God is Faithful!

This week was what you would call a long week. It started off with a couple sightings of what Marije and I thought was a rat... but it turned out to be just a mouse. Our landlords are Buddhist, like many Cambodians, and thus they believe in reincarnation. That means that they will not kill a rat or mouse because it could be one of their ancestors. Instead, they use this glue to trap the animal and then set it free outside; however, I think that the glue has got to have some side effects on the animal. I felt bad for our poor mouse as I watched it struggle in the glue, but at the same time I am happy that it is no longer living here.

(1. Our landlords searching our kitchen for the rat. 2. The glue trap. 3. The mouse. )

I also spent a lot of time with Gary and Bev before they left for Canada. They have gone home for furlough for 3 months. I will really miss them!

This week the weather was really nice (at least I thought so). It rained consistently for a couple days. I loved it because the rain really cooled things down. I loved being able to wear a thin long-sleeved sweater and jeans without sweating. However, with the cold weather also came the cold! My moto driver joked that I got sick because I like the rain. So, I was feeling a little under the weather this week. Then to top it off I also was sick to my stomach the evening that the English Bible Class that I am teaching started. I was a little late because I had a date with the washroom... but thanks to everyone’s prayers I felt fine when I got there. Teaching went well, but it was a little intimidating because the Pastor and his wife were there and there were there were only two others besides the pastors and myself. One whispered to me that she felt intimidated answering the questions because she didn’t have Bible College... so I whispered back to her ‘neither do I’. So please pray for me – for wisdom leading it and that I would do a good job.

(A not so good picture of the Khmer church where I do the English Bible Class.)

Another good thing that happened this week was that I had a meeting about a potential volunteer opportunity in a Vietnamese community/slum just outside the city. I will be going to check it out on Wednesday to see if it’s feasible. Please pray for wisdom as to if this is where I should be... and if so, how I should rearrange my schedule to make it work.

For a little retreat from the city, my roommate found a resort a couple kilometres outside of Phnom Penh that allows you to come and use their swimming pool. So we hired a moto driver to take us for an hour. We had a really nice relaxing time. It was very refreshing! ( I find it kind of cool that instead of having to pay to fly to go to Mexico/Cuba and stay at a fancy resort I can just ‘hop a moto’ and go... it’s quite nice and a lot cheaper!)

Sorry for such a long post this week. Thanks for all your prayers!
Love you guys!