Elder Faught got 3 big packages from home. We told him we would take him and his companion and his packages to their home, so that he wouldnt' have to carry them. He said that he would walk and he would beat us home. So he and his companion set out. His companion couldn't keep up, so Scott motioned for him to come and sit by him on the driver's side and we would try to beat Elder Faught. So Elder Faught took off running. If you look closely you can see him far ahead running. He had his suit coat on too and was running so fast. So, he beat us! But he still got his packages and it looks like he'll share with Elder Hem (say Haim).
We also went to a park across from an older hotel called the Victorian. This is the King's park. In these big tall trees there, bats hang, hundreds of them. About 6;30 p.m. or dusk, they take off. It is quite a site to see and quite a sight to see them just hanging from the trees. Our wildlife specialist, David Smedley, taught us that the red dots on logs, in the water and sides of the pond here are toad eggs! How about that?
We went once again with Elders Hill and Nelson to see the same member and investigators that we did last time. They are all making progress! This is good news. It was a great experience for our family to walk the same paths as the missionaries do. I call this area up near the Angkor Wat, the jungle area and it is absolutely so beautiful.
On our way to the first investigator, we stopped to visit with this older farmer and his 15 years younger wife. They were working in their fields with their little kids. She put this vine that grows behind her all around the rice starts to keep them moist and free from bugs and other critters. She tips the starts upside down and surrounded them with this plant. It must work! The Elders had been out here working in this area the week before and could see they needed help. So they volunteered to come back and help plant the rice and they help plant the field behind Elder Hill. He is not a member, but he is warming up to the missionaries.
Jake is making great progress. He built this little bench for his guests. The last time we were here, we sat on the ground. Now he has this nice bench by his pretty flower garden which is a favorite of mine.
I loved seeing the sun set, and watching the cow graze until it gets too dark to graze.
These three families are all great. Two are members and receiving the after baptism lessons. Many in the first picture are not members. In the house nearby, the lady had a banana plant on the ground and was cutting it. I asked what will you eat on this plant and she showed us the very middle of the banana leaf stem has a pulp that tastes similar to taro or a potato. So that was their supper.The kerosene lights look like we dont' need them, but it was dark and that's all we had to see by, and the flash lit up the room so it looks brighter than it really is.
The family where Millie is sitting by their girls is the family of Nareth. Nareth is a wonderful member and has helped several come into the church. She wants her husband to join. We came a month before this and helped teach him and challenged him to keep his committment to learn and he said he would and has not tasted another drop of liquor since that time. He is a great guy. And embarrased because he didnt' have a shirt. Scott gave him a tie and I took a picture of him with the tie and no shirt, but he was embarrassed, so I didn't put that on the blog. David brought several white shirts with him. Jake and Nareth's husband had no white shirts, so a couple of weeks ago, I sent up the shirts with the missionaries. Both men were very excited to receive the shirts. They had met David and knew the shirts came from him. Both Jake and Nareth's husband have baptismal dates. I think Nareth's husband is baptized, but Jake isn't yet, but is progressing well.
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