School

One of the things that Rat told us about, after he opened up a bit, was his cousin, who is 8. Seems that mom abandoned him and Dad is always off working. As a result, he lives with the Grandmother (who’s got to be well over 80).

OK, sad story, right?

Here’s the second chapter – Schooling in Cambodia is free through the first six years. The extras, however, are not – uniforms, books, lunches, etc. – those things we pretty well taken for granted in the US.

They cost about $350.00 per year, and this child cannot go to school because there’s no money for those things.

That’s less than most families spend on the extra-curricular stuff for just one child.

We’ll be passin’ the hat at the end of the service. Go ahead and get your wallets out now, and don’t be messin’ around with none of that “jinglin’ money”. We’ll be needin’ the foldin’ kind.