I also got some treasured Facebook messages from home.
Angela came to the hotel for breakfast again then we got into our tuk tuk and took a 30 minute ride to Angela's church. The ride was dusty and insane as we went through a traffic jam near a construction site. 
Its very hard to describe the traffic here but it feels and sounds like bees buzzing and swarming and flowing around us.
Angela attends a large interdenominational church called ICA or International Christian Assembly. It is very large and has a school and Bible institute with it. It is made up of people from about thirty different countries, many of whom are here on mission. This is where Angela leads worship about one out of five Sundays. She took this Sunday off.
We very much enjoyed the worship which lasted close to an hour. We knew many of the songs. It is always awesome to worship in another country with people who are our brothers and sisters in Christ from around the world. Even the worship team were from six or so different countries. 
The message was also good, about taking up the staff for God and also being willing to throw it down for Him.
After church we ate lunch at Mike's Burgers. 
It was very hot outside and our tuk tuk driver napped while he waited for us. 
After lunch we were tired and Angela was getting a headache so we took another afternoon of rest in the air conditioning.
In the evening, Angela wanted to shop at a vintage clothing store that only opens a few times a year here. It was run by a girl with an Australian accent who travels the world collecting vintage pieces. She had them displayed in the room of a beautiful home in a nicer section of Penom Penh. My girls would have absolutely loved it. Angela bought a yellow dress and a plaid skirt. 
Next we drove through more crazy fun traffic around a traffic circle near the Prime Minister's house, to Angela's favorite cafe, Java. My girls would have loved this also. It is a cafe and coffee shop decorated with random eclectic retro furniture. It had unique drinks and food. Angela had a pink lemonade and a salad and deb had a drink called a ladybug that had watermelon and lime juice, and a salad. I had chocolate chip pancakes with butter and honey and a vanilla steamer. I think I will gain about 10 pounds on his trip.
A friend of Angela's, Rodda, from thePhilippines, met us at Java and we enjoyed getting to know her. She is on the worship team at ICA with Angela, teaches some English classes and is supported in part by her home church. 
We had a lovely time laughing and eating and chatting. We returned to our hotel and crashed early yet again. 
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