Off To Cambodia In Less Than 48 Hours!

Whoo hoo!  I'm off on my journey to Cambodia in less than 48 hours!  It has been a busy week gathering all my gear and dental supplies ready for our trip.  Once we get to the region we're serving, we'll spend the first day and a half "building" our clinic.  We're all bringing supplies and tools and will have to set up a make-shift clinic as there isn't a permanent dental care facility there.  We start seeing patients on Monday!

You can stay connected through my blog and my social media sites with pictures and info from the trip over the next few weeks:

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Cambodia Fast Facts:

• Cambodian Religious Breakdown:  Buddhist (official) 96.9%, Muslim 1.9%, Christian 0.4%, other 0.8% (2008 est.)
• The Cambodian flag is the only national flag that has an image of a building – the Angkor Wat.
• Traditionally, birthdays are not celebrated in Cambodia. Older people might not even know their birthdays.
• Cambodia has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. Between the years 1990 and 2005, the country has lost 25,000 square kilometers of forest.
• It’s considered disrespectful to let your feet or soles to point at people or things, so the feet must be tucked in when sitting.