What Is In Madamme Pat's Suitcase

DATELINE: September 3, 2013
Patricia E Lyon

The Excel Queen spent much of our last day doing statistics and loving every moment of it. She is the EXCEL evangelist. She inventoried every staple, pin, paper clip, book, etc. and on and on in the stay-in-Cambodia duffel bag.

Then she asked, "How many items do you think the Women's Development Association in Hope sewed this year?

I guessed over 300 items.

No

556!

Peace purses, strawberry purses, envelope purses, ring cases, 2 wine gift bags and one tie purse with computers on it.

Before I left, Mr. Sok and some of the villagers prayed that people in the U.S.A would buy the the items in the suitcases so they can develop a micro business. He has a dream that there will be a 2-room traditional building on the cowpath near the cashew nut tree where the women can sew and sell their wares.

The prayers of a righteous man availeth much.