“A massive water fight to celebrate the birth of Jesus.”

A big thank you to former members of Citipointe  who have sent me the following as evidence of the ‘church’s hypocrisy surrounding the taking of photos – the crime for which Pastor Mulheran would like to have me ‘forcibly removed’, jailed and banned from evern coming to Cambodia again. Thank you also to XXX for sending me copies of photos taken of the girls at Citipointe’s ‘She Rescue Home’ that include Chanti’s daughters Rosa and Chita. The following from a recent Citipointe newsletter:

The Christmas Spirit

Christmas in Cambodia is a little hard to describe. Being about 90% Buddhist, there are no T.V. advertisements to remind you to buy gifts for your family, no carols by candlelight, very few decorations in shops or restaurants and no public holidays.  Even though the Christmas spirit wasn't really fostered throughout the whole of Cambodia, as our girls at SHE woke they were invited to attend morning devotion, followed by gift giving and a massive water fight to celebrate the birth of Jesus, there was absolutely no doubt that it was alive and well in the SHE home on Christmas day. After the presents were given, the girls had their photo taken in their Sunday best before getting changed for what may have been Cambodia's biggest ever water fight. Most staff, though not dressed for the occasion, were eventually pulled, dragged or tricked into a saturated state, dripping from head to toe. A truce was held for an hour to have a special lunch chosen by the girls (pizza and spaghetti), and then some girls retired to the wading pool as others settled in to watch a movie for the afternoon. What a day!
The celebration would not have been the same without the generous donations from our supporters - and it was a real team effort. A Queensland cycle club kindly donated $200 for the food and drinks for lunch, Caleb and Sarah Wehrli from Inspire Intl donated sensational gift bags filled with thoughtful presents, and a church in Massachusetts, USA also provided much needed pyjamas and shoes for each and every girl. SHE Rescue Home certainly would not be what it is without the dedicated support of our international community. Merry Christmas!”