Interesting Inspiring Week in Kean Svay

Well it's been another week in Cambodia. And a great one. Normal week but still a great one. So these past few weeks we've had a mass amount of referrals and help from members to get new investigators. These past two weeks we've had 8 new investigators. This work is so awesome. The gospel can draw people from any place, any home, and any family because of its light. I'm excited to start meeting these people and see them experience the changing power of the gospel.

Also it's been exciting for Chbaa Amphouv (our other area). Srey Mom and Tiida were former investigators before. Sister Chin and I started to meet them again. They are both 16 years old. They are from English class. They are about the cutest, friendliest girls ever.  They came to church and are excited to continue to learn. They love the missionaries and we love them too. We're hoping we can start to teach Tiida's family soon. We will see. As for our other investigators in Kean Svay, they are doing well. Since we have many new invesigators, I'm not so familiar with their stories but I'm excited for these next couple of weeks. Bong Tooc and Bong On are both doing great. Bong On is super excited to be baptized. She loves the church and the gospel. She reads and prays all the time. Bong Tooc is so great too. She is afraid to be baptized. She's afraid of the reaction of her family. This is sometimes a hard problem here in Cambodia. It's amazing to see these members here fearlessly defend their faith. Cambodian's culture is Buddhism. A big part of the culture and religion here is to respect your ancestors. They pray to their ancestors and worship them. Many people think that if they believe in Jesus Christ, they forget and disrespect their ancestors. That's what’s so cool about the restored gospel. We have temples. We literally have a place and a way we can save our ancestors. It's so awesome. Even in a place where there is no nearby temple and mostly all of the records were destroyed during the war years, my testimony of temple and family history has grown so much since I've been a missionary here. Anyways what was I talking about? 

Last P day we went to a prison during Phol Phot and Khmer Rouge. Very eye opening and very interesting. A little disturbing and a lot of sad but it was a cool experience to understand the history of Cambodia. Before I thought Cambodia was cool but it's way more than that. It's the most interesting place I think on the earth.

Also maybe a weird #CambodiaMoment: I was cooking an egg for breakfast a couple days ago and a gecko literally feel from the ceiling into the pan. What the heck?

Anyways, the work is great. The Gospel is true! Get excited about the gospel! Thank you for all the love and prayers. 

Love always, 

Sister Mortell

Thanks for the pictures Sheilla!