Week 11: Adjusting to Life in Cambodia Bit By Bit

 Well this week has been way busy and it would take me longer than either of us has to give you a play by play narration, so here is what floats to the top of my brain (and also what I have pictures of)

     In the MTC after a few weeks we would skype members in Cambodia to teach them a lesson. The first person Elder Millet and I taught was Seiha and I got to see him on Sunday! Way cool because I had hoped I'd get the chance to see him while I was serving and he lives in Phnom Penh, about 2 1/2 hours away, but was visiting Kampong Cham for something. (picture above)

  Elder Lasswell and I drinking our first sugar cane juice. It's actually way good. ​

  Inside one of the markets trying to find a scarf (aka missionary sweat/all purpose rag that looks stylishly cool) 

  I found a Rubik's Cube that I didn't bring! Granted it only has a handful of stickers but it's still a Rubik's cube. This was at group leaders house when we went for lunch. ​

 They are rebuilding a bathroom. Elder Shciefer and I ended up carrying a large 

pile of bricks over after we finished teaching our lesson there. ​

    Inside of the first Watt I visited. Cool pictures telling the story of Buddha (I think) 

and the pillars are painted with dragons. Always a plus.

   My skin adjusting to Cambodia. ​

 Splurged and had Krispy Kreme for breakfast and Costa Chocolate drink while we were in the city for training. Also got a blizzard at DQ. I felt a bit guilty but now I'm glad I took the chance because I lost my wallet on the way back to the mission home. So that was a bummer. Luckily I had taken out my drivers licence, temple recommend, and personal debit card so I just lost a chunk of cash and mission cards that I need to get replaced now. ​

Me being happy that the spider hasn't bit me. ​​

 Me trying to get rid of the spider but turns out it likes me. (It never bit me or Elder Schiefer) ​

   As far as things without pictures I had a cool Sunday. So it was fast and testimony meeting and members were getting up and sharing their testimonies and I wan't sure if I should get up since I'm a missionary. Well a few missionaries got up so I went ahead and got up. It was way cool to share my testimony of Christ in a language I barely know and be able to be understood. I also got to talk with members at the meetings and I'm seeing progress! Bit by bit I'll learn this language. 

     I'll end with how much I love these people. They are so kind and giving. We stopped by a members house to talk about the upcoming baptism of her husband and they were making some food. Elder Schiefer asked to try some and we ended up leaving with dinner for both of us after we insisted that we didn't want to take their food.

 

     The work is hard and most of the time sweaty, but it is worth it. I'd encourage everyone to look for ways to serve those around you, love your neighbor, and make sure you have some fun while you do it. 

- Elder Taylor

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