As the team cook I have journeyed through many a market
throughout this world. Each market
proffers exotic fruits, rare sea foods, and peregrine plants that find their existence
amidst the unknown. And more than the tasty
food is the addictive experience of a new culture.

Within the first week of living in Phnom Penh fellow teammates and I had
befriended a fruit lady named Sothy (sue-tee).
I often try and use my market time as ministry as well. So between Jon, Eric and I, many hours were
spent in her company and we quickly became friends. Her family wanted to get to know us as well
and so they invited us all over for Khmer dinner, dancing and a sleepover. We had a blast and loved getting to know her
family - we continued to visit with her family at their various market
locations (4 in total).

Before we left I got to share Jesus with Sothy and her
nephew. The whole family are traditional
Buddhists, although they don't strongly practice the religion. It's interesting sharing Jesus with someone
who believes in a different god. You
can't (necessarily) straight up tell them their god is a failure (caveat: of
course timing and tact are everything, at some point this could be introduced -
but for the sake of argument…) but rather share what Jesus has to offer, invite
them to experience him and let them make up their own minds.

Please pray for Sothy and her family. Pray the Lord moves in her life, pray that
her heart would turn towards the Lord. I
hope to have future racers connect with her in the future - pray they do and
are able to continue the relationship.
Praise God for continued follow-up!
And please please be in prayer for her family. They need Jesus!

(The market is always one of my favorite experiences in each
country; so I wanted to share it with you.
Enjoy…J)

A Walk through the Market from Talia on Vimeo.