Getting Around and Lots of Friends

As we were taking our walk this morning we heard the voice of one of our friends call to us. Somaly is in our Institute class, and she was out for her morning walk as well. It is so good to be recognized and loved.

Our walk continues to give us a closer view of people and things we see as we go about every day. Things go past so quickly as we drive around in the car that we are not able to capture many of the little things around us. For example, the recycler cart pictured here. These are some of the modern day handcarts used in this city. One safety feature many of them have is the little squeaker to help others be aware of them.

The extra large pile of coconuts we included in yesterday's photos had changed significantly in 24 hours. The coconut pile had been diminished by half or more. The green husks had been removed and the coconuts had been buffed almost smooth. This seems like a lot of work when they sell the coconuts for a refreshment at a very low price (less than a dollar).

It has been a while since we have attended district meeting, so we made sure to go today. We have decided one of the things we need to learn for our language study is the missionary purpose statement in Cambodian, that is recited at every missionary meeting. We love being with these wonderful young missionaries and learning with them, and from them. Today's message helped us ponder on how effective we were in our prayers.

Today was Sameth's birthday. We made sure he received a video of our daughter singing "Happy Birthday (Insert name here)". While we were out we stopped at Big Apple Donuts to bring him a treat. We are so blessed to have such good friends as we serve on this side of the world.