You know I LOVE my lists!!
Lists from Cambodia
11 people I met:
1. Pheara – house mom who we baked with and who adopted us
2. Somnang – 17 year old boy who taught me Khmer and helped us with the kids either in Sunday School or Village Ministry
3. Sokly – new house mom for brick house, the teacher I worked with for English and a friend
4. Chanthorn – 16 year old girl from English class who worked with us
5. Lye – quiet 17 year old boy who schooled us in dancing, taught me songs in Khmer and laughed with us
6. Timothy – crazy 10 year old boy, full of joy and life who has been at the Shelter of Love since he was 2 months old
7. Lem – 17 year old girl studying cosmetology that did nails with us and is a great big sister to the younger girls in the Brick House
8. Sye and Lysan – two younger boys who are handfuls, always in trouble with crooked grins but who are so loving
9. Sophea – sweet, sweet 20 year old girl who bought me a lovely fan at the boat races
10. Pheap – 17 year old girl who was just so sweet
11. Vuthay – crazy boy who would put my arm around him as we walked
11 things I ate:
1. Stir fry
2. White rice (lunch and dinner)
3. Stew
4. Cake and lots of it (lemon, banana, papaya, jackfruit, cucumber, pineapple, etc)
5. Ramen noodles
6. Sweet potato fries
7. Nachos!!! (Gracias, Siem Reap)
8. Smoothies
9. Bacon cheeseburger with guac (Hard Rock Cafe)
10. Chocolate banana pancake
11. Spring rolls
11 things I did
1. Went to Angor Wat
2. Explored Siem Reap/ shopping in markets
3. Went on a sunset cruise with aperture ladies
4. Had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe with some lovely ladies
5. Helped bake cakes at Shelter of Love (mixing with our hands and it was our ministry)
6. Sang a few solos in bible study teaching them the English version of songs
7. Put cement on a brick wall (and drew our names and designs in it)
8. Sang in a ‘talent show’ in Khmer with Lye (one of the guys)
9. Built a patio
10. Had Khmer lessons
11. Watched the girls house eat duck eggs that had been fertilized (I was not brave enough to participate)
11 Things I Learned
1. Other people words only have the power you give them
2. John 3:16 & This is the Day in Khmer
3. Cambodia has grown a lot since the late 70s, even though it is still greatly affected by the genocide that happened
4. How to write my name in Khmer
5. There is always room for more love, whether giving or receiving
6. Life looks different from every angle, like from a boat headed down a river through town at sunset
7. The smallest people sometimes offer the biggest lessons
8. We have choices everyday; to be joyful, sad, to love, let a bad attitude rule the day or to change your attitude and find your joy again with God’s help
9. Choosing to see Jesus in others makes the day easier
10. Everyone loves a good dance party, especially to celebrate birthdays
11. Family is not necessarily people who are related to you by blood, but it is people who love you and care for you unconditionally the way God cares for us
