We’re here! Today is Day 11 in Cambodia.
Since arriving, we’ve really had one mission: to find an apartment and get settled. After four days and thirty apartments, we finally found the right one - an apartment that is suitable for our family, and is in a good location for ministry!
If you’re interested in a street view of our area, click this link a satellite view: Google Maps
If that doesn’t work, search “17, St 480, Phnom Penh” on Google maps. Neither is exact, but it gives you an idea!
We are within 2-3 minutes walking distance of some great spots including a supermarket “Super Duper” where I can buy toiletries, produce, groceries, etc. Prices are higher than your traditional market, but the store offers convenience, security, and US brands! Everything is packaged in smaller sizes/quantities - wisely so because fridges, cupboards (if any), and portions are significantly smaller here than in the States.
We are also very close to Tous Les Jours - a bakery and coffee shop with a wide (and delicious!) selection of breads, pastries, and drinks. I visited yesterday and bought two varieties of sausage croissant, a cheese and basil baguette for myself, and two sugar donuts for our dessert. There are two nearby pizza places, one with a kids play place, which also delivers, and many other Khmer (and other) restaurants, coffee shops, and businesses.
There are children frequently playing in the street just 30' beyond our front gate. Right across the street, there's a family selling drinks and snacks in front of their home, and two more down the street. On the corner, tuk-tuk drivers are always waiting for passengers. Two blocks away, sits a large yellow landmark: the Australian Centre for Education (ACE) - "a leader in the provision of English Language Teaching services in Cambodia and in the South East Asia region."
I look forward to becoming more familiar and learning more about what and who is around us!
Our apartment is on the fifth floor of a new building - Haktrana Apartments - and we’re only the second to move in! There are eight floors - each floor has one two-bedroom unit, and two one-bedroom units. As the view grows broader, the price increases on each floor. In other apartment buildings without elevators, the opposite is true as the lower units are more appealing.
On Sunday morning, the landlord’s young son was playing with a soccer ball on the lower level (think “parking garage”) and he was very excited to learn that we had moved in the day before. The landlord told Titus he is very “particular” about the tenants in this building. We’re praying that despite the landlord’s choosing, that God would send us both Christian neighbors and neighbors who will be ready (even if slowly!) to hear the Gospel Message! Please pray that God would give us wisdom and boldness as we step out to build relationships with those around us!
And now, more pictures of our apartment:
Our family with Pastor Greg -- in our new apartment!!
If you’re interested in a street view of our area, click this link a satellite view: Google Maps
If that doesn’t work, search “17, St 480, Phnom Penh” on Google maps. Neither is exact, but it gives you an idea!
We are within 2-3 minutes walking distance of some great spots including a supermarket “Super Duper” where I can buy toiletries, produce, groceries, etc. Prices are higher than your traditional market, but the store offers convenience, security, and US brands! Everything is packaged in smaller sizes/quantities - wisely so because fridges, cupboards (if any), and portions are significantly smaller here than in the States.
We are also very close to Tous Les Jours - a bakery and coffee shop with a wide (and delicious!) selection of breads, pastries, and drinks. I visited yesterday and bought two varieties of sausage croissant, a cheese and basil baguette for myself, and two sugar donuts for our dessert. There are two nearby pizza places, one with a kids play place, which also delivers, and many other Khmer (and other) restaurants, coffee shops, and businesses.
There are children frequently playing in the street just 30' beyond our front gate. Right across the street, there's a family selling drinks and snacks in front of their home, and two more down the street. On the corner, tuk-tuk drivers are always waiting for passengers. Two blocks away, sits a large yellow landmark: the Australian Centre for Education (ACE) - "a leader in the provision of English Language Teaching services in Cambodia and in the South East Asia region."
I look forward to becoming more familiar and learning more about what and who is around us!
A view of our apartment from a nearby hotel balcony
Our apartment is on the fifth floor of a new building - Haktrana Apartments - and we’re only the second to move in! There are eight floors - each floor has one two-bedroom unit, and two one-bedroom units. As the view grows broader, the price increases on each floor. In other apartment buildings without elevators, the opposite is true as the lower units are more appealing.
On Sunday morning, the landlord’s young son was playing with a soccer ball on the lower level (think “parking garage”) and he was very excited to learn that we had moved in the day before. The landlord told Titus he is very “particular” about the tenants in this building. We’re praying that despite the landlord’s choosing, that God would send us both Christian neighbors and neighbors who will be ready (even if slowly!) to hear the Gospel Message! Please pray that God would give us wisdom and boldness as we step out to build relationships with those around us!
And now, more pictures of our apartment:
Laundry drying on our balcony
Looking at the street from the ground level (parking garage)
Ratana shoe racks by the front door
Looking into the parking garage (elevator on the left)
A view of Phnom Penh from the 8th floor (we live on the 4th)
Clean water, little fridge, and rice bucket (which has since been moved to the cabinet under the sink because Chamnab won't leave it alone)
To see Christ glorified in Cambodia,
Titus, Jewel, Sophear, & Chamnab
