Our new students have been at the school for a few weeks now and are settling in.  Unfortunately, Gimhuot and our newest students went home.  Hong also is at home.  He was sick before he came and continued to be sick at CBI, so he has gone home for now but intended to return.

Next week, on Tuesday, we will be going to our annual camp.  It will last until Friday.  It is a great time to be able to see Christians from all over Cambodia.

We had a couple stay with us last week.  He is from South Africa and she is from the Philippines.  They have been married 2 years and are looking for a ministry place.  They are visiting Thailand, here, and Vietnam.  Their names are Simeon and Roseann.  Please pray that they will find the work that God has designed for them to do.

One another note, there have been a couple funerals in our area lately.  I thought you might like to see their 'hearse'.


Typically, they put the deceased's picture in a flowery frame on the front.  The family and Buddhist monks ride beside the casket in the truck.  They are on the way to the temple to cremate the body.

















This one was last week.  I am standing at my gate taking the picture.  Every attending wears white and/or black.






























Last Thursday night, the church got together to send off Dtut (he is in the middle in red).  His work is sending him to Israel for a year.  We sang, prayed, and encouraged him in the Lord.  Please keep him in your prayers as well.

We hope you all are doing well.  We are looking forward to Alex and Kira Mills from Batesville, AR coming after we get back from camp.  Please keep their travels in your prayers.

Much love,
Ronda

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