Our Thanksgiving and Christmas

We hope that you all had wonderful holidays!  

Of course, Thanksgiving isn't a holiday here and we had school like normal.  But that evening, the BEST Center, the dorm my sister runs, had a Thanksgiving Fellowship.  As we are just beginning to meet back together, this was very exciting.  

The meal - hot dogs on white bread with corn on the cob and fruit.  

We sang afterward and this is part of the group. 


I have a friend in Ohio who, for the 2nd year, sent money for our students and staff to have a Christmas meal.

It is very much appreciated!  We went to a BBQ place.  Not like our BBQ at all.  They have big tubs of raw meat of all kinds plus vegetables.  On the tables are both grills and boiling pots of water.  It is a buffet and you go get what you want and grill it or boil it yourself.  Our students love it!

For dessert, there is fruit.

These are pictures of our students having a terrific meal and fun evening.

This is our group before we left to go eat.  We currently have 2 students who have finished their studies, but we haven't yet been able to have a graduation due to Covid restrictions.

We have 9 guys and 7 girls who are students now.

Khemrin, who was working with the University congregation is now working as a teacher at CBI, so we can have 2 tracks. (Khemrin is in the red shirt)

The best news!  2 girls at the Phnom Penh congregation were baptized.  They probably look about 10 years old to you but they are 16 and 14.  Please keep Rosa and Roset in your prayers as their faith grows.

We had a New Years Fellowship in Battambang Province with Christians from Battambang, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.  I'll tell about that on my next blog.

Rich is teaching Isaiah to our older students now, while Khemrin is teaching Old Testament Basics to the newer students.

Keep us in your prayers as we start this new year.  Please know that we love you all and so very much appreciate all you have done for us through the years.

Much love,

Ronda



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