wow what a crazy few days. Bob and Mary Cheesman from New Zealand have come over for a month. they are british but have lived in christchurch for 5 years. Both are in their 60's. and were amazed at the roads and traffic. i only realised after hearing them talk about it that i must have sounded the same a month ago...
Bob has a pace maker and is deaf in one ear. he is quite a pace maker himself he used to be the organisation manager for stonleigh bible week, which means he was overlooking all the medical, catering and security staff. mary is a little deaf in both ears and has hearing aids...bless them. they are a great couple. bob is going to be preaching on daniel for the next four weeks.
because of them coming to help with the home schooling and the fact that its their first time in asia they are staying with the smiths and i have been evicted! its actually good. i have landed on my feet. not only do i now have a bigger room. but it has an en-suite bathroom and a lockable door. so at least i can get some privacy. im staying with kerry a really nice american woman who used to come to the church but for whatever reason doesnt come any more. she has a bunch of kids one thai three khmer and one yank. they are all younger than Sam and jordan.
i get to do a bunch of tourist stuff this week with B&M which is good. we are going to toul sleng genocide museum which i havent been to yet and then to the royal palace.
today we went to (stung men chay) the village. it was my first time there and i actually really enjoyed it. i got to practice soe of my khmer phrases on the kids who just stood there and laughed at a white man speaking khmer! there was a massive thunderstorm last night so alot of the city is flooded today particularly down at the village which is by a small sewage river which bursts its banks in the wet season. this basically means that the whole place was ankle deep in sewage. the kids are all playing in it then they come and hug you. its all abit too much to do every week.
chris...a kiwi in the church got denge fever last week and had to be taken to bangkok for treatment there. its not a serious virus and the body treats its self 80% of the time. so its just a matter of enduring the pain for a few weeks. there are alot of sick people in the church here which you can understand when you see the condition some people live in.
i have been eaten alive by mossies.
forever young
ben.
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Memories of the office noises...
Ben sits on the windows sill,
the fan he turns on high,
leans on back and lets one out,
Ryan thinks he'll die
Matt bends over laughing loud,
Ryan waves his hanky,
"It's not nice," "it's not cool,"
"you know its really skanky"
Then a noise like a squeaking mouse
Bellows from matts hole
Ben applauds but Ryan whispers
"dear Lord save my soul"
The final straw was coming to Ryan,
but first ben burped his 'abc',
a bit of sick came up his throat,
so Ryan tried to flee.
Down came the trousers
to bring on the bare bum fart,
ben ran up to Ryan
and stopped his fragile heart
the end has come for the bum is unclean,
with it the burp and gruff,
Its all worth while, for it makes me smile,
and makes dear Ryan tough ( and huff... and stuff!!!).
Ben, hello mate, it's Joe here, Ruth's brother, Si's guitarist. How are you?
I saw Foxy at prayer and fasting yesterday, and he said you were enjoying it. I'm really glad to hear it.
I'm good, uni is good.
These comments are hilarious.
God bless mate, keep pressing on.
joe (t)...i know who you are but im impressed with your long introduction! thanks for the comment i was thinking about you the other day how is married life treating you???
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