Service Center Support Staff

We have been very blessed on our mission so far health wise on our mission. Other than some colds that did not want to go away and a few sore muscles, we cannot complain. Yesterday Sister Oveson started to not feel well, her stomach started to bother her. We are amazed that we have not had more of that than we have. As we got up early this morning to take our walk it became clear that today was one of those days to just stay home for her, so we did.

We still had a group of friends at the Service Center that we have not told you about, the support staff, the cleaner and guards.

We first met the dear sister who cleans not only at the Service Center, but other places with full-time employees, such as the Mission Home, and our offices when we were at the South Stake Center. We were and are so grateful for the diligent and complete way that she does her job. She cleans our area at the Service Center Monday through Thursday. She empties the trash, sweeps and mops the floor and even wipes down our desks. In Cambodia they often refer to each other in very familiar family titles, like aunt or uncle, grandma and grandpa, or just older or younger. She is called, ming which is  younger aunt by those at the Service Center.

Another very typical position in Cambodia are guards. They do not have guns or anything to defended themselves or us with, but they protect the property and open and close the gate. A couple of months ago the Church went through a change in the company that provides this service. The previous company's only client was the Church, and there is a rule that the Church cannot be the primary client of a subcontractor. The new company hired most of the guards of the previous company, so we basically still have the same guards, but they have a lot of other clients as well. In our picture for today are two of the guards that are there on a regular basis.