Not really sure what to write about tonight. We were
so bombarded this week with Covid-19 news that I am feeling like a Virus at
this stage. It seems that Cambodia is doing pretty ok with the virus around or
maybe it due to the fact that only a few people get tested especially foreigners
coming into the country. We still have all the flights from China but they ban
some flights from the USA and European countries. Read a report about some foreigners
complaining about being held hostage in a decapitated hotel because they were
on a boat that had some people that were positive for the virus. Tensions will
start to rise and I am not even surprised that they are angry. I am sure the government
here does whatever they can do and there are not all the resources that other
countries have, so people just need to deal with it, but for foreigners that
have money, this is not acceptable. Wrong time wrong place, I guess. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/03/15/coronavirus-us-couple-limbo-after-being-forced-off-viking-cruise/5053446002/?fbclid=IwAR2KDvNlOEvG2ELHBu5WqHmXQMueB3o0NRdefuxa8kZjPFn4LSrJYWTRxUk
I went down to Kampong Tom and did a medical outreach with
Heang and his family. There were not so many people as all of them are working
on their farms. It was nice being out with the people again. Took a little trip
to Heang’s farm to see his cashew plantation. It sure is hard to be a farmer
these days. The weather is really hot and that makes the flowers dry and it
just drops down, without making fruits.
The next day I went with fav uncle to Relose. Pastor Chu
is normally not coming anymore as he does not want to ride a bike. But we were in
the truck and we could go. The people were so glad we came and complained about why
we did not come in such a long time. It was good to make contact with them
again and will definitely go there more regularly. It is always great seeing the pastor sitting and chatting with people. That makes my heart pump with joy. It
was so hot on the way back that I had to stop 2 times to fill up my overheated
truck. Poor thing is getting old now.
Anton is doing well with his online school with Hope.
We are so glad that Hope stepped up and do this online. Pretty good timing to
test out something like this for future problems. We are definitely happy that
he can continue his schooling this way. He even gets his PE that he needs to do
every day. I see now that more countries are closing schools and that create
big problems for some as a lot of parents are working while the children go to
school. My sister and brother back home are in a situation like that now and
grandma needs to help out. Please pray for grandma that need to look after 4
children. Luckily she has some help from 2 helpers in the house. Let us pray
for our elderly people as they are more vulnerable than us younger generations
for this virus.
Spend some time with Apo this afternoon and cleaned
his wounds. It is looking very good and I am so impressed with his mum’s
cleaning of the wound. His bedsore is almost half of what it was a month ago.
Poor guy is just lying there in his bed and it’s so hot out there. Pray that
his wounds will heal completely soon.
Toinette and Petra were out doing teaching with AOC
in the village for some women. She was just telling me about the beautiful
women she met in the village. One thing she does not like is traveling and she
was pretty tired when she came back. Their classes with FGC also closed for now
and that gives her some time to catch up on some other stuff that needs to be
done around here.
We are trying to be good citizens and not spread the
virus so I keep myself busy with lots of maintenance and some good old
fashioned woodwork. I just love working with this beautiful hardwood they have
here in Cambodia. We pray that this time will also pass like the other
calamities we already faced in life. We pray that God will protect us for
another day and that God will talk to each and every one of you what to do in
this time of uncertainty. Let’s go out and be Light to a dark world.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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