's a whole lot more pictures and stories for me to share, and maybe when I'm back home I'll have a few days to reflect and share with all of you all that happened.

     Now I’m in Poipet.  A city that makes all the evil in the world that I have seen before seem like a drop in the bucket.  Prostitutes and their pimps walk the streets, moto drivers constantly asking if other men want a “massage boom boom”, there are about nine casinos in the stretch of a mile, brothels are not difficult to find, children, men and women are trafficked across the border each day to work, people cart over illegal goods each day that the government simply taxes, people travel to Thailand to work illegally and are brought back by the police a few times a day, and children are left near the border as their parents cross to work each day.  We’ve even seen prostitution and many extremely disturbing things here in our hotel. 

     Since being here I’ve witnessed all of the above, but have also seen and been involved with a few things that are helping this city.  We arrived on Saturday and on Sunday I was able to preach here in two services.  I’ve been to a slum area where the Pastor of the church and a few others are teaching the children about the Bible and English.  They often have them driven over in an old Camry where they pack about 15 kids in.  It’s quite a site, but not that strange here in Cambodia.  We’ve had a chance to meet with an organization called CHO that is doing a variety of things that are helping this city.  I’ve been to a few slums where a few of us played with the kids and took lots of pictures with them. 

Here are a few pictures of all the things I mentioned above.