Kris and Mary Ann Young are missionaries who have been working with the people of Cambodia for more than a decade now. 

On one of their return trips back to the states, Kris and Mary Ann visited our home in Merlin, Oregon. It's rather hard not to notice insulators when you stop by our place. We discussed the hobby for a few minutes during their visit. When he got back to Cambodia, Kris began to notice the French insulators in use in that country. 

Kris recently sent this picture of a pole adorned with porcelain and glass gingerbread men and other French styles. And, although he didn't get a picture of it before it disappeared from the pole, Kris had spotted a purple gingerbread man insulator at another location. (Perhaps there's an insulator collector already working in the region?) 

Kris has a dilemma, and maybe one of you would like to help him out. He has an opportunity to purchase a number of insulators for a reasonable price. The only problem is that they are cemented to the metal pins. He's not sure than any collector in the states would be interested in paying shipping for both insulators and pins. And it's not easy to remove the cemented insulators from their pins. But maybe some readers would want insulators cemented to pins in their original state?

Kris sees this as an opportunity to help some of the Cambodian people. Many earn less than a dollar a day, and have trouble feeding their families. As part of his outreach, he seeks to find income producing opportunities for the Cambodians.

If any of you has an interest in pursuing insulators from Cambodia, feel free to contact Kris Young. His regular mailing address is P.O. Box 418, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His email address is: kmayoung@ministryincambodia.com