What an Interesting Day!

Today seemed to start pretty normal, if there is such a thing. We got up and took our walk then headed out for the office. We should have realized it was not normal when the road to the Service Center was blocked with a tent (wedding variety), requiring a trip around the block, a squeeze past a barricade and a line of motos, just to get to the office and find the power was still off. We were told to go home.

Since our apartment is not far from the office this was not a big problem. Besides, we were scheduled for a Skype call with a senior couple in India and we could do that from home, as well as some of our other tasks. Then we received an email to reschedule the call with India. Oh well, we will get to know Elder and Sister Little later.  Late morning we received an email that the power was back on. We figured at that point we might as well have lunch before going back.

This afternoon was full of various tasks. We are trying to get things ready for a Self-Reliance presentation at a YSA Conference next week. We also needed to do preparations for our Institute class for Saturday.

This afternoon we also had one more senior couple Skype call with Elder and Sister Ricks who are serving in Thailand. We are enjoying this part of our assignment. They are from Rexburg Idaho and Elder Ricks is part of the family that started Ricks College, which is now BYU-Idaho. They are a great couple and will be a true blessing to Self-Reliance Services in Thailand. We are thrilled to get to know so many wonderful people.

Before we finished at the office Samnang, the Service Center Manager, asked for ten minutes to give our opinion about some things he is working on.  Let's just say it was more like an hour, but we had a good visit. We are grateful to feel we can contribute a little in many ways.