This sweet little girl waves at us almost every day when we walk to language school. She waves until we are out of sight. And she always has her 'pearls' on. Just wanted you to see her. She makes us smile. Much love, Ronda
Just got a sweet postcard in the mail...you win the prize for the 'farthest away' birthday wishes! Thank you so much! We are all doing great...Jaxson is in the 1st grade and is 7 1/2 and Cody is 3 1/2 (and acts just like his dad!!!!):) When Jaxson started school we felt a big pull to be more involved in our community and so we placed membership at the Downtown Bixby church of Christ last spring...it's been a huge blessing for our family but we do miss our friends from BA! David and I think about you often and know that you continue to be a big blessing to those around you just like you were when you were here! Thank you again for touching base with us...have a great 2009! Tamara Crull
I wanted to let you know that we received 6 new students from Battambang province at the school yesterday. (There is another one but he was sick so didn't come now) They have all taken their 12th grade exit exam but haven't received the results. Rich thought it would be good for them to come for this short 2 week class to get a feel for the school. At CBI, they have to read a lot more and the studying is more intense than what they do in high school. If their motivation is only to come to Phnom Penh because the big city is 'cool', they likely won't stick it out. Starting September 15th, the school will be on break for 2 weeks for the Pchum Benh Holiday. So they will be with us for 2 weeks and then go home for 2 weeks. We hope they will all choose to come back and study with us. All of these new students come from Sokun and Soklee's village or area. Some of them are already Christians which is exciting! It is great to see ...
We are back home in Cambodia now. We had a wonderful trip to the US! But, before we left, we spent the last weekend in a village with Borey, one of our graduates, and his wife, Phaney and their children. He started this congregation by himself. After awhile, he converted his mom. But for a long time, he didn't have any other people responding. Now you can see that they have a thriving congregation due to his perseverance. There are several Christians in Phnom Penh now that came from this village. They now live in the city and are an encouragement to the church here. This was the Bible class on Sunday, May 25th. This is some of the teenagers that hung around with us that Borey teaches. Please keep Borey and Phaney in your prayers as they continue to work. Not in this picture is their new baby daughter that wasn't even a month old. His sons that are standing with us in the picture are Ratanak and Noah. Their daughter's name...
Sokun and Soklee are 2 of our students who are working in a village in Battambang. We are incredibly proud of the work they have done for the past few years. They are very active in their community. They did a lot of teaching and helping during Covid. The church there is growing. They have a wonderful reputation among the people there. When we were there last, several people let me know how much they are doing for their village as well as being leaders in the church. They have classes for all ages of kids. Every Friday night, a group of teenagers meet at Sokun's and sing for an hour or so as well. Sokun is now the village chief. All the villages, even the areas in Phnom Penh, have a village chief that takes care of the needs of the village, etc. I sent to Sokun a few days ago after I saw his post about the flooding, and asked if, on top of prayers, they had particular needs. He told me food and fresh water. This is...
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