We Celebrated Dad's birthdy in Style

We had a chocolate birthday cake and candles. Sister Sasser, pictured with Dad had a birthday on the 4th, so we celebrated both. We had all the couple missionaries here for Family Home Evening and we went up on the 6th floor to overlook the city. It was going to be a grand occation, but it rained a lot that day and people had some trouble getting here since our road was flooded. But it all worked out and we had pizza, soda, birthday cake. One of the couples that had served a mission to Zimbabwe brought a presentation of growing vegetables gardens. We did a line dance after that.

Another Dental Clinic

We still have patients that come even though we have been to the branch several times, but the line isn't as long.

We enjoy the people and they are so grateful. One little lady came in from the country to get a tooth pulled.

River Trip up the Mekong

Some of the Senior Couples travel up the Mekong River and saw another Vietnamese floating village, more cattle that look like they haven't eaten in weeks, a Wat and some silk weaving villages. We had an enjoyable little trip for about four hours. I bought two silk scarfs that were woven there.

Friday Elder Morgan and I stopped at the new church building that has a completion date the first of January '08.

Vietnam People Floating Villiage

When we went to Seim Reap we went on a boat trip that goes into the lake there. There is a whole village that floats on the river. We saw churches, schools, basketball courts, stores and of course homes. Some of the homes had flower boxes. Most of the homes were made of dried palm leaves. We saw some children coming out of a store with a treat. The jumped in the boat and were off. Just like walking to the corner grocery store.

Trip to Angkor Wat

The first picture with Dad shows the huge trees that have taken over in some of the temples. You can see in the background a tarp that is covering the reconstruction that is taking place on some of the temples.

We found this pink temple to be in the best of condition and with beautiful carvings.

Some of the temples are Hindu and some are Budist. It is a curious thing how this all got started deep in the Cambodian Jungles.

Branch 7 Family Home Evening

This was a food chart of various protein food, you will notice that spiders, larvae, eel, frogs, grasshoppers, fish, chicken, red meat are all good protein sources.
These two boys were doing their homework which consisted of English/Cambodian words in their work book.

















There were rice noodles, fresh cut vegetables, curry sauce and chop sticks. I ate all of my food with them. Even Elder Morgan used them to eat some of his food. It was very tasty. I hope my stomach "soldiers" agree and don't fight with we about what I had eaten.

Once a month the branch has family home evening at individual homes and have a lesson and food. We had a wonderful time with these good people. A lot of them are coming to my English class on Tuesday and Thursday. I really do love these people. They are good and we had a curry dish prepared by the sister in the flowered blouse.

More 24th

The young adults didn't have any trouble finding a hand cart- they are all over. The emphasis was on the Willy/Martin handcart companies. It was very enjoyable to participate with the saints here rejoicing in the gospel's preservation so they could enjoy it. They also realize they are pioneers in Cambodia and a lot depends on them. They enjoyed that we could do the Virginia Reel."