Trip to Battambang for Soklee's wedding


 Last week and weekend, we were invited to 4 weddings - 3 were our graduates, the other the school's landlord's family.

We decided to go to the wedding in Battambang where Soklee was marrying Kimlee on Sunday.  Actually, the wedding was Saturday but they had the wedding dinner (7 courses) on Sunday at noon.

Rich and I went early and enjoyed a day in Battambang city.  Then Sunday morning, drove to the village about 45 minutes to the south of Battambang city, where Sokun and Soklee work.

Sokun and Soklee are both graduates of CBI and they do a great job.  They not only teach children and the adults in their village, but are also active in the community, helping when needed and therefore have a good name with the village chief and the village leaders.

Always great to get to meet with saints in other congregations!  I am sorry about the pictures - I did a poor job of allowing you to see all of them.

Sokun is a good preacher.  It is always a blessing to get to hear him teach.  He and his wife have 2 sons.


 After the service, we walked a kilometer down the road to where the wedding party was. 

This picture is from our table looking back toward the entrance.  Soklee is the guy standing in the yellow. 

In case you don't remember from other posts, during the day, the bride will change clothes (and accessories) usually 10 times.  There are 7 traditional Khmer outfits - the 7 different colors mean different things.  Then the bride will usually have about 3 wedding type dresses, like we are used to.  The groom changes his jacket to the color of the traditional outfit that the bride wears.

In the hour we were there, they changed twice.
 The courses usually start with some appetizers (they have sweet salty peanuts that are really good!), then different meats with vegetables for the next several courses, finishing with white rice and fried rice and then dessert.

I thought you might like to see some of the drink offerings.  This is quite good and very sweet.  We also had orange and green Fanta and water.

Also, I thought you might like to know that the 4th course was cow's stomach.  We were pretty full by then.
 This is Rich and I with Soklee.  Please keep him and his wife, Kimlee in your prayers as they start their new lives together.
 We enjoy spending time with our graduates.  Soklee and Sokun are a special joy.  We are so proud of the work they are doing.  And we are grateful to so many of you for the support to allow us to be here to teach and the support of the school, so they have a place to learn.
This is Kimlee and Soklee.  You might notice that she is the same height as me.  She is tall for a Khmer woman, but she does have on 5 inch heels!

After the wedding we headed back home to Phnom Penh.  It was good to get out of the city and the dirt and noise and enjoy the countryside and see sweet Christians in other places.

I did take some pictures as we were travelling to Battambang (I drove on the way back, so didn't take any more coming home).  I'll post those on the next blog so you can see part of the countryside.

Much love,
Ronda

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