So… as I said, here is an update of Birthday ’07 events for Sept. 8. We went out for dinner at FCC, which is a really cool restaurant on the river here with great food. When we came into the restaurant we saw a big table of Americans, turns out is was a group of Christian Radio Broadcasters from around the US. They were visiting Cambods to get informed about Bible distribution and then raise support back in the US.
Some people with my group listened to these guys’ shows for years at home and were pumped to meet them!! They gave us their leftovers, which made me happy, and they bought me a chocolate/banana shake!
After our late dinner I decided we should walk along the river to the royal palace and just see some of the sights at night (like 10pm) Then we headed home for a games night. As we were getting out of the Tuk Tuks (taxis) 2 guys on a moped drove by and grabbed Becca’s purse and sped off, it all happened in a heartbeat. To hear more of Becca’s ordeal visit her blog at www.rebeccatharpe.theworldrace.org . That kind of ended the festivities for the night, we chatted and watched a couple more episodes of The Office (surprisingly Stacy was there again, weird how when I mention The Office, she is always there…) and then bedtime.
Brutal twist to the story is, in the whole mix up of things my camera made it’s way into Becca’s bag before the robbery. So, Happy Birthday Jonathan, your camera got stolen. Its’ not anyone’s fault it just sucks. (I had just uploaded all the pics so nothing was lost picture-wise.)
Prayer Requests
1. Please pray for protection of our belongings, lots of things are breaking/getting lost or getting stolen
2. That I would have PATIENCE trying to get projects done in this laidback culture where I can’t speak the language
3. For our ministry, that the directors would have peace, wisdom and be able to listen and understand when the Lord is speaking.
4. For wisdom and direction as to what to do after the race
