Reflections of a Theophile

What a roller coaster the last two days have been. I have little time to write and when I do it seems the wifi is never working. Anyway Diane is so tired she fell asleep sitting up with her hands in the keyboard of her Kindle after typing for approximately 10 seconds. She spent the night in the orphan home last night and got very little sleep.

Today we cooked breakfast for the kids. Pancakes and syrup. They loved it and came back for seconds and thirds. This afternoon we spent the afternoon doing crafts and playing games, doing makeovers, having a waterbaloon fight, and working on individual photo albums for the kids.

This evening we went to the Battambang BBQ. I can now truly call myself a hardcore barbequer! this place was a health code nightmare. Picture this. You sit at a metal table. In the center is a hole in which they place a bucket filled with hot coals. Some of the coals falling through onto the floor around your feet while you eat. On top of that they place a pan with with some kind of hot liquid. The BBQ is a buffet filled with raw meat and all sorts of things I can't identify. No ice under the meat. Meanwhile cats are weaving in and out between your legs. Sweet! Oh I forgot all the while they are blaring dance music. The kids loved it. Once little girl ate so much she had to run to the bathroom to throw up. After the meal the kids got up and started dancing and some of the teens from surrounding tables joined in. It was really very funny.

Some of the kids were already starting to cry as we finished our food. We went back to the home and had a very nice candle light worship / prayer meeting. After this it was time to go. Many many tears. I have heard many times about how hard it is to leave the kids and say goodbye. There's really no preparing for it. Its just something you have to get through