End of August Happenings

 

We said goodbye to Greg Fleming on August 20th.  This was his 5th trip to Cambodia.  

These are our 10 students with him, as well as Khemrin (front left).  Khemrin was Greg's translator.

I took my girls (our CBI students) for coffee on the 17th of August.  We just needed a little 'catch-up' time.  From left to right:  Sroy, Sraynu, me, and Teang.

And, as I mentioned, new pipes were coming.  Greg left on Tuesday night and they dug a 6foot hole, that was our road, on Thursday.

I took this one from the roof so you can see all our wires.  The excavator operator not only had to dig the hole, but then swing around to a dump truck behind him.  In order to do that, he had to avoid all these wires as well as awning of store fronts on both sides.  He was quite talented.

This was at the corner, one lot away from us.  There is a street running perpendicular to ours.  They ended up breaking a water pipe and had to do quite a bit of work to get it fixed.

This red gate is ours.  I enjoyed watching the guys inside of the pipes.  Their job was to get out as much of the mud as possible, with a little bucket; and then use that red metal piece to try to block any more mud from entering.

I did take some videos (mostly for my grandchildren), but I can't get videos to load on this site.  I hope you enjoy the pictures though.

This worker is squatting at my gate.  About 12 feet from the road and our red gate are our "front doors".  We have accordion doors in the front so we can open them up to get our truck out of the dining room/garage.  

Being so close to the street, when the steamrollers roll down the street, the whole house rumbles.

This is the collection of wires in front of our house that they tied up in order to be able to maneuver.  

This has all been covered back over with dirt and gravel now.  However, the surface now is about a foot lower than it was.  So we are all having to use some of the dirt and gravel to make ramps into our houses.  

They haven't started repaving on the far end of the street where they started, so no telling when our street will be paved.  Rich and I talked about how spoiled we have gotten.  Many of the smaller streets weren't paved when we first moved here, but we have gotten used to paved roads now. 

Also, it is rainy season.  And we really need the rains.  But it does make for a muddy mess trying to navigate down the streets.  

Covering it  all up.  Our gate is the red one.  The small black pipe laying over the top of the big pipe is our water line.  When they covered the pipes the first time and steamrolled it down, they busted that water pipe.  So naturally, they got to dig it back up and replace it.

On August 24th, we had a Ladies Night.  I forgot to take a picture during the meal or the devotional.  This is a game there were playing with paper muffin cups on their heads.

I am really  not a game person, but they seem to enjoy them.

Some sights around the city.

The Buddhist monks have to collect their food before noon.  So, when we are out walking in the mornings, this is a common sight.  

I was talking to a friend who runs a shop one day, and while we were talking, probably 20 minutes, she had 5 sets of monks come and stop.   

This one took me a bit.  This shop is a relatively new higher end shop.  So, I thought the sign was odd that it would talk about selling.  Then it occurred to me that it should have said "SALE".  Ha!

Yesterday, when we left for chapel, there was this plant with balloons in the middle of the street.  It was there to let motorist know that there is a hole in the street.  

Isn't that what your street warning signs look like?  

Usually it is just a small branch off a tree or plant that they stick in the hole to let you know it is there.  I liked the balloon touch!

This is how is looked in the street.  The cart there to the left is my coffee cart lady.  She and her husband are both very nice.  They each have coffee carts.

She makes me a delicious cold coffee in a tall cup.  The cost??  75 cents.  I love Cambodia!!  Her name is SrayRoat.  I have just begun to talk to her a little about God.  Please pray for me to have wisdom and boldness in talking with her.  She stays very busy and moves her cart down the road after the early morning.  

At the school now, Khemrin is teaching Old Testament Basics I to our 6 newer students.  Rich is teaching the Minor Prophets to our older 4 students.  Please keep both the teachers and students in your prayers.

Much love,

Ronda Dolan