We use tuk-tuks to get wherever we need to go, most often using the same tuk-tuk and driver, Mr. Sam OL. Since our assignment is to Ta Khmao and Kien Svay, we have been having Sam drive us there to the Chapels where we pick up the young missionaries and ride out to visit inactive members and investigators. So far, each time we have driven out of Phnom Penh, it has cost us $20 to go out and back. In the last two weeks we have spent almost $200, probably substantially increasing Mr. Sam’s income.

We were told that the average tuk-tuk driver makes $100 a month. I find that hard to believe, but there does seem to be a glut of tuk-tuks around the city. We see a large number parked waiting for customers. As we walk about or exit the markets we have several drivers aggressively ask us if we need a ride, so business must be slack right now.

I believe the tuk tuk we normally ride in is slower than most others because other passenger laden tuk-tuks often pass us and several times, after dropping off the Elders at the church when we complete our visits, they pass us riding their bicycles, but it beats walking.