2005
Since our arrival in Siem Reap, we�ve been having �teething troubles� as our British colleagues would say. Problems with our well, with blackouts, with communication, with the house� but in the Lord�s grace, we felt prepared for this second moving-in experience. We�ve just about finished our unpacking. Ben has started school and Jon will follow the last week in October. The international school has made some improvements in security � we think the boys will do well there.
We�re still thinking about what to fill our time with � we�ve met with a young couple Sait and Suin who are from a town called Moung about four hours from Siem Reap town. We hope to get to know them better and be an encouragement to them. We�re both considering getting involved with Angkor Children�s Hospital � we keep stepping forward and stepping back� most recently, I�ve been thinking about our mission�s desire to see pastors bi-vocational. This means that because the churches are too small to support a pastor, the pastor has another job. So in order to help model this to the church leadership, perhaps we too should be bi-vocational, even if we are volunteering. Please pray with us regarding these decisions.
November brings a visit from a missionary in Thailand who helps with the children�s program at Bethel Church in Phnom Penh. We�re still passing the reins of Bethel over to Samol. He�s doing well and is accepting a great deal of responsibility with grace. There will also be a medical/dental team coming from the US to work with the Siem Reap churches the last week of the month. Thank you again for all your thoughts and prayers in our move and settling in.
Blessings,
David, Lara and the boys
�So I heard you�re moving to Hong Kong� was the greeting by one of Ben�s classmate�s parents. Hong Kong? Why would Ben tell people we�re moving to Hong Kong? �Disneyland! He�s been bombarded by commercials here for the grand opening of Hong Kong Disneyland. I guess he figured if he had to move, it might as well be somewhere exciting!
The boys have also renamed our dog, Poopy (�puppy� in Khmer) to Kona (Uncle Derek�s dog�s name). Not sure what else will be next � they seem to enjoy sleeping in their �tent� (mosquito net) and they�re very happy we brought all their toys!
