Cambodia Bible Education Centre

This morning we took advantage of a public holiday to do some in-depth Bible study at Bethezer dorms. We looked at what the Bible teaches about evil spirits, demons, satan and the devil. These are all topics which many students find difficult to understand, so it was great to have time to go through many scriptures in detail and explain the common misunderstandings about these topi cs. There were about 30 dormers present who did not have to go to work or university today. We started at 8am and finished at 10.30 with some fruit and snacks. K and Him took turns translating. Lynne and Steve

We have just returned from a few days at the beachside town of Sihanoukville with some of our brothers and sisters. A few of the girl dormers took the opportunity to travel with us to their homes for the public holiday, so we were able to drop them off along the way. We had a wonderful time, swimming and relaxing at the beach. Joel and Joseph (Him and Theavy's small boys) loved their first trip there and spent some happy times playing in the sand and the salt water. The older boys were a great help in taking turns to play with Joel and Joseph so that Him and Theavy also had an opportunity to relax and enjoy some quiet time t ogether. We certainly felt like one big family ... our Cambodian brothers and sisters are so good at making us feel loved and part of their lives. We laughed so much together and shared some enduring memories on our trip. Vanny was up to his usual tricks, he found out how to disconnect electricity to the rooms. The others took some time before they were able t...

My years as a small child, were spent in Kratie province with a loving mother and father, three bothers and two sisters. Born in 1951, I have happy memories of my childhood. My mother was a gentle, loving person who never had a bad word to say for anyone. My father was a soldier in the Sihanouk regime, fighting with the French during civil war in Kampuchea. He retired from the army in 1932, when he and my mother became rice farmers. My father spoke about his years as a soldier, but my memories of these stories have faded. My strongest memories are of him as a hard working farmer who died at the age of 76, which is quite old by Cambodian standards. In 1971 I married and not long after, gave birth to my first child, a beautiful baby girl. Our life as a happy, young family was torn apart when my husband was abducted by communist soldiers. I was told that he was being taken to Kompong Cham province to work but later I learned the truth. Twelve others had also been taken, along with my husb...

We had a wonderful morning in Phnom Penh today as about 50 of us boarded the Sereyrath on the Mekong River to welcome another son into the family of God. The ecclesia here now comprises 20 members! Although the sun was not shining in the natural world it certainly was in our hearts, as we shared love and laughter in ant icipation of Sophea's baptism. We travelled across the Tonle Sap into the Mekong and found a grassy place to stop for Him and K to share words of love and encouragement before immersing Sophea in the saving name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the glory of the Father. Traditionally, everyone burst forth into song with This is the Day - sung in English first and then Khmer. Following the baptism, bro Steve gave us a wonderful message from 2 Kings about the baptism of Naaman...concluding with these words: Today w e have seen another man turn his back on the love of other gods. Just like Naaman, Sophea has found courage to turn away from foolish kings and the...

Choom reep suer Thom Mac and Borng S'ray (older sister) Mitzi (sorry about that but older is a term of respect here). So exciting to hear your news about the Chinese First Principles class. We hope that we can come and see it in action soon and the fact that it is happening on your own doorstep which must be so satisfying. Last night Long Ang gave an exhortation for our Wednesday (can't come on Sundays) group. An aspect of faith, that he drew upon, in his message, was about when the Israelites, with Egyptians on one side and the Red Sea on the other and with nowhere to go hear their leader, Moses say to them to stand firm. Long Ang saw this as being like us in the world today, surrounded by problems and our natural eye struggling to see past the natural obstacles (mostly man-made) around us. He talked about the faith and courage that is needed to see beyond the problems and make them irrelevant in our lives. God not only created a straight path for the Israelites to ...