Christmas

If you were not in the know, you could easily miss it in Cambodia. No hype, no marketing, nearly no sign that it is the season and Jesus really is the reason. Christmas is close to invisible in this nation.

Susie getting the table set. She was a busy sewer earlier too, getting the table cloth and table runner made in preperation.

We had a great day tho'. The morning was spent skyping (as in telephoning through the computer) family. Then, set the table for eight - Aussies Pat and Don (who are still living with us) and Frank from Hagar, and Kiwis Sue Hanna (Hagar) Colleen (Asian Outreach) and her long-time friend Callum (who trains dentists in Cambodia) all joined us for a great Christmas lunch. Incidentally, Callum has an ongoing mentoring relationship with the nice Dr Heng, for whom I opened my mouth wide recently.

Around the table - Sue Hanna, a snippet of Colleen, a head-shot of Frank, Susie, Callum, Don and Pat.

Frank brought the turkey and we got an excellent ham from Dan, a German butcher whose shop is a total entertainment show. Long story, but I never have had so much fun in a butcher shop before. Glorious chaos reigned when we ordered, and somehow the chaos lifted a few levels upon pick-up a week later. The ham tho' is superb!

We have received so many emails to wish us well over this time. For all of you who wrote, who were going to write and who had nice Bonnevie thoughts - thank you and God bless!