G&P at Angkor Wat framed by roots

The ruins were once comletely covered with jungle. When clearing, some trees were left to show the extent of overgrowth. December 2003

Sweetheart of La Valla

Steve fell in love with this young lady from Cambodia. A paraplegic, she maintains an enthusiastic attitude towards life while learning to make her way in the world.

Fourth Grade at La Valla

Steve poses with the fourth grade class. The teacher is a former La Valla student who, disabled by polio, was carried on her mothers's hip until a teenager when she received a hip operation allowing her to walk.

An Evening with Luong

The clowns and hosts have a night off dinner with Luong Ung, author of First They Killed My Father. It is the story of her and her family's experience under the Red Cambodians at age 5 to 10 years. She is the spokesperson for an international organization dedicated to doing away with land mines and unexploded ordinance. A very inspiring person. The book is highly recommended. She lives in Connecticutt.

Marianna and "Friends"

World reknowned street musician and clown Marianna, from Argentina, living in Italy, entertains children in front of the Classrooms of Friends, an effective organization for "street Kids" in Phnom Penh.

Circle of Love

Marianna engages a group in the courtyard of Friends in Phnom Penh.

Singing and Dancing

Bowen and a friend watch as the kids from Mary Knoll's center for HIV affected children present their songs and dance.

The WInners Podium

Patch presents awards for the winners of a sprint race at the Kien Khleang rehabilitation center. The winner was a sprinter until he lost his leg, and now is able to compete again because of the miracle workers at the center. He has a leg for walking and one for sprinting. He came in first way ahead of a seriously sprinting John who was followed by Kathy and a group of waddling clowns.

Tough Crowd

The little girl in the forground clung to her caregiver and did not smile for a long time until Steve got her ito play a game of batting the balloon back and forth. She broke into a very satisfying happy smile for rest of the visit. She is one of many children infected with HIV from a mother who got it from a husband who brought it home for the family. She receives medicine and loving care from the Mary Knoll volunteers.

Steve Eats a Bug

The insect in question is a large fried grasshopper. It did not taste like chicken but wasn't bad either. A. Zagnut Adams looks on in amazement.