The day we left for Cambodia I posted some specific prayer requests for our family. Thank you to all who have been praying for us since our departure. Now for an update on how the Lord worked through each request:
The Lord has given Josh good health, energy, and wisdom since our arrival to adjust very quickly to the time change and to make decisions concerning housing, car, and furniture. We decided on our housing shortly after arriving, but could not move in until July 17th. It took a little longer than expected to find a vehicle, but we are very pleased with the one God provided and look forward to getting it back from the shop (routine maintenance, which includes work on the steering column, radiator, gear box, ignition cylinder, etc.). Josh is getting lots of practice on his moto!
Our flights went really well. In Seattle they misplaced our double stroller and we had to board without it. Making the connecting flight was a bit crazy, but they did give us two wheelchairs to help with the kids and all our carry-ons. Becca and Isaiah slept during the 2nd and 3rd flights. Anna did well and only had a few crying spells. We had a bassinet for the first flight, but I ended up holding Anna on the other two flights. My milk supply did not suffer.
Becca loved flying! On the 2nd flight she watched Mary Poppins and then, after asking me to sing her goodnight songs, she snuggled up and went to sleep. Becca has made a very smooth transition to Cambodia. She continues to say she loves it here and the other day proclaimed “Cambodia was made for me!”
Isaiah also did well on the flights. Both kids did well with the time change. The first night we all got to bed around 1am and slept until 7am. After that the kids had no trouble going to sleep at night and only had two 4:30 mornings (but the sleep Gestapo — aka Mommy — made them stay in bed until 6!). It was a pretty easy transition for them both. The mosquitoes haven’t been too bad here. We kill several every day but Isaiah hasn’t suffered too many bites.
Anna Grace has adjusted nicely to the heat of Cambodia. When we got here she went back to eating every three hours at night. Once we moved into our home she has begun sleeping longer during the night. God has blessed us with a very easy-going baby.
We’ve now been in our home for two weeks. We spent the first week cleaning, unpacking, and waiting for furniture to arrive (still waiting on our bed – they’ve delivered two so far, both too short for our mattress!). Josh spent lots of time repairing things and adding things like toilet paper holders, towel bars, and even a shower curtain in our bathroom. This week Josh started a language class and I’ve continued to get us all adjusted to our new home and think through our different routines and systems for living here. Sorry if you’re waiting for a response to an email – our days have been full of doing and we try to get to bed as soon as we can. I have lots to write about our trip, home, etc, but that will have to wait for another time.
We appreciate your prayers for us as we make Cambodia our home. Please pray that the Lord will continue to help us as we live here. Pray for wisdom regarding my language learning and Josh’s next step after this one-month class ends.
