On To Siem Reap

We continued with another new adventure today, driving from Battambang to Seam Reap. Again it was not our first time on this road either, but all of the other times we were passengers in a van. Just like yesterday these are very rural two lane highways with a speed limit that varies from 40 kmh to 80 kmh (that is 25 mph to 50 mph). The biggest problem was when we got caught in a line of traffic behind big trucks, and there were three of them all together, which were really tough to pass. It took us three hours to drive between the two towns, so we got here just in time to eat lunch, check-in to our room and head to church.

We love to go to church other than our regular assigned Wards and see friends that we have made in Phnom Penh and elsewhere, and to make new friends. That is exactly what happened today. There were the current missionaries that we knew, former missionaries who live in Siem Reap and even a future missionary that we know. In Siem Reap they get enough English speaking visitors that they have translation equipment with headsets for Sacrament Meeting.

Part of the reason that we came to Siem Reap was so that Phanna, the Self-Reliance Manager, could train a new Facilitator. He was suppose to be there along with the District President and one of his counselors at 5:15, but the Facilitator did not get there until about 6:00. The training only took about an hour. President and Sister Christensen were in town to take care of mission and District issues. We saw them after church and decided that we should go out to dinner.

We went to dinner with Elder & Sister Thurston and Elder & Sister Jones on Friday night, Elder & Sister Spencer last night and President & Sister Christensen tonight. Now we need to set a time to go out with Elder & Sister Leavitt and Elder and Sister Dowd when we are back in Phnom Penh. It will be a tougher time to get with Elder & Sister Curtis.

Our pictures tonight includes the sights along the road today and friends at church.