Morning Devotional and Dinner With the Neighbors

We were awake before the alarm this morning, but before getting ready for our walk we opened the window to find that our morning walk was rained out for the second day this week. We had begun to wonder if Phnom Penh was something like Camelot, where it "Never rains 'til after sundown, and by 8 a.m. the clouds all disappear." This week the weather has proven that it is not following any government mandate here. The alarm was reset for a later time, but we couldn't get back to sleep. So much for getting to sleep in!

Tuesday mornings there is a devotional at the Service Center for the Church employees, and today happened to be our turn to teach a mini-training in that meeting. With great consideration as to what to teach, we decided to use the "Delegation The Lord's Way" PowerPoint presentation we put together with the help of all the Self-Reliance Missionaries in Asia. It was good to again use one of the projects we had worked so diligently to prepare. It seemed to be well received.

This week there has been a greater than usual number of PEF loan applicants come to visit Sameth. This afternoon he had a steady flow, several of whom needed help getting their accounts reset so they could complete their application for a Perpetual Education Fund loan. Elder Oveson helped with the phone calls so the person on the other end could understand what was being requested. Sister Oveson even moved over to share her computer as there were more people than computers available. All in all it was a busy day.

With Elder and Sister Thurston as our across the hall neighbors we have had good intentions of getting together. It was decided that we need to start doing dinner together, which resulted in scheduling for tonight. It was great to have a simple at home meal, then just sit and visit. It was out turn to host, and we shared meal preparations. It is good to have such wonderful neighbors.

As we finished our meal Elder Thurston noticed it was raining outside (again or still). We joked that they should be careful on their way home that they didn't get rained on.