Another Cambodian (or Asian) Thing - Bamboo Scaffolding

We mentioned a couple of days ago that the church now has new "scaffolding" around the front. Today we saw the workers shimmy up the bamboo as they worked on repairing the plaster and cracks on the face of the building. As we were taking the picture we noticed not only the two on the bamboo, but another hanging over the roofline making repairs at the top. The BYU Tuk-Tuk driver was there and asked us if we had the bamboo scaffold back home. We assured him there is nothing like this in the states. We couldn't help but wonder why they would use bamboo, unless maybe because it wouldn't get as hot as the metal scaffold would. In any case, this our picture for today.

We received a message yesterday that the ties we ordered were at the mission office so we made a quick trip after lunch to pick them up. Now we just have to work out the details of getting them shipped home.  If mailing a package home takes as long as receiving one from home, we might expect them to arrive in about two months. We'll see what we can work out!

As we were just leaving the mission home President and Sister Christensen came in. Sister Christensen said of the three weeks they have been in the mission, 10 of them have been spent on the road. They just returned from Vietnam yesterday, which completed their mission tour. They decided it was good to be "home" and try to get settled in.