More Friends at the Service Center

We are so grateful for our blog in so many ways. The Asia Aria Self-Reliance Service manager has asked each country to submit the history for Self-Reliance Services from August 2014 through December 2015 by tomorrow. Previously we had looked through our pictures to jog our memories, but when you couple in our blog posts that made the job a lot easier. Most of today was spent on puting the history together, we finished up a timeline, narrative and success stories, we still have some pictures to complete. As our team members, Phanna and Sameth, read the history they were surprised because they had forgotten some of the events that we put in it.

Just before noon today we walked over to the Mission Office to see what English as a Second Language material that they may have. It is interesting as we worked on the Preferred Job List for Cambodia how many of the employers want candidates that speak and write English. President Uk, the Stake President in the Phnom Penh South Stake, asked us if we could tutor him in learning English. He does speak English better than most who try, but wants to put some polish on his language. We told him that we would be happy to help.

Our offices are just outside of the Finance Department, so tonight we want to introduce you to our friends in that department. Long Saret is the Finance Department Manager, he was promoted to that job when the previous manager moved to the U.S. about seven or eight months ago. We have known Saret most of the time that we have been here, his family use to live in the Chaktomuk Ward that we attend. When we had only been there about a month, Sister Oveson ended up with their little one month old baby while his wife was needed by their two year old. The Member Leader and Unit Analyst for Cambodia is Kimsroy. The individual Wards/Branches do not currently have their own computers, so all of the membership and financial records are done at the Service Center. Jacky, her real name is So Socheata but Jacky is easier for us, is an Accountant, the newest member of the Finance team and has only be there for three months. We appreciate the Finance Department very much.