Who would believe it?


This picture is Ronda teaching at the Ladies' Day last month.

Monday - Rebekah and I were going to go with the students to teach and preach in a village. The church there needed to wait until Tuesday. That worked out well, because the water pump went out on our van (that we were going to take). Instead, I ended up staying with the van for about 5 hours Monday afternoon. The mechanic came to the van and replaced the pump there. (I've only seen one tow truck in Phnom Penh and it's owned by the police.)

Tuesday - the students all went out to the village. Tawn taught a lesson, then the students taught in small groups. They repeated that process several times during the day. Our van was still acting up, so the students loaded 7 people in a car and the others drove motor bikes. They left at 6 a.m. and returned about 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday - the van was well, so the students took it at 5:30 a.m. They did a lot of teaching. Two people were converted and there will be more in the future. Ronda and I started back in language school yesterday. It's mostly grammar now.

Thursday - After studying and catching up on my administrative stuff, I went to get a haircut. While there, a policeman came in. He had something lanced or poked inside his ear. The barber used a long, narrow pointed rod to do the work. How long has it been since you've been to the haircut place to get something lanced inside your ear?

rich

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wildcat said…
Rich, you do recall that the barber pole originated in the days when bloodletting was one of the principal duties of the barber. Be glad you got to keep all your blood while getting your hair cut.
April 4, 2008 at 3:34 AM
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