CICFO - Orphanage Visit For Family Home Evening

The Senior Missionaries try to have a Family Home Evening activity once a month. In December a visitor from the U.S. invited us to go to an orphanage that he helps raise funds for, which is run by a member here in Phnom Penh. Tonight was the evening when all of us could get together and go. This was our second visit to this orphanage, we went to it back in March.

As we got to the orphanage all of the children came out in their costumes and want to give us a hug. There are about thirty-two, so by time we had hugs several times by each of them we felt well loved. Since they knew it was Family Home Evening for us they sang A Childs Prayer for us, and had two of the children share a scripture and bare their testimony. Then we had a very Khmer meal of Green Curry, bread, spring rolls and fruit. The children all performed for us several dances in their various costumes and ended with all of us on the stage doing the chicken dance and the Macarena. As we went to leave, the children all wanted hugs again. That is when Elder Oveson used high fives and fist bumps to satisfy most of them, but still half needed hugs as well.

Prior to going this evening we had a full day at the office. What is amazing is how many little things come up that give us things to do to feel productive and needed. Even when scheduled responsibilities fall through there are other projects that pop up to take their place. It is amazing all that we have to do is look for work and it finds us. We love being on the Lord's errand, he is a great boss to work for.