Believe it or not, this crazy bunch of people just finished a very spiritual Family Home Evening in the home of Lam Sovann, far right, and his sister, Lam Sophy, far left with the flower in her hair. After a lesson about loving families, we played a game where everyone got in a circle and passed a coin from hand to hand and a person in the middle had to guess where the coin ended up. If the person guessed correctly, he/she got to draw a design on the face of the person holding the coin. An incorrect guess went the other way. Note that Sister Snyder's face is not marked. She won! We were responsible for the treats and brought bananas, water and a plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Sisters Noeur and Robertson on the last day of their missions. Excellent missionaries, they were each approved to extend their missions by 30 days. Sister Noeur is from Takhmao, and Sister Robertson is from Utah. We first met Sister Robertson at the Missionary Training Center in Provo and flew to Cambodia with her.

Each ward and branch in the Church has a Primary organization for children ages 3-11, and every year the children and their leaders do a special program for sacrament meeting. The Viet branches in Phnom Penh are now doing their Primary programs, and these are the children from Branch 3 with a few extra adults. Those familiar with Phnom Penh will see Kim Loan on the far left. She is currently undergoing chemo therapy for a rare form of cancer.

After the Branch 10 Primary Program, everyone gathered in the courtyard for this photo. Viet families enjoy socializing, and typically stay after Church meetings to visit with each other. Branch 10 has a lot of youth and they love to play with each other as the adults are talking.

Santa made an early visit to the 10 Viet-speaking missionaries eating a hearty Thanksgiving meal in our home. The four sister missionaries each found under our tree a small stocking filled with nice things, and the six elders were happy with authentic Russian market back scratchers and Oreo cookies. Our small propane oven wouldn't handle a turkey so we enjoyed genuine Kentucky Fried Chicken with traditional trimmings which included perfect pumpkin pies homemade by Sister Snyder.

This week's postings are dedicated to the cleaners and recyclers of Phnom Penh. City cleaners are everywhere. Dressed in green, they sweep streets, gutters and parks, usually in the early mornings.

Recyclers have two-wheeled carts and daily walk miles along regular routes. They announce their presence with hand-held 'squeakers'--kind of like a plastic toy. Homeowners will save plastic and glass bottles, cans and cardboard and take them to the street when they hear the sound. The recyclers then sell their goods at local centers, making $40-60 a month.

That's the way it works in the more affluent neighborhoods. The uglier side of the business is the number of children forced by economics to scavange trash and beg for recyclables. No school means no education which translates to no hope for their futures. We are grateful for the charitable organizations that do their best to help these youth move toward better lives.

We usually see this young man when it's dark on our way to walk at Hun Sen Park. He always greets us and, if Sister Snyder is taking a day off from walking, is sure to ask if she is happy and healthy. His broom is representative of those used by other sweepers.