Greg, Marti, Martha, and Karl arrived in Mondulkiri province after an adventurous 7+ hour bus ride. We've been on level ground for the past 2+ weeks, and today we went up our first hill in a vehicle and it felt really strange to do that. The countryside got more and more hilly as we went. They call them mountains here, but we wouldn't go that far. Certainly very pretty. The bus and driver weren't made for driving on anything but level ground. We crawled up some hills which should have been relatively easy to get up.
Arriving in Sen Monorom in Mondulkiri province, we were struck by the beauty of the city. It's relatively small as far as cities in Cambodia go, but quite clean. Buildings looked fresh and new. Joyce Johns met us at the bus station and took us to our hotel. We've always thought she lived in the sticks, but actually she lives in a pretty nice city. You just have to go through the sticks to get here. And the road has been recently paved, so it really wasn't that big of a deal. Before the road was paved, there was always a question of whether Joyce would be able to get in and out of town. The only obstacles we encountered today (other than traffic) were the trees and bushes they laid in the center of the road as it went through the mountains. They took up about 1/3 of the width of the road. Vehicles had to drive on either side. Our driver consistently chose the left side, even when he couldn't see oncoming traffic.
We're having dinner with Joyce tonight, and then we'll find out what's in store for us the next few days. We'll be here until Thursday.
Yesterday we had a fantastic visit with Marie Ens at Rescue Orphanage. We can't say enough good about her and the orphanage. We're very much looking forward to having her visit CCC for missions conference this fall.
We also had a good visit with Martin & Judy Johns to learn about their ministry with New Hope Schools, ministering among the Vietnamese in Phnom Penh.
I think it's about time to sign off. A cat just hopped up on the table and decided to sit on the monitor. He keeps staring at us and the mouse.
Karl & Martha
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