Transfer Day, Good Bye to Some Cambodian Missionaries and Training With The Spencers

Every six weeks things get all shook up with transfer day.  Six weeks ago we had twelve new missionaries come to our mission, today nine went home, eight native Cambodians.  That puts a big dent in our local missionaries and next month another five native Cambodians go home.  When the locals go home they meet with Sameth to talk about going to school and what are they going to do with their life moving forward.  The meeting was straight across from our office so we got some pictures of the group, so they are one of our pictures for the day.

Today we met with Elder & Sister Spencer, the new couple heading to Battenbang, to help train them about Self Reliance Service and the Perpetual Education Fund.  Phanna trained them on Self Reliance and then Sameth trained them about how to setup an account for a new PEF participant.  Sophorn, that is over Seminary and Institute in Cambodia, whose office is next to ours, then spent some time talking with them.  We finished up with more training on Self Reliance Service, Perpetual Education Fund and some of the tools available to them.  We felt sorry for them because it was like drinking out of a fire hose for three hours.  They are real troopers, so they are our second picture for today. Elder and Sister Spencer may be MLS Missionaries, but they have now been trained to do just about anything!

After training the Spencers we took them back to the Mission Office. They are staying with the Hollenzers, the office couple that live three doors West of the Mission Office.  We like going to the Mission Office and rubbing shoulders with the Moons, the Assistants to the President, the Hollenzers, the Office Elders and whatever missionaries are there.