Madeline in Cambodia: Beautiful Blissful Week in Kean Svay

Happy New Year!!

So I have been transferred to Kean Svay! My new companion is Sister Chhil. She is what her name is, chill. She's Khmer and has been serving for two months. She's been a member for about 2 years! So cool! Leaving Ta Khmau was hard. I'm not going to lie, it felt like another punch to the heart. I love Ta Khmau. But I know just like Steung Mean Chey and Ta Khmau I will love Kean Svay! I will miss Ta Khmau so much especially Sheilla and Sister Kosal but all is well! Exciting news for our investigators in Ta Khmau. Sheilla and Bong No are getting baptized January 7th! Sister Kosal and I taught them all the way through. They are both so excited. They both have such a big part of my heart.

So Kean Svay is not as city-ish as Ta Khmau. No American store and more bucket toilets. But all is well haha!! Kean Svay has this huge big highway that we bike everyday. It's like the big highway from Phnom Penh I think. But when you get off the big road it's super beautiful. I'm a little scared for April because apparently in Kean Svay it gets especially hot. Oh well. But April is also mango season. But as for now, things are great. The members are really awesome, some are super crazy but so much fun!

I would just like to bear my testimony of charity. Charity truly never faileth. I have felt so much love in my heart towards the people in Ta Kkhmau. Love that I have never felt before. It took a lot of prayers, work, humbling and service, but it worked. Charity is the key. It's that simple, love never faileth. I'm going to try my hardest to take that love to the people of Kean Svay too.

Also tidbit I ate "special meat" this week. (aka DOG MEAT). ah. It was actually delicious. Okay a happy new year! Good luck with all of your goals and such.

Love always,
Sister Mortell

These pictures are for Papa. Happy New year Papa! But usually people just buy these old Pepsi bottles filled with gasoline that are sold on the side of the street.