We made it! Endless plane ride (23 hours!) and we arrived Sat night. we essentially missed 7/7/07! Oh well! Today we've been sightseeing - Church first (7:00 AM!). There were about 1000 Cambodian people there! The songs were in Khmer, but the sermon was in both English and Khmer!
After church, we went to the Killing Fields, where the Pol Pot regime executed about 9000 cambodians. There was no other purpose for the camp - just a place where people - including women and children - were bussed for execution. Very sobering. And this only happened about 30 years ago. Clothing and bones from the victims are all over the ground. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge killed over 1 million people total when they were in control.
After the killing fields we went to lunch, where our guide, an employee of the church, ordered us real Khmer food. It was really good! Very Thai - like, with coconut soup, sweet and sour dishes, and rice. I also had a lychee drink - a kind of fruit soft drink. And - so far - feel fine!
Then we took a bit of a tour of the city - going to Wat Phnom and the Royal palace, and walking down the water front. Now its monsooning (daily thunderstorm!) so we're waiting it out in the hotel. We have lots of plans to make before we go to the orphanage tommorrow.
Keep praying! More updates when possible!
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