Arrived!

This morning we loaded up two vans with our team and our luggage and began the van trip to Poipet.  We arrived at the border around noon.  Kandy Lay (Alliance missionary) greeted us there.  She had lined up a couple of hired help to cart our luggage across the bridge from Thailand into Cambodia.  They piled our luggage into these two wheeled carts that looked like they were barely held together.  Meanwhile, we went through various stages of getting our Visa and going through customs. 

We got checked into our hotel and then piled into and on the back of Kandy's truck to Soeuth and Syna Lao's house where we were treated to a late Cambodian lunch.  Later we were given a basic review of cultural do's and don'ts.  We were also able to spend some time talking to a number of youth that were attending a youth gathering there.  Later that evening, we were able to take in some of the local food in as shown below. 

Tomorrow will be cleaning and prep for English camp.  Several of us are working on only a few hours of sleep as the jet lag is catching up with us.  Signing off now to get some sleep...