For Some Must Push and Some Must Pull

Today reminded us of a Primary song about the pioneers, "For some must push and some must pull as we go marching up the hill, so merrily on our way we go until we reach the valley-o."  Back home in Utah our families are preparing to celebrate Pioneer Day, or the 24th of July.  We are among the pioneers of the Church here in Cambodia, and sometimes we feel like we are pushing and pulling along with them.

When we got to the office there was an letter on our church email that we have been waiting for on a project that we are acting as liaison on here in Cambodia.  That was just the beginning of a very busy day in our office.  Along with the letter was an eight page report to read and digest and then share our feelings and questions about where we need to go with this project.

In addition we Skype with the Senior Couple, usually just the Sister, in Hong Kong that we report to. It was a great video call and we were able to talk about a lot of important matters concerning our duties and responsibilities.  We were also able to share success stories and concerns.

In a previous post we shared about a report for the Perpetual Education Fund that we have been working for the area office in Hong Kong.  Today we put the final touches on the report and sent it off.  Now we wait to see if it meets their expectations or if they have any questions about it. It feels good to finish a big report and send it along.

We got to the office about 7:30 a.m. and headed home about 5:30 p.m. with only a short break for lunch.  It felt like we were pushing and pulling all day long. Even though we are tired, we are also very happy in the service of our Lord.  

Our picture for today had to be a Cambodian cart.  Here is an older woman resting in a hammock as she goes down the road in their loaded cart.  :-)