Not Just "Another Day" in Cambodia

Another day is not just "another day" in Cambodia. Every day is unique, even if some days have similarities. As we took our walk we commented on the contrast between the empty paths a week ago and the early risers getting exercise this morning.  We also noticed these men on top of a ladder posting a "Now Open" sign at a bank.  The sign seems to indicate their target audience may be foreigners, or at least those educated enough to know English.

Our day was full with finishing reports, preparing a message for next week's Service Center devotional, and getting ready for Institute for tomorrow.

The skies were dark with heavy clouds again today. About mid afternoon heavy rains started to fall again. After a couple hours of rain we looked out the window and found the street to be a flowing river. By 5:00 it was still raining lightly but the river had gone down by about half. And again it was significantly darker than normal for the time of day.

In spite of the rain as we left the office we didn't head straight home. We took a detour to the mission office to retrieve a package that had been delivered from home. This will likely be our last shipment before we head for home in January. We suggested it would not be wise to send Christmas presents for us to have to find space in our luggage to bring them home.

Traffic in the city was packed in and crazy with the rain. The heavy traffic was just another contrast to last week's empty streets. We intended to go to Mama's for dinner tonight, but chose a closer diner called "Joma", a bakery and deli.  When we were finished it took us longer to drive home than it would have taken to walk.