When we took in our Honda CRV (1997) for service after flooding it out in the big rain storm, the Repair Shop examined the car and suggested preventative work that should be done, quoting a price of $68. Thinking this … Continue reading
When Sister Tuck and I first arrived in Cambodia, one of the senior couples, Elder and Sister Henderson were assigned to help us get situated. They took us around showing us the city and introduced us to the places to … Continue reading
Sister Tuck and I are Birders, which are a more intense form of bird watchers, but we are in Cambodia working as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and are not here to watch birds. That … Continue reading
Yesterday started the Khmai New Year Celebration, which lasts from April 13 to 16 this year. Apparently the dates vary based on the moon phase. Searching the Internet, I found that this is year 2556 BE (Buddhist Era). We were … Continue reading
Some interests can be suspended for a time, only to pop back up again. Sister Tuck and I are Birders, a higher form of birdwatchers, but when we came on this mission, we determined we would not actively bird (‘bird’ … Continue reading
Three months have passed since we entered the mission so we should be up and doing whatever it was that we should be doing. In the time we have been here, we have identified several areas where we can help, … Continue reading
We attended the Ta Khmau Missionary District meeting, which includes all the Missionaries in the Ta Khmau area, 4 Elders and 2 Sisters. There, the Sisters asked us if we would go with them for an investigator visit at 5 … Continue reading
I didn’t want to purchase a car and one of the reasons was I had seen how the Khmai drivers drive. A tuk-tuk offers an excellent platform to watch the road dynamics because after you tell the driver where you … Continue reading
Our assigned area has been Ta Khmau and Kean Svay (pronounced Dakamau and Geen Svy) so when we arrived here we arranged to go with the missionaries on their teaching appointments. This meant we were renting a tuk-tuk to travel … Continue reading
Age happens. I had hoped we could avoid the problems aging brings, after all we are over 6000 miles from home and surely old age couldn’t find us here. But it has. Sister Tuck has had some problems seeing, especially … Continue reading