Success

It has been a great week, and things went really well. We had two baptisms this past Sunday, and that was great! The Lord is truly bringing about His great work, and changing the lives of so many of His children. I also had the privilege of baptizing an 8 year old girl of one of our recent converts in Kampong Thom.  This past Sunday was a great day at church as well; we had a really good attendance, and many less-active members were able to attend as well. 

Well, as you may know by now, transfers took place this Friday, and I will be training a new missionary again, here in Kampong Thom. I am super excited for the opportunity to train again, and I am also excited to remain in Kampong Thom. I really love it here! It will be interesting because that means that I will probably spend 5 transfers here in KT, and that is really rare in our mission; usually only 3-4 transfers in an area. It will be cool though because that means that I’ve spend a different amount of time in each area; Kampong Cham 3 transfers; Siem Reap 2 transfers; The Office 4 transfers; and at least 4 transfers (hopefully 5 in Kampong Thom).

Last week we went and visited Ming, who was baptized when I first got to Kampong Thom. We were talking with her, and I asked a few questions about Pol Pot and what her area was like. She shared a story from when she was young. She said that her a few other kids were herding cattle with the main herder, and they had always been told to watch out for tigers. (Kind of like sheep and wolves, but Cambodia takes it to a new level with cows and tigers!) One day, they were herding cattle (not too far from her current house) and a tiger was spotted. She said that her and her friends had to all take off and run up small trees; ones that were too small for the tiger to climb. When she got up the tree, she saw the tiger attack the cow from behind. It jumped on its back and then bit its neck, threw it over its shoulder and then carried it off. So crazy!

I really love working out here in Kampong Thom. It is so peaceful and the members are incredible.  

The missionary work here goes ‘forth boldy, nobly, and independently.’ It is amazing to see the rolling forth of the gospel, and the incredible happenings brought about by the hand of the Lord.