Solo in a Tuk Tuk

Tuesday 3 March 2015

This morning we took our first solo Tuk Tuk ride, venturing to the Self Reliance(SR)/PEF center on our own. We did just fine and didn't get lost at all.  There are two Stakes and Two districts in Phnom Penh, our office is in the Phnom Penh South Stake Center.  The office that we have been assigned is in a wing with the Seminary and Institute, there are two offices for Self Reliance/PEF, we have the one that does not have a window in the door.

When we arrived, we learned there would be an internet training meeting with all the Asia SR Managers. It took about 30 minutes to get everyone together online. There were representatives from Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Mongolia, India and Malaysia. It is amazing what we can accomplish with technology!

Other than the internet training, we spent the day at the center going through files, drawers, cabinets, ..... just snooping around and becoming familiar with what was there. The previous SR/PEF Senior Missionaries went home last September, do to some health problems, so we are on our own to figure out what is still relevant and what is not. We also enjoyed getting to know Phanna and Sameth better.

We have continued to meet more of the young missionaries serving here, since the South Stake Center is a central location and easy place to congregate. At 5:30 we took our return Tuk Tuk ride to the apartment. When Elder & Sister Meinzer returned home, we ventured out for dinner, then to the mall to find bread. I guess you can get anything at the mall .... (except the salad spinner Sister Meinzer was trying to find)!!!