Photos Tell So Much More Than Words

A morning walk is always a good way to start the day. Things were pretty calm for having had a holiday this weekend. Today was the monthly Area Presidency devotional at the service center, which always gives a great message. Today we heard from Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong of the Seventy, counselor in the Asia Area Presidency. He spoke of David and Goliath, that David "chose" five stones as he prepared to face Goliath, however he only used one. As we prepare to teach we need to prepare five stones worth, but if one stone is enough don't force the others into the lesson, and that too often as we teach we think we need to use everything we have prepared.

In preparation for our departure from Self-Reliance Services in Cambodia, and not having heard yet of replacements for our assigned post, there are several projects we need to help Phanna and Sameth get up to date. Chad Furness will be making a visit in just over a week so we are feeling we need to expedite some of the work.  We started working on a better template for our preferred job list, we will start gathering data tomorrow.

Our photo collection for today gives another glimpse of life in Phnom Penh. This woman is carving eyes from a small pineapple which is very common here. We can never get used to the way we see people sleep here. We still see over-loaded motos like this one with the driver wedged between the handlebars and his cargo of bags of rice. When it is not raining we often see building covered with lines of drying laundry. The water tower looks more like a UFO. And words are not adequate to describe a typical street quite like a photo. This was a new part of the city for us, but it is so much of what we see every day.