Day 2
Tuesday
The next morning we got up early and went back to the same place we ate the night before for a very good breakfast. I had apple juice, an omlette (with cheese and ham), and wonderful, hard, European bread. I don’t know why that was on their menu, but it was. I was expecting a Vietnamese twist, but it was a straight up European style breakfast and it was wonderful!
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Eating breakfast right next to the street left us vulnerable to the many street vendors walking by hawking their wares
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Breakfast!
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Street vendor walking along in Saigon
Then Lao—as I shall call Fong’s wife—hailed a taxi and we all clambered in and she took us to the market. We walked through the dimly lit market—it was on a narrow street that had canvas overhangs that made it a covered street—and were on the receiving end of a lot of curious stares—I doubt too many Americans have recently walked the Vietnamese markets of Saigon.
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Just some of the amazing variety that was to be had in the market
Next, we headed to the bus station and took a bus to the edge of town near where Fong and Lao lived. We got off the bus by a supermarket and they ferried us to their house with three motorbikes.
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Josh and Arlin sacked out on the bus
They live back a little dirt track that runs beside a railroad, about halfway between two small paved roads. Their three room (living room, bedroom, bathroom) house is set in a nice little fenced and gated courtyard. We went in to lovely AirCon and a nice leather couch. That afternoon the ladies went to the orphanage and played with the kids.
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Phil wolfing down a standard issue Asian whatchamacallit. It’s fairly standard Asian fare, but I don’t know the name for it. It’s a pastry-like thing with meat inside.
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Kids at the orphanage
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Emily playing with the kids
In the evening, the worship team from the church game to Fong’s house and rehearsed along with Phil, Arlin, and Josh for the English camp. The guys—including Fong and one of the worship team members—slept in their living room. The ladies—including Lao—slept in their bedroom.
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Rehearsing for camp
3 Responses
September 4th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Hans, thanks for your updates. I read all of them with much interest. it helps me know how to be praying for you people at IGO. Wow, I really want to go there sometime!
Blessings!!
September 4th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Hans – Praying 4 you and your team – I enjoy reading your updates – WOW, you have amazing stories – Blessings!!
September 5th, 2007 at 11:46 am
i think maybe the whatchamakalit is a samosa…at least that’s what we called them in kenya…mmm
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