Letters to Caleb: Greetings from Thailand & Cambodia!

Hi boys,

How are things in your neck of the woods? Did you receive any care packages this week? I hope you feel loved and admired because you are!

Thailand did not disappoint. It was an awesome adventure. We spent the first half of our time there in the big city of Bangkok and the second half in Chiangmai. We saw and experienced so much there in only 4 1/2 days. Our favorite part was outside of the cities, in the countryside by the rice patties and farmlands and then the mountains and jungle. We held a lemur and rode a 38 year old elephant bareback through a river and up a jungle mountain. We also visited many Buddhist temples with their live-in monks, young and old, and then some Hmong Hill Tribe people, even those women with long necks with the rings that we've seen in National Geographic. So far we have had 6 flights and we still have 4 more so the airport part is the worst part of the trip. I love flying, but 11 hours in the air in just one stint is too long!

So, we're now in Siem Reap Cambodia. It's a different culture but the people are lovely also. We attended church this morning and made quick friends with them and the missionaries. The elder that translated for us is from Laie Hawaii. He lived just four houses down the road from the Hunters and knows them very well. Uncle Dave was his bishop since he was a Deacon. Small world! (Side note: the Hunters are going to move to the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Australia in June so he can teach at the university there for three years. Crazy!). Anyway, the Cambodian children are so beautiful! I went to primary today with them and other than the number of kids and language, it is the same! It felt like home. Sacrament meeting and Sunday school were great also! The spirt dwells among these people too!

We have been able to FaceTime the kids at home but can only do it early in the morning for us because we're 13 hours ahead of Utah. They're doing great! They're all getting along and making it to school on time. It seems they really don't need us to function! (Just kidding). I miss them a ton!

I hope your doing well with everything. I hope you're happy, busy and continue to learn alongside of your investigators. We miss you both terribly too! Have an awesome week and Happy Halloween!

Love you sooo much!

Mom