The day after Christmas we were able to meet with the Kanes before they had to head out to Phnom Phen. We met at the noodle shop for breakfast noodles which come in a soup with dumplings and either beef, pork or duck. The duck is delicious. Kevin and Jill took us to the ministry center where they work. After some background on the ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Cambodia, they gave us a tour and introduced us to some of the students there. We saw where the January work team from our church will be working and what they will be doing at the ministry center.
We then divided gals and guys. Kevin took the guys to one of our favorite shirt shop for guys. Cambodian people are generally much smaller then Americans so Zac had to look at extra large sizes. The sales clerk then asked Tim if he wanted to look for something. Tim responded that they probably didn't have anything to fit him. She agreed then said, "If you ran into me, I would die," and "your arms look very powerful." Kevin got a laugh out of that as he translated it for Tim.
Meanwhile, Jill took the ladies to the market. We needed to pick up a gift we forgot at home for one of the little girls whose mom helps at Grace Place 1. So we found one there. We also had a few errands like to the bank to do. We also browsed the market to see if they had anything we might want to buy.
Then we met back up with the guys at the Secret Café for lunch. We enjoyed our time with Kevin and Jill learning more about the culture and their ministry. The good and the bad.
The Kanes had to part, so the guys headed back to the hotel while the ladies decided to check out another market which proved to be fruitful.
We headed back to Grace Place then to spend time first with home one then home 2. We attempted to teach home one how to play whiffle ball. It took while, but eventually they started to catch on.
Since we had an invitation for dinner at home 2, home one kids walked us over. Home 2 kids were waiting for us in the road, and as soon as they saw us, they ran to greet us. Yep, they are warmed up to us. They were all dressed up in their best dressed and clothes and looked adorable. We played for awhile before dinner, then had a wonderful meal with them. After dinner were games and dancing!!! We were certainly tired at the end of that night.
House parents home 2
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