Back to Phnom Penh - What An Interesting Excursion

This morning before leaving Kampong Cham we drove by the new Chapel so that Sameth could see it.  Sameth's wife, Thida, is from Kampong Cham, her father who is one of the Branch Presidents there, asked if we would like to go and see their home.  Thida's parents raise beautiful flowers that they sale on their property, they have about two acres.  The flowers were gorgeous and of course they attracted some lovely butterflies.

After we got back to Phnom Penh we went to see Phanna's home and where Sameth's new home will be.  There are already four active LDS families living in this little area that are basically townhouses, but over the next couple of months that number will go up to eleven.  One of the other Senior Missionaries has named it "Mormon Acres."  The families that live there are very active in the Church, and so are the new ones. This little area will be one of the strongest areas here in Cambodia.

We also dropped Sameth off at his current apartment and got to meet his mother.  Sameth is a good son that takes care of his mother, even though their apartment is not very big.  Sameth & Thida's new home will be about four times bigger than their current apartment. We are happy for them.

After returning to our apartment and unloading the car, we found that Sameth had left his phone in our car so we took it to him at the office.  The remodeling at the Phnom Penh South Stake Center shifted into a new phase today. Outside of the building they were putting up bamboo scaffolding around the front.  It looks like they will be painting that next, we will have to see if they just paint it, or scrape
and re-plaster it like they did inside.

It is only Monday and it has already been a busy week.  Like we have heard many times in our live, it is nice to go away, but it is nice to come back home.   Phnom Penh is our home for the next eighteen months, so we are back home.