These two little girls were waiting in the bank parking area for their dad. There is no shortage of cute kids in Cambodia!

We just finished Pchum Ben, a major holiday wherein most city-dwellers leave to visit their ancestral homes in the provinces, and we are looking forward to the annual (November) Water Festival wherein the city swells with visitors from the provinces.

Rains and floods are still hitting areas in Cambodia pretty hard. The Cambodia Daily headlined its weekend edition with "Flooding Subsides, but Death Toll Rises to 141". It reported that 17,000 families have been displaced and 61,000 hectares of rice paddy damaged. (A hectare is 10,000 square meters or about 2.5 acres.)

The work of the Mission moves forward, and we daily hear of miracles in the lives of members and missionaries.

We hope all is well with you and yours, and that you feel the Lord's miracles in your lives.

These two cheerful missionaries--Elders Christian and Hem--are helping to push a tuk tuk on a road in Siem Reap. The tuk tuk had almost capsized when it hit an underwater sinkhole. President and Sister Smedley were also in the vehicle and came close to being thrown into the water. Siem Reap has been experiencing flooding but the mission area worst hit has been Kampong Thom.

You have to look closely to see that this woman is in a 3-wheeler powered by a hand pedal. We were entering Monivong traffic from a side street and waited a moment for her to cross in front of us. She waved to us in thanks and, when we caught up to her at a stoplight, Sister Snyder snapped this photo. There is a definite pecking order to Phnom Penh traffic--the biggest vehicle has the right of way--which means that bicycles and those with physical challenges are very wary of trucks, cars and motos.

This mother kindly allowed this photo. The corn is boiled and sold by street vendors.

Ice is done the old-fashioned way in Phnom Penh. Here a delivery man is sawing up an ice block for a customer. They also have a small machine to chip ice. Needless to say, this ice is not safe to use in drinks. Every now and then, the mission will purchase chipped ice to cool sodas for group meals held at the mission home.

This is Hun Sen Park with Independence Monument in the distance. The park's perimeter is 1 km and we walk the park on most mornings. This was taken mid-morning so no people are present. In the early morning (5-6:30), there are always well over 100 walkers, as well as exercise groups and street vendors. Hun Sen is the Prime Minister and the park is across the street from one of his homes.