I must start this week’s blog of by saying Happy Birthday to not one, not two, but five very special people in our lives. Our beautiful niece Alex turned twenty one on Wednesday, she shared her birthday with our truly amazing boss Paul Hudson, he’s a little older than Alex but only just. On Thursday it was our Scottish sister Debbie’s birthday and then on Friday our very special nephew ‘wee Andrew’ (who is like a giant compared to us both) turned 17, I know it’s crazy we can’t believe he’s 17. Last but certainly not least it was our sister in law Helga’s birthday yesterday as well. On top of this we must congratulate one of our dearest friends Colleen, who is celebrating 20 years in Cambodia this week, we are so blessed to have you in our lives!
Next week on Wednesday we will be celebrating 6 years in Cambodia and we are so thankful to God for the journey he has taken us on. Yes we know it hasn’t always been easy but it has been a joy working with so many wonderful people. Our Cambodian family are just amazing, we are so blessed to have you all in our lives, and you are living proof that when God decided we wouldn’t have children that he had bigger and better plans for our lives. Friends today I encourage you to stop stressing but to put your hearts desires into God’s hands and trust that He knows what He is doing. Not easy I know but we have walked a very difficult path and through that and those experiences we both know God is Sovereign and He knows best.
We are getting close to that time when we go back to the UK to speak about the work we are doing and have some extremely precious time with family and friends. This year we are in Northern Ireland from the 29th March until 4th May and then in England for 2 exciting conferences from 4th May until we return to Cambodia on the 14th May. We are so looking forward to seeing our Mums and Dads, Aunts and Uncles, spending time with our brothers and sisters and cousins, and spoiling our nephews and nieces. The icing on top of the cake this year is not only five weeks staying at the McKee’s house but to be able to attend our adopted daughter Emma’s wedding to Matty will be so special.

Matty & Emma in their Khmer style t-shirts!
We need your help! Over the last number of years our very generous friends Marc and Gayle Bunting have given us the use of a car and we have been so blessed. Unfortunately they cannot help us this year which is totally understandable and we want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts along with my Auntie Avril and Uncle Cecil who also blessed us two years ago. We have 15 speaking engagements in Northern Ireland and we need to get about a lot as well as travelling for those special family moments. We need to ask if anyone would be able to help us by lending us a car for the five weeks and if at all possible adding me to your insurance to which I would cover the cost. I hope you understand how much we really hate asking but would be so blessed by your help. If you can help or know someone that might be able to please email us at davyandesther@gmail.com
Finally I want to say a massive thank you to Elim Church Selly Oak and Lakeside Church for allowing us to have the honour of having your Pastors and James out to visit us recently. We had the most wonderful time showing them around but also learning from them as they sowed into our lives. We want to thank them all for the blessings they have brought to us and we know the already established friendships and the new ones will last forever. You are so blessed to have Godly men leading you and serving you in the way they do!

Thank you Elim Church Selly Oak & Lakeside Church!