Arrived In India

It was exactly the reception I had anticipated and hoped for. Thomas (one of the IBCM staff) ran out and lifted me off the ground... what a guy. It's so good to be among these special friends and now to share them with my Dad.

I guess it's been a couple days (and all quite full) so I've got some updating to do. Wednesday evening we said goodbye to the Crosscurrent team and our Cambodian staff. It was so good to spend time together with them. We decided to head back to Bangkok via Phnom Phen. Both Ray and I had some connections that we wanted to make while we were here in Cambodia so we took advantage of the couple extra hours we had in Phnom Phen before our flights took off. I had the opportunity of getting together with a missionary family through an obscure connection (they were children of a friend of Terri's, parent's, neighbors... did you follow that?) John & Sheryl Roberts have been serving primary in a teaching capacity at a Christian school in Phnom Phen over the past 5 or so years. While the connection seemed obscure it's amazing how connected you can feel to people you don't know. I really wish we could have spent more than a couple hours with them... what a great family (their 10th child is due in just 2 weeks?)

We took in a sobering sight in PP as we visited a high school that the Khmer Rouge turned into a prison/torture facility during their time in power. While they've done a lot to make it less intense there a still physical remnants of the legacy of the facility. What a dark time in history.

We finally had an opportunity to eat some authentic Khmer food too... I think Kalyan was afraid to deviate from pretty tame, Americanized food. We stared at the menu and then let the waiter choose our meals and they were awesome. Dad took better notes than I but I remember a Cambodian Red Curry soup and a Stir Fry in a curry/peanut sauce... fantastic!!!

Then it was back to Bangkok and in the morning to India. However... it's getting late and tomorrow's another full day... more updates in the morning (or evening to you!)