Day 5

Yesterday was Sunday service and my day off. After lunch I went with some other STEPpers to an embarrassingly nice hotel - probably five star - where Douloids can use the swimming pool, gym, access the beautiful beach and get 20% off at the restaurant. The 20 minute trip there from the ship revealed a much more developed side of Cambodia and showed that Sihanoukville was larger then it first appeared.

The wheather was nice all day and when we got back to the ship there was a sizable crowd waiting to come to the bookshop. Some people in our group got the idea to go out and talk to people that were milling about. I approved of the idea and we quickly went in to drop our stuff in our cabins and I procured some Camdbodian tracts. When we went back out however, the crowds had vanished! Another time I guess.

Here's some nice news though. Yesterday 10 Vietnamese guys came to the ship. After visiting the book exhibition Daniel, one of my roommates who was on gangway out, gave them a paper explaining how to become a Christian. Unfortunately it was in Cambodian which they didn't understand. They said they kind of understood the pictures but they wanted to get an English version and learn more. Daniel invited them to come to lunch the next day (today). A bunch of us are going to pray before they come and then talk with them and explain the gospel as best we can. So if you read this before about 1pm Cambodia time, you know what to pray for! Also, it is looking rainy today. . .