We don't have any pictures to post or great stories to tell, but our Easter was wonderful. Easter was the closing day to a very packed two weeks for Chris and I. We had a team from America that were here working in our projects, the end of the season soccer tournament, and a bike distribution, along with our everyday roles and responsibilities left us tired and ready to rest in the day of Easter.
Our church did a sunrise service at 6:00am and it was a beautiful thing to sing worship of a living God as we watched the flaming red sun rise over Phnom Penh. The hour long service ended just in time before the heat began to boil, and we enjoyed our church's Easter breakfast of fried rice and time with our dear friends.
But by 8:00am we were back home, streaming some March Madness games, reading books, and enjoying the rest that Easter gives. After some naps, and lounging in aircon as long as possible we decided to head to the movies at 3:00pm to avoid the abrasive afternoon heat.
However, everyone else in Phnom Penh had the same thought and we packed ourselves into the sold out show of Disney's The Croods. Though a great and funny movie, the highlight of the movie for us was the reaction of the other 200+ Khmer who were watching the movie with us.
Never have I ever been to a movie before that got the crowd in such a roaring laughter, or applause for every feat the characters overcame. It was awesome. The guy behind me was laughing so hard my seat was shaking, and I am pretty sure everyone else in that theatre had that same feeling.
Cambodians love slap stick humor, and I loved sitting in that theatre and hearing their reaction to these simple Disney jokes. You would of thought we were watching the movie of year, not just this month's new Disney movie.
Usually if you leave a theatre and talk about the film on the way home, you know you saw a good one. This time we left the theatre and talked about the experience we had just gone through all the way home.
And that is why I love Cambodia, even seeing a movie is a cultural experience.
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