Extra sleep was very welcome this morning. When the alarm went off at 8 am Cathy and I were both still sleeping. We had one hour to get ready and eat breakfast. Breakfast is simple- American cereal, toast and pbandj, fruit - coffee or tea - all prepared standing around a table in the small square kitchen of the guest house. Finding a place to eat it may be in the dining area at the table for 8-10 or any where in the casual sitting space where you can find a seat.
Our outing this morning was to a museum remembering the thousands and thousands that were killed during the Khmer Rouge. Dave gave the kids a good history lesson yesterday (complete with a large Cambodian map on the wall of the guest house). Today's walk through this high school that had been turned into a prison, turned into the museum was very sobering and sad, but very helpful in learning about the people here. We spent an hour and a half there walking through the simple exhibits. What a contrast in presentation from Yad Vashem, the Holocost memorial in Israel. Yet, you came away with the same grieving spirit for what terrible things man will do to man, and a great sense of loss and sadness for those who needlessly lost their lives.
Our afternoon was in great contrast to the morning. After lunch at the guesthouse, we went to a very simple waterpark - really more like a pool with a few extras. The orphans from the three orphan homes in the city were there and our kids had a ball with all of them for about 3 hours. The kids left the park before we did. When we were all changed we went to visit each of their orphan homes. This was particularly neat because Central Vineyard in Columbus is the sponsor of one home we visited and Vista, a Heritage church plant in Dublin sponsors another of the homes we visited. The kids all great you at the gate of their home with hugs and welcomes and some kind of English. They are happy to have guests. They love to have their pictures taken and be picked up, hands held, games played with them. The homes are all fully gated and fences in as are most homes. Everything is simple, clean, well-cared for. We stayed briefly with each of them, rushing home to change clothes before we went to supper. We went downtown to a very nice restaurant. Sherrod, our team leader, had called ahead and ordered our meals. So we tried a lot of good things. Duey, you'd be very hungry by now!!! It was really very good.
Time for the ride home and sleep. Church is early tomorrow.
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Sounds like you had a GREAT day. Can't wait to hear about all the interesting food that Duey wouldn't be interested in!! (too funny!)
Jonah has full blown ear infections in both ears with a blister on one eardrum. Bummer. And his tummy isn't handling the antibiotics very well either....so we've had a fun afternoon trying to clean out the van. (ugh)
Yesterday we spent the afternoon/evening at the pool with the Kraynaks. We all had happy (and sleepy!) kids by the time we left.
Life group is tomorrow....Mike and Dan were to return from ElSalvador this afternoon. They've had a great trip and the people of El Salvador are amazed by Dan's muscles and want to know if he has a girlfriend. (This got quite a response of laughter!)
Dave was here Thursday night and got to train with me and the team. What a highlight that was for me! Don and Donna were also here Thursday evening...it was nice to have some time with them, also.
Love you bunches....hope you are keeping "cool" and enjoying the girls. Love,
Holly and crew
Happy Birthday Judy! (and Happy Anniversary as well!) Thanks for the updates! I love you and I miss you.
Karin Jean
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