Today we started English Camp. Tom, Jake and I went early to meet with Dave Manfred, the field director here. As we walked up at 7 AM, several of the students were already waiting outside of English Camp. English Camp doesn't start until 8:30 AM. As we walked down the street closer to English Camp, several of the students waiting yelled out Jake's name and then some of them recognized Tom as well. We were so excited to see them, as all of them that were there waiting were Vietnamese students. Many of them students we have seen the past two years.
Jake and Lisa are on the brown team, Tom is on the green and I am on the yellow team. We each have a few students we rememeber from last year on our teams. Today we studied English in the morning. Lisa has fit in well, especially for never having done English Camp and not being there for training the day before. Most of the students in my group speak good english. In the afternoon, we went to the Palace in Phnom Penh. I had to stay outside (but didn't mind as I have been to the Palace two years in a row.) because Sorya (one of the Vietnamese girls) wore shorts which aren't allowed. It ended up being a fun time as we were able to visit. We talked about her church, how well she is doing in school, how her English has improved since two years ago when I met her. She also talked about Korean Pop Music and how handsome the guys in Big Bang are.
We appreciate your prayers for safety and good health. Especially as we will be at the water park tomorrow where Tom Jr. has previously injured himself :)
Thanks again for the prayers!
Becky
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