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Ecclesial trip to Sihanoukvile

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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 together. 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 to turn everything back on.

Our time was used to grow closer spiritually as one family in Christ and we made the most of some quiet time to take everyone through the teaching program which is used at BEC. This program has been refined further and is called Toolkit3. This program now includes teaching guidlines for Cambodian fieldworkers as well as foreign fieldworkers to help in the teaching of God's word. Toolkit3 grew from a need to organise our Bible instruction and to implement a clear preaching plan for the Bible Education Centre in Phnom Penh. This is vital to our success, given the constantly changing team of foreign fieldworkers at the BEC. The Toolkit specifically tracks who, what, when and where we teach. It provides a framework which allows each person who is learning through the BEC to be taught in a way which suits their individual needs. The Cambodian brothers and sisters are now an important part of this teaching team and are keen to use the Toolkit with their teaching at Bethezer dorms. By using our records for the unbaptised dormers they are now able to teach Bible topics to individuals or groups so that effective use of teaching time is ensured.
One of the problems we have noticed is that many fieldworkers do not know where to start in their teaching of God's word, or they teach areas of the Bible which have already been covered by previous fieldworkers. Consistent use of the Toolkit overcomes these problems and avoids contacts becoming bored or frustrated because they are being taught the same things over and over. The Cambodian brothers and sisters recognise the need for this systematic approach so that their teaching of God's word complements the teaching done at BEC.

On our way back to Phnom Penh from Sihanoukville we called into the waterfalls where brother Chanthuon was baptised. What an amazing reminder of God's awsome power and creation. We played there for about an hour and then jouneyed home. Steve crept around the bus and took many funny snaps of everyone sleeping (even the dorm manager!) as we travelled home, after an uplifting and wonderful few days together.

Lynne and Steve

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