#145 - Salt, bites and splash!

Vol.# 145

As I listen to the rain falling and the wind howling (yes, it is!), I develop a craving for a nice hot cup of coffee. So I grind the beans, and as I smell the wonderful smell of the fresh coffee, I envisioned myself sipping coffee on my balcony as I watch and listen to the rain but then...

As I took a HUGE gulp of coffee, I realized that I had mistakenly put salt instead of sugar in my coffee! That wonderful dream so ended abruptly! I usually put brown sugar in my coffee but the white sugar was on the counter next to the salt and ... 
So I am trying to get the 'taste' out of my mouth now! 

Then I decide to have a warm shower because it is 'cold' here. So there I am with my soft towel until I begin to feel itchy and then bites! Ants somehow got on my towel and yes, I am still trying to put 'after bite' cream on.

Can my day get any worse you say? 
Well ... read on...

First my football team from G2K school had a pool party at one of the expats houses, and most of the staff from my language school came, and it was wonderful connecting with the kids and spouses of the staff. Of course I was the only woman in the pool.

Actually, I was really standing in the kids' side of the pool as the other teachers were on the other side. I was the kids' play mate in the pool! But that did not stop me from having a water fight with the teachers on the other side. The water was COLD and it was not sunny but it was a fun time! 

The coach, who is from America, together with his wife shared their life stories about why they came to Cambodia and how God is working in their lives and how much the football team has become part of their family now! Very sweet! 

Praises: 
My tutor #2 asked me to pray again for her family situation and as I am learning more words, I am humbled that now she has called me twice to give me updates on her court situation. 
Tutor #1, who is a pastor's wife, had asked me to pray with her for a missing 4-year-old boy from one of her congregants; he had gone missing and the police would not help unless they got some money, and even the community was not helping. Praise God that 2 days ago he was found in the province and has been brought back home! Our concern was that he was taken for his kidneys or to be sold as a slave. It turned out that a relative was the one who had taken him from the family home. The young mother now knows about a God who cares for her family through others like my tutor and her husband, and strangers like me who will pray for her.

Prayer Requests: 
My Khmer teachers have invited me to go on overnight trip with them along with two other expats. However, one expat cannot now go and she is the one who is most conversant in Khmer and has built up really close friendships with them. I was really counting on her to help me bridge the language barrier! The Khmer teachers, fiancées and singles (9 in all) initially thought that I would pull out after hearing that my friend was not coming, but I knew that they were pretty excited about going. So please pray for 'good soil' that Pastor Wade was talking about here, 


Awaken (3): Seeing Jesus in the stories of life and scripture from Rexdale 

as we have conversations about life; pray for me to be a good listener so that I am able to pray with discernment and wisdom. Pray for safety as we travel 5/6 hours to and from our destination, and for fun times when we spend the day and night there! 

SO, did my week get better? 
Well, my housemate installed a new attachment to the sink in the kitchen and also bought and set up the hose so that we would not have to carry a bucket of water up and down 30 steps! 

YES, it is the small things in life that can make you sing!

Now I am going to pray with my house helper as her sister is sick in her first 2 months of pregnancy. 

I cannot wait to see you all and to drink water out of the tap! 
Please keep sending me your pics and requests! 

Love, His Warrior and Disciple, 
Submitting to be His Dance partner here in Cambodia, 

Your sister, Vidya