Cambodia Bible Education Centre

Fun. Water. Readings. Prayer. Bible Studies. Chatting. Late nights. Not much sleep. Delicious Food. Fellowship. Praise. Worship. Beach. Waterfall. Sharing. Learning. Laughing. If only my conscience would allow me to finish by blog here. But I guess you'll want a little more detail about the Phnom Penh Ecclesia's Study Weekend at Sihanoukville. Being on a tight budget but still wanting to spend the weekend together in a beautiful location the Phnom Penh Ecclesia decided to hold the study weekend at Sihanoukville and stay at the BEC. Sis Sokhun was lovely enough to insist on cooking (with the help of some volunteers from the Bethezer Dorms). So while us foreigners (John T, Michael & Miriam & kids, Jonathan & myself) and Him & Theavy slept in comparitive luxury at a 'nearby' guest house, the rest of the ecclesia squished into the BEC. I'm not really sure how they managed to fit 40 people into such a small area... I think some of the guys slept...

Abraham the man of Faith was our theme for the May Outreach Weekend. We looked at events in his life, the promises he received and how we can participate in those promises. We had about 12 attendees for the full weekend which included 6 studies (plus the seminar at the dorms and the memorial meeting). Quite a full-on weekend! And yet the students were attentive and interested throughout!! I know I've been here for a few months now but I am still impressed by the enthusiam of our students and their thirst to learn. Hmmm.... I appear to have writers block so I think it may be best for me to share the highlights in point form. ·          I was priveleged to teach the section on what the promises mean for us. I started by getting the students to brainstorm what they had learnt so far about what exactly was promised. They recalled every aspect!!! And then went on to work out a lot of the partial application without assistance. · ...