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Odds and Ends

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This is Rebekah. We call her Rebekah the 2nd because our Rebekah is the first. She is the next generation of Christians here in Cambodia. The 2nd picture is of her dad, Channy, and Rich in front of their house south of Battambang, in the northwest part of the country. After Channy finishes his schooling, he plans to move back home and along with Sokgoon, who will graduate in October, plans to start a church in the area of their villages. Channy has a good heart for the Lord and along with Ki, his wife, we think they will do great things for the kingdom. The 3rd and 4th pictures are of a sign that sits on a table in front of the bank that the school use. I have never seen weapons on it, but we think it is funny. I get a picture of old cowboys (in Cambodia??) dropping their 6 shooters on the table as they head in! The Khmer words are actually "place to send weapons". So, see how safe it is here!!?? You should come visit! Much love, Ronda

A new semester at CBI

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Time has gotten away from me again! We started a new semester at CBI. Here is a picture of our students, as well as Rich, Dennis Welch and myself. We are excited about this semester. During this semester, the students will study about I and II Timothy and Titus, Colossians, Philemon, Ephesians, Christian Evidences, Biblical Interpretation, Teachings of Christ from Matthew, and the Cross of Christ. Please pray that God will direct the teachers and their words as well as the hearts and minds of our students. The last 2 pictures I took from our roof at sunset on evening. God has given us so many blessing! Take the time to enjoy some of them and thank Him. Much love, Ronda

Northwest Cambodia

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We took our students to some villages just to the south of Battambang in the northwest part of the country. Several of our students are from there and we are looking for the best place to start the church there. We were there for 3 days. We stayed with the families of our students. They were so kind to put all of us up. These are pictures of a couple of the meetings that were held in the area. Today and tomorrow, our students are going to 4 more villages to teach and encourage Christians that are already there. Next week, we will start our fall semester. Rich will be teaching all day for the next 2 weeks, so pray for him to have the right words (teaching in Khmer) and the endurance. Since the school is not air conditioned, teaching for 3 hours in the mornings and then 2 2 1/2 hours in the afternoon in the heat, plus studying at night to teach the next day is quite exhausting, especially when you have to think of each word you say, as it is in a different language. Much love,

50th Asian Missionary Forum

Due to the kind people at the church in Batesville, we were able to attend the 50th Asian Missionary Forum this year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In the past years, we have had company at our house, so have been unable to attend, so this was our first year. I (Ronda) went to the 16th, 17th, and 18th Asian Missionary Workshops when I was a kid living in Thailand. This is my first since then and Rich's first ever. It was wonderful to see old friends - Parker and Donna Henderson, Larry and Pam Henderson, Kelly and Sarah Davidson, Skip and D'Aune Rodgers, Gordon and Jane Hogan, as well as some of my Thai friends. It was also great to get to meet new missionaries around this area. We are so grateful to God for all of our Christian friends and family that we can lean on, laugh with, and just enjoy talking to. God has blessed us greatly with our church family. And thanks to you in Batesville for helping us attend. Tomorrow, we are taking our students to some villages just south of