gypsy boy

sothy got invited to the christmas party at the US embassy on christmas day which sunds great, in fact i was well jealous. im thinking of getting the bus down to the beach for a few days in between christmas and new years, maybe even head over to Bangkok for a few days. Most of the church, like i said, have already gone home for christmas, so its going to be quite a small affair.

Things here are going well, business as usual really. i keep meeting khmer people who can speak a little english and just want to talk to me all day. it could get frustrating but the novelty value hasnt worn off yet.

Its funny after a while you just run out of things to say about it here. i guess that means ive stopped discovering new places and new things and just settled into day-to-day life...im sure i can fill out a few blog pages with random ramblings.

the responsibility of being responsible is too much of a responsibility for someone who isnt used to alot of responsibility. having said all that, assuming you know what i mean, i think ive taken to most of my tasks with alot of energy. it has been hard doing stuff that i wouldnt normally choose to do and having to serve in ways that i know are not my gifting. i realise that even these things are good for your character. if you only did the things you were good at how would you grow? that doesnt mean im any good at it though! i still suck at doing the wednesday afternoon kids club. and like i mentioned the other day im really not looking forward to the christmas presentation by the youth that will no doubt be a reflection on me. its equally frustrating for the church and for the leaders sometimes to have everything translated, we are having a whole evening to talk about it and discuss the best way forward ad the best way to serve both the khmer and the westerners. im not really sure it is working at the moment and have predicted a fairly heated evening. should be fun! i will let you know what happened and a damage report eg. how many broken noses...ahh church politics, my old nemesis.

i was looking forward to the trip to australia. although im still not sure if its going to be ok for me to go. from the way steve said about it i got the impression that maybe the conference itself wouldnt be appropriate for me to go to. im not quite sure what this means. to be honest the whole reason i wanted to go was to be part of it and to meet all the people and enjoy the conference, if its just church leades and wives then thats ok. i dont want to go there just for the sake of going. like i said i wanted to be part of the group meeting there in march. its a long way to go on my own with no real reason to be there.
o well, we shall see in the upcoming months.

so ive been at this new flat for nearly a week, already i have been told to make arrangements to go elsewhere. which is a bit of a bummer and at first i wasnt really that happy about but i dont really have much of a choice as libby gets back from down under in a few weeks. im majorly reluctant to put an advert out in the christian newsletter that goes round, after all they are such a weird bunch those christians. and living with out and out missionaries doesnt really appeal to me that much. maybe it would be better than living alone, who knows? one thing is for sure i am a gypsy. at least i dont have to sleep in the wood huts like most of the people.

i will try and post some photos when i get to the smiths house for cell group later. these internet cafe pc's are pretty rubbish really, on the plus side im learning to be patient with them. if you try and rush they just crash and then the little man shouts 'otay, otay, twer la-ore, nit jear tlay mlay' (no, no, be good, it is very expensive) that always makes me laugh.

tomorow never dies.
Ben.