I don't know that there have been too many Believing weddings, baby dedications, or funerals in this area, but it seems like even the others would enjoy these parties – loud music, good food, and dancing all night. As soon as I got there, Ming took my arm in hers and whisked me away to sit by our lab manager. I didn't have the curry, but I did have 2 bowls of the cabbage and cucumber salad. As I ate I had to laugh to myself that the lord has a sense of humor – in the last week I've eaten chicken right off the bone, stuffed tomatoes, cucumbers in my salad and in my morning eggs, and peppers. All of the foods I despise the most and successfully avoided in America for years. But I've worked up a good spit, smiled, and washed them down with extra lemonade or Coke. He equips the called, for sure.

I'm heading to Siem Reap (home of Anchor Wat) this weekend with the director and his family. His wife and 2 other friends are running the half marathon, he's running the 1 mile kids race with their 5 year old. We won't be touring the magnificent temples, but we'll be seeing some friends, getting massages, and being tourists. I'm hoping we have time for the hot air balloon ride, but we'll see. If you have the chance, you really need to see the temples in northern Cambodia. Or at least google it :) The size and carvings alone are breathtaking. Anchor is the largest religious structure in the world and I think it housed both Hindhu and Buddhist ceremonies over time, but there are hundreds of stone temples to choose from (Bayon and Prohm are the other more popular ones).

I'm also hoping the car ride will be a good time for us to talk about their vision, and how I fit into it once I'm done with language lessons. We're leaving after they finally get a shipping crate bound for the Congo packed with equipment and water filters – word's getting out that these work and others are starting similar filter factories!! Teach people how to fish don't just give them the fish!
Have a good weekend!

Side note: the internet speed here is terrible for uploading pictures. I've tried many many times to upload to facebook or this blog but it times out or malfunctions :) I'll come up with a good way to do this yet!