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It is wonderful to have the dorm boys back at BEC for morning and afternoon studies. Many of them are feeling the impact of rising petrol costs and changing from their motos to bicycles. We now have two bicycles on loan to the dorm and three to LCDI.

Our early morning visit to the dorm today was a wonderful time for us all to experience. We read Acts 3 about the lame man who was healed. One of the dorm boys is lame from polio as a child and so we talked about how we are all crippled in some way and God can heal us all. This young man, Kosal (second from the left in the photo), may have a lame leg but his heart is searching so hard for God. Steve has been talking about death and the soul at BEC lessons. Kosal has been taught, and has studied, the doctrine of the immortal soul. We have found many resources useful. On this particular subject, however, Wrested Scriptures and a leaflet that was used by fieldworkers in Samoa that explains death, have been excellent. At the Bible Education Centre we have a collection of these leaflets, which cover 29 topics. If anyone knows if this resource has been extended we would love to hear from you at acbm.cambodia@gmail.com. They contain clear and concise information similar to the resources we use from bibleducation.com. We were so encouraged when we arrived at the dorm this morning to find that last night Kosal read two chapters of The Way of Life on this subject as well at the lesson notes from yesterday. God opened Kosal’s ears to these words because this morning he showed a deep understanding of what the Bible teaches about death and the soul. We talked about how God can heal us all so that we can walk together, following Christ, to the Kingdom.

We enjoyed our time at LCDI last night…our regular Tuesday night visit to show a video. Unfortunately there was a blackout during the last ten minutes so we will have to watch the end next week! The school is forced to find a new location by the end of May, which is proving very difficult. Demand has forced rents to rise dramatically here, so please remember LCDI in your prayers. Kunthea, the director of the school, comes twice a week to BEC for Bible study and is keen to foster our relationship with the school. He has a strong Christian vision for the future of this high school and we feel that the relationship, which has been carefully cultivated over the last year or so, between BEC and LCDI is a very important one in our mission to spread the gospel. At present they say Buddhist prayers but Kunthea is keen to teach them Christian prayers.

Cultural differences can show up at the most unexpected times, as when Steve was going through the Learn to Read the Bible Effectively course with Kunthea and came across “unusual” Biblical practices which we find hard to understand. Kunthea was quick to point out that ‘arranged marriages’ are not unusual in Cambodia, and Cambodian farmers often put dirt or mud on their heads if they are angry or sad!
Lynne and Steve

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