Another week in Paradise...

Dear family and friends,
Mom's funeral was this week. It was a hard week for Dale. Closure for him is yet to come. When we return next August, we plan to visit mom and dad's grave site. Words of gratitude and love will be spoken then. We are grateful for family members keeping us informed on what has been happening in our absence. We are grateful for the photos, kind words of concern, love and support that have been extended to us by email. We were told the weather was beautiful on mom's funeral day. Many people came to show their love and respect and support to our family. Stevenson Ward prepared a wonderful lunch for the family. We are grateful for this service.We are so appreciative for the staff and residents at Rock Cove Assisted Living. Mom was well cared for and loved. We are also grateful to Hospice. The people that worked with our family were so helpful. They continue with  follow up calls to help the family deal with our loss.The Lord is near each of us. He uses His children to help His children. We are never alone. It is important to allow others to help. The Lord works His miracles through His servants here on earth. Thank you to all that have been the Lord's hands in helping us.

This Gecko was so disoriented. He was about the size of my little finger. I walked by him when I went down the hall to go to the laundry room Friday evening. I passed him three times. He occasionally made one or two steps in a circular path. When I was done with my laundry he was still in the same place. The next day he was gone. I do not know if his fate was from the housekeeper or if he crawled away. He seemed so lost. It made me sad.



This week may not be another week in Paradise, but it is another week...another 7 days closer to fulfilling the mission we planned to serve so many years ago. Some times we wake up and think," wow we are in Cambodia".  If  I could have known in advance what was going to transpire on this mission I might not have come. It is best not to know. We serve and let the blessings and frustrations happen as they may. This mission is helping us to recognize our strengths and weaknesses. Our mission experience gives me new admiration and respect for our young men and women that serve in the states and throughout the world. Dale and I have each other to lean on when we experience the roller coaster of emotions that come with serving the Lord. We are free to access technology to communicate with home and keep up on current affairs any time we please. Our young missionaries have less freedom in this respect. They are sent to unfamiliar places by themselves. They meet other young people in similar circumstances and hopefully find support in new friendships. They do not have the support that a married couple have. Theirs is truly an act of faith and obedience. When I observe the young missionaries in Cambodia I think of our sons Kyle, Jon, Jay and Stuart who served faithfully. I remember that when Kyle was serving in Thailand there was no Internet communication. Letters were received about every 10 days. Today the Internet affords a weekly contact with loved ones. Dear sons, thank you each for the example you set for daddy and I. I know your service touched many peoples lives in positive ways. We hope that as we serve we will do likewise.

It is amazing how small this world is. In November one of our Institute students, Nong, will travel to Provo to be trained as a missionary. She will report to the Washington Tacoma Mission. She speaks and reads English well. Anywhere she is sent she will do good. The other day she had an activity for the young women in her branch. They baked cookies. The kitchen they used is just down the hall from our office. The building smelled so good. She brought us a plate of warm oatmeal and raisin cookies. As I bit into the first cookie I thought to myself, "hello America!" I didn't even know it was possible to bake a decent cookie in Cambodia. I was impressed and grateful she shared with us.

When we first arrived in Cambodia we met a young woman who had also served in the Washington Tacoma Mission. She told us that she served in Edmonds and Everett. Today I met a young woman who 6 years ago served in Bellevue, Renton, and Issaquah. As Walt Disney would say, "It's a small world after all..." The other areas that I am aware that Cambodian missionaries have served are Temple Square and Las Vegas, and California.  Several have been sent to Korea and Australia. Most  remain in Cambodia and serve in the areas where they will not meet up with family members.

This week we took very few photos. We spent most of our time in the office. In September school begins for many of our students. We need to be in the office and available to make out payment requisitions so our students can pay for school. Our food supply was getting low last week. Shopping at Lucky is not always convenient. We usually run out of bread before the end of the week and fresh produce goes bad quickly even with refrigeration. It is best to shop for produce and bread throughout the week rather than stocking up. This week we discovered two small shops in our neighborhood where we can purchase good produce and sandwich bread at. This is a huge help to us. Our trips to Lucky take a chunk of time from our evenings. We usually get home between 5-6 in the evening. By the time I get dinner prepared and cleaned up it is often 8:30 at night. If we have to shop it is even later.

We attended the International Branch today for church. The Russ family from New Jersey spoke in Sacrament meeting. They have three children. Each member of the family spoke. They are in Cambodia for a year. Sister Russ works for the American Embassy. She is a scientist working with conservation issues.   Brother Russ served a mission in Canada.
He told us about the importance of having a firm testimony of the gospel.
In one of his proselyting areas a he was told of a church branch that had existed. One day Elder Russ questioned an older member of the church about the history behind the lost branch. He learned that at one time the branch had many active members. Something happened and several of the members were arrested. When this happened  most of the members stopped attending church.The low attendance resulted in the shutting down of the branch. The faithful few were instructed to attend the next nearest branch several miles away. The man telling this story said that he had been baptized two weeks before the arrests were made. He was confused and  angry. He had just had a wonderful conversion experience and then all this awful stuff happened. In his anger he decided that he would not go to church. In the days that followed he thought about his experience in finding the church. He pondered on  what  he knew was true. He said that he had read the Book of Mormon and had a witness that its words were true, He knew that if it were not for Joseph Smith the Book of Mormon would not be available to him. He had prayed and gained a testimony of the truthfulness of the church. Because he remembered the good experiences he had received through the spirit he decided he would not let the errors of others deny him the blessings of the gospel. He chose to travel to the branch available to him. His testimony was not based on the testimony of others. He had gained his testimony through personal study and prayer. He allowed the Holy Ghost to testify to him of truth.

This week we experienced a Khmer hospital. Sister Tuck and Elder Tuck have been in Cambodia since January. Sister Tuck has been in and out of  hospitals ever since she arrived here. She has  had a difficult time with her asthma. She has had to have eye surgery. And her most recent stay was this past week due to an infection that was resistant to the antibiotics she had been prescribed. Saturday we visited with her and were told she was going to have to remain in the hospital for fourteen more days. She was a bit discouraged. I just got word that she was released this afternoon. They reevaluated her situation and decided she could go home. We took a few pictures of  her hospital room. I do not want to be a patient in a Khmer hospital. This was a fairly nice facility. This hospital specializes in surgeries. Sister Tuck was admitted for special circumstances. I don't want to bore you with the details. Anyway her hospital actually provides meals. Many hospitals require the family  to bring meals in. That is the case for our missionaries that have been admitted to the hospital for such things as Dengue Fever and bicycle accidents.
 Here is a tour of Sister Tucks room.

Her room is on the second floor. Outside the window is a busy, noisy road.

Guests can relax on the couch made of bricks or the lovely recliner Dale is demonstrating. This puts "Easy Boy" to shame.

Not a bad set up for showering . I guess they don't worry about their surgery patients slipping. Or perhaps they have guests shower, slip and then become patients.





 I usually don't like to speak about my birthday but I just had one. Dale decided to take a before and after picture. So here I am....

Age 59

Age 60

What will this next year bring....only time will tell.

Have a great week and we will too. 

"Only time will tell..."

Family and Friends,
Dale's mom died Saturday afternoon August 18th at 1:00.  She was surrounded by those she loved. Those of us that were not at her side were with her in our thoughts and prayers. In her final days she was kept as comfortable as possible. It was hard work for her to leave and hard work for those that cared for her. The bonds that were made in the past week will be forever cherished. We are comforted in knowing that mom is having wonderful reunions with family and friends that she has not conversed with in years. Most importantly, she is with her eternal sweetheart, Hans. Mom's funeral service will be Thursday August 23 in Stevenson, Washington at the Ward building. A viewing will be held at 11:00 and the service will be  at noon. We are in Cambodia but our hearts are in Washington at this time.

Blossom of a Banana Tree

The week began with Dale getting his new crown. What a relief. His temporary crown was bothersome. He could not chew properly. He seems to be doing great now. He was told to come back in 6 months to have it checked. 

Wednesday we had a Zone Conference.We have had difficulty figuring out which meetings we are suppose to attend. This time the Assistants to the President gave us a reminder call. I guess we are to attend the South District Zone Conferences. This time we almost did everything right. We arrived on time. We had our scriptures. We had our Preach My Gospel Manual. It was very hot. We left our apartment as usual and walked to our office. Zone Conference was in our building.  When we arrived we realized that Elder Meier  should have been wearing his suit. Oops! I guess you could say,"No sweat" this time!

The tire service shops were busy this week. Our missionaries have no clue we shot this picture of them getting their bikes serviced. Just a great every day moment in the life of our young  missionaries in Cambodia.

The same day we saw these guys trying to steady their bike as the bicycle repair man was preparing to replace their flat tire. They stopped to ask if we wanted to buy any of their merchandise. "Not today."

Yes we are on a mission. Saturday all the Seniors went on a boat ride on the Mekong River to visit a couple of the islands where the people weave silk fabric. The silk worms are not raised on the islands we visited. But the thread is sent to the islands to be woven. Notice the very brown water. I have seen pictures of places in Cambodia with beautiful blue water. These tourist areas are off limits to us. The missionaries who experienced these areas are those that were involved with the Mercy Ship. In the above photo most of the Senior couples are on the lower deck staying out of the sun. We were allowed to wear pants because of Dengue Fever. Apparently every 5 years the Dengue Fever is bad. This is a 5th year.  We were taking precautions. Everyone also used mosquito repellent.

This is the lower deck. It was very Khmer. There were 18 of us and 11 life jackets. When we were leaving the boat a plank was lowered. It was like walking across a log. The first island we arrived at Dale decided he could just jump off. He did great. I decided to follow. I did not do so great. The drop was farther than it appeared. I landed on my feet and then my bum. It wouldn't have been bad except that it was muddy or I thought it was muddy until I smelt my muddy hand... it was cow crud. These islands have no clean water. I had brought toilet paper and germ-X. I used LOTS! At the next island I walked the plank.

It was a great day on the "LOVE BOAT". I just wished it would have been dark so we could have experienced this rig lit up. Cambodians love Christmas lights. 

These boats are all along the river. From what we could see. It appears that these might be their homes.

This was a whole community. On the hill there were people playing volley ball.

There is a mix of the people living in boats on the shore and then larger homes on higher ground.

Pictured to the left is a floating village. We believe these are Vietnamese homes. 

                                                            Fishing on the Mekong River. 

We arrived at the silk making community. The entire island comes out to greet visitors.  They come with their arms loaded with scarves and fabric hoping that we all will buy their wares. I did buy one item. If you buy one thing the people swarm around you wanting you to buy more. I hate saying "no" but did. We just smile and say we already bought something. They are disappointed. It makes me sad.

Saying goodbye to the sweet children who wanted us so badly to buy all their silks. 

As we were boarding our boat Dale took a photo of the livestock being bathed. Off to the side you can see a mother washing her clothes as her children play by her side. Life here is like camping. And not KOA style!

We all fell in love with this little colt.

We passed by a grassy area where several cows were grazing. They were all labeled to indicate who they belonged to. This fine specimen of anorexia apparently belongs to the tenants in apartment 3. "Proud to be APARTMENT 3!"

I will end this blog with a story that the grand kids might enjoy. We were taught about dealing with stress at our Zone Conference this week.

There was a young man who lived with his family on a farm.He was always worrying.

 The family depended on the farm for food and income. One year the rain was more than normal. The land  flooded. The young boy said to his father,"We will have no crops because of the floods, this is terrible, what will we do?"

His father replied,"It may be a bad thing or it may be a good thing only time will tell."

A while later the young boy was doing his chores and fell and broke his leg. His leg never healed correctly. This young man said to his father,"My leg has not healed correctly this is terrible, what shall we do?" His father replied, "It may be a bad thing or it may be a good things only time will tell."

With time the father discovered that the flood had brought with it rich soil that produced a wonderful crop the following year.  

A few years later war was declared in the country where this family lived. All the young men were called to become soldiers. Many were killed. The young boy was now old enough to be sent to war. When he went for his physical the army could not use him because he had a bad leg. He was to remain home and help his family. 

Let us not waist time and energy worrying about things that it is too soon to tell what the outcome will be.

 Remember, "It may be a bad thing or it may be a good thing only time will tell."

Anyone for a Ferry Ride?

Have a Great Week.

A week of ups and downs...

Hello Family and Friends,
We began our week with Family Home Evening (FHE) on the deck just below the swimming pool. It was a bit windy at the pool. For the past couple of weeks the USNS Mercy Ship has been offering medical help to the people throughout Cambodia. The ship was anchored in Sihanoukville Port. Several of our Senior couples were able to be a part of this important service. Because of this we had four senior couples out of seven at FHE. Our small group was able to learn a little more about each other. Dale used the evening to educate our guests to the Perpetual Education Fund Program. Each Senior couple serves in at least two branches (congregations). Our PEF students live all over Cambodia. We rely on the Senior couples to assist us in speaking to the students in their assigned branches. Dale and I are able to assist the students in Phnom Penh fill out their loan applications and create their payment requisitions. Our Senior couples in the Provinces do the tasks we would do if the student lived in the city. There is no real mail service. This makes help from the Senior couples critical. Family Home Evening went well.  Everyone said that they learned new information and were glad they came.

Tuesday pieces of one of Dale's molars broke off. On Wednesday we ended up spending about three hours at ROOMCHANG Dental and Aesthetic Hospital where Dale had a root canal and awaits a crown this coming Tuesday. This is probably the best dentist group in Cambodia. It is a large dental facility.There are at least 10 floors specializing in different aspects of dental care. Dale's x-ray, root canal and crown cost $215 cash. Dale had same day service including setting up the appointment that morning. He does need to return this week to have his permanent crown put on. For $500 cash Dale could have chosen a different type of crown. All work would have been completed in one visit. When we first arrived at the dental office we walked up marble stairs. At the top we were greeted by a doorman. We reported to the receptionist desk and were directed to the elevator. We went up to the 7th floor. As we got off the elevator there was a shoe rack. We removed our street shoes and put on white plastic crocks. We were offered water or could have had coffee while we waited. The view from the 7th floor was amazing. It was cool to view life beyond the gated homes. There are tennis courts and grassy areas hidden from view to those walking along the street. Because this was Dale's first visit as a patient he was given a ROOMCHANG T-Shirt. It is made of really nice fabric. Dale has been wearing it around the apartment ever since. Roomchang is a flower that grows abundantly in Cambodia.

This week Dale was notified that his mothers heart is weak. Hospice will soon be helping the family with her care. She is at home at Rock Cove Assisted Living in Stevenson, Washington where she has lived for at least the last 8 years. After falling about a month ago and being admitted to a care facility our family was concerned that she would not be able to return to Rock Cove. We are happy she is home. She is happy to be where her family and friends can visit with her. She is an amazing woman.When Dale received the news that mom was failing he called to speak with her. Even as life on earth is short and her heart and lungs are weak she mustered up enough air to play a short tune on her harmonica. She was amazingly peppy as she conversed with us.

I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mom has great faith in her knowledge of life after death. She has been separated from her sweetheart, Hans for fourteen years. She is 93 years old. She has prepared well for being reunited with him. She looks forward to that reunion in the near future. She knows she will be able to be reunited with her parents, siblings and friends. Mom does not fear death. She knows death is another step in life. Her attitude concerning death has given comfort to all of us as we anticipate saying good bye. We will miss her we will mourn her passing. Her death will close another chapter in our own lives. We each should rejoice in every healthy day we have. One day we each will experience what mom is experiencing. We are grateful for medicines that can help mom be comfortable.We each labored to come to earth and there will be labor in leaving. The Lord was with us when we came to earth, He is with us as we live our daily lives and He will be with us in death. He is with mom now in her labor.
We are never alone.... if we ever think we are alone all we need do is step outside, look around and allow our senses to recognize His creations. They testify that He is, that He is near and that He loves us and blesses us.

A short update concerning Doug Harada. He is making progress with physical therapy. We continue to pray for him and request that you do also.

Career Work Shop

Sister Meier, Elder Meier, Sister Loy, Elder Oleson, Elder Mickelson

As always Dale did a wonderful job with the Career Work Shop. Sister Loy is from Cambodia and will return to Siem Reap. She is planning on getting her receptionist job back that she had prior to serving her mission. Elder Oleson and Elder Mickelson are prepared to begin their second year at BYU.  Elder Mickelson  is home and recovering from jet lag. Elder Oleson will be touring Cambodia with his family.  Since Dale interviewed many people through his career he was able to give these young people a sense of what they can expect when they go for their own interviews. They interviewed once with Dale and have experienced those initial jitters. They have lived through their first interview. Hopefully they will be more confident and at ease when they go for their first real job interview. "If ye are prepared ye shall not fear."  These young people are great leaders and we all will be in good hands under their direction.

We walk by here every day. There is usually not a pile of dirt. Like all kids if  there is something new in the neighborhood they will find it. These kids are having a blast demolishing this pile of earth. We couldn't resist snapping a picture and they were happy to accommodate us. 

Most tuk tuks have advertising on the back of their vehicles. I thought this was so cute. It is now a permanent part of our blog.

This little girl is in a makeshift hammock in the back of her mothers garbage collecting cart. Her mom has rigged up some shade with an umbrella. It is amazing how clever these people are. They love their children and want the best for them. They want them to be safe and comfortable. They do the best with what they have. This little girl's mom needs to work... she also has childcare responsibilities. She has come up with a solution which works for them. 

We finally got a picture of this form of transportation. These guys usually only have one passenger. An exception might be a mother with a small child. I have been told that riding in these is very relaxing.  

The above picture shows some of the members in the Kean Svay Branch. Today was Branch Conference. There were at least 100 people in attendance. After conference the members served sub sandwiches.Our tuk tuk driver was given a sandwich. He was so excited. He said to me, "This is my lucky day!" So little means so much to the people in Cambodia.

Here is a khmae funny of the week. The picture below is on a brand new building that is being completed. It is across the street and a few buildings down from the South District Building where our office is. For the next twelve months we will have the pleasure of viewing this every day.

Time to Go! 

Let us each face this new week with a...

Twelve Fast Sundays to go....

Family and friends,
We are no longer the "new kids on the block". Unfortunately our Khmer language skills are still weak. When listening to others speak we are able to pick up words from sentences better than when we first arrived but I had anticipated our speaking skills would be better at this point. I have been mispronouncing correct words. As a result I have not recognized what others are saying and also get frustrated that no one knows what the heck I am saying. Grrr...!

Dale snapped some photos I will use for my spring board for this week's blog.

When we first arrived in the country I was beginning to feel like a bobble head doll. There was lots of nodding of heads and Cum riap Sua and Cum riap Lia going on. We have begun using less formal expressions for saying hello which leads to a hand wave as we pass by and not so much head bobbing.

 These guys didn't get the message and bobbled their heads right off.

 "NO MORE CUM RIP SUA FOR YOU!"

The use of mannequins in Cambodia is interesting. As seen in the above photo they are often displayed out on the street in front the clothing shops. The people here are little yet their mannequins are " big white guy size". This is a typical clothing store along the roads that we walk each week. This store is close to the Church Service Center.

Mannequins in glass cases that can be rolled out on to the street each day are also popular. There are many tailor shops and evening gown stores. Weddings are a big deal here and people like to dress up. They love lots of gold and sparkle. The more BLING the better. 

Sometimes it is a little freaky when you come upon some of these mannequins. There are some little children mannequins that are quite troubling to me. When it starts getting towards evening they sort of look  like standing dead people.

We spent most of the week at the office. We ran out of peanut butter and had to go shopping. Our preferred merchandise is getting difficult to find. The owner of the USA Donut Shop near our apartment orders items from Costco and Sam's Club. Unfortunately this last shipment had no peanut butter. He said he hoped to get some in his August 15 shipment. We will buy as much as we can if the order comes. At the present time there is hardly any peanut butter in the stores. What is available is small 8oz. or smaller jars costing $3.50-$4.50 a jar. We broke down and purchased some. We eat lunch at our office. Peanut butter is a good protein that needs no refrigeration. This week we purchased a large box of plain old cornflakes because there are no inexpensive cereals on the shelves. In past blogs I mentioned we love the "Magic Time" products. The shelves have no "Magic Time" left.  After searching all the stores we are aware of  in our area it seems the "pickings are slim" everywhere.

We got to Lucky Market early the other day. As the day commences the aisles are packed with carts and people. I am trying to find a decent can of tuna fish to purchase. For $2.50 I want to make sure I won't puke when I open the can. Needless to say this week I did not purchase any. The brands were strange and they were packed in oil or mayonnaise. If I can't read the can I stay clear of it. That was the case with the tuna choices this week.

The shelves appear filled but in reality they are only one row deep. We went home with some basic food items like fresh green peppers, carrots, tomatoes,potatoes, cucumbers, onions, a few apples, bananas, watermelon, Oreo cookies, Frito corn chips, a loaf of bread, a package of rolls, a box of milk, a small chunk of cheese. We just hope that in the next week the choices will improve. We are spoiled in the United States, however, with the droughts in the Midwest that story may change in the next year...hmm... just about the time when we return.

Saturday we visited the Olympic Market. We had never been here before. It was early morning and many of the shops were just getting set up. The markets are always packed with stuff. The markets are overwhelming to me and I find it difficult to shop them. Some people just love to shop the markets. I can't claim their enthusiasm for "the sport".  We did get a small fan for the kitchen area of our apartment. The air does not circulate well at that point and so we are hoping the fan will help when I am cooking and washing the dishes.

This is more of the Olympic Market on the first level. We didn't shop the entire market but believe that there were three levels. The people are beginning to arrive. If you like to shop and have plenty of time to waste you probably can find anything you need somewhere in this place. The trick is to find it. If you want to do comparison shopping you need to take good notes on where you have been because it can be challenging to retrace your steps. Sometimes it is just best to buy it when you find it and hope you get a fair price.

Dale clicked one last picture in the Olympic Market. This gives you an idea of how the shop keepers pack their areas. There is a whole lot of the same merchandise repeated throughout the market. The shop keepers seem to work together in that if they do not have what you want they find another shop keeper that does.

On our tuk tuk ride to Tuol Tom Pong Branch Sunday morning we passed this nursery. It is probably one of the prettiest sites in our community. We do not see much of this landscaping in Phnom Penh. If we could see beyond the walls and gates that lock the world out we might see some of these plants landscaping the homes of  wealthy residents.

MAMA'S NEW YORK DELI

I wrote about this place in past blog. This is the place I had my first grilled cheese sandwiches while listening to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". If you recall is was a very bad sandwich. We went back about a week ago and had a very good meal. The contrast from my first experience is like night and day. MAMA is Cambodian but lived in New York for many years. She came back to Phnom Penh to open her restaurant. We met MAMA's daughter and toddler grandson.We were able to see why MAMA is back in Cambodia. Family is important.

NOT QUITE MAMA'S

This is a road side restaurant. Pretty much open air. We have gone past this at times when every seat is full. It is very popular with the people that live in this area. Cooking is over wood. Water is stored in buckets hauled in from I do not know where. Refrigeration is probably an ice box. 

This week in the office we have been cleaning up our records. I spent a day adding  a "0" to the beginning of every students mobile phone number. This is necessary in order to do text messaging. We found that over 60% of our students were not receiving the messages we had sent out. We also make personal calls. For the month of July we were able to contact 90% of our students. We have over 170 students. There are about 10 students that we have no contact information on. We feel last month was pretty successful. We even had three of our "most wanted" students surface during the Pioneer Day celebrations. Hopefully we will be able to keep in contact with these people.

Dale is still helping people with their computer problems as well as dealing with our own dilemmas. We purchased a larger screen to go with my laptop this week. That has made a difference for me. My eyes were going bad from trying to read a small screen all day. I was starting to get headaches and unable to see because of eye fatigue. Now I'm good for another twelve months of service.

This Monday we have Family Home Evening at our place. Dale wants to orient the other Senior Couples to the PEF program and let them know how they can help in its success. If the weather permits we will meet on the roof of our apartment near the pool. Our apartment isn't really the best for entertaining 14 people. It would be crowded.

This month will be busy in the office because many of our students begin school again in September and need their payment requisitions to pay their tuition fees. They will come to our office to get their requisitions and take them to the finance department at the Church Service Center. We do not handle money in our office. We are pretty much the step in preparing the loans and checking that our students are living up to their promises. The loan can not be processed until we get approval from Salt Lake. There are three committees that review the loans. Our committee in Cambodia, a committee in Hong Kong and finally a committee in Salt Lake.  This was probably more information than you wanted to know. Now you can come on a mission to Cambodia and take up where we leave off.

In institute we are teaching Religion 115 Scripture Study: The Power of the Word. It has been an interesting course to study and teach. We have been rotating teaching this class. When Dale and I taught the Book of Mormon we would split the hour and half class between the two of us. In October we will teach the New Testament. We will probably teach the rotating schedule. It seems to work well.

For those that may want to know. We still pray for Doug Harada. The last report we had was that he was awake and recognizing people. This is good news. We continue to pray for him and his family and ask that you join with us in requesting divine intervention for Doug. 

Thanks to all who are helping us as we serve here in Cambodia.

Until next week be of good cheer and face each day with a smile.