Where are they now? - June 2009 Graduates


Sometimes you may wonder where people have gone and what they are doing.  I wanted to flashback to the June 2009 CBI Graduates and catch you up on them. (This was the 2nd graduating class.)




CHANTY, seen here teaching a group of children during one of our Evangelism weeks, is currently with Sokhom Hun at a preaching training school.  Chanty has many roles, including teacher, solver of problems, driver, organizer, etc... He (and his wife) continue to help train men who will preach and teach. 




VEASNA, seen on my left, helping to translate at Sovan & Sokna's wedding, has worked with the church in a couple of different roles.  He also  started teaching some at CBI. And, he helped out with some translating and with lining up the Evangelism Weeks. In December of last year, he started working full time with CBI as a translator and teacher. He, his wife Linna and their son Timothy, all live at CBI now to help with the students.  He continues to help train men who will preach and teach, as well as teaching and preaching himself. 


SOPHEA,  has worked and led an Orphanage about 40 kilometers out of town.  They started with 4 kids and now have 17 children, most under the age of 12.  He and his wife teach bible, language and English to the orphans, was well as many other kids in the community. Sophea is also the local preacher for the congregation that meets at the orphanage.  Right now, Sophea and his wife are the only workers with the orphans, so they have the kids 24/7, along with their own son (Reuben). 



This class also included the Pakistani man who studied with us. Due to security concerns, he has asked that his picture not be published.  He completed training at CBI as well working on a Master's in Bible on-line. He is supposedly helping a church in another country. 

Proud of these guys, what they are doing and what they have the potential to do. 


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