Tuesday to Saturday in the afternoon we have English class and Vietnamese class for the children. We have some new children from the lake attending, some of our younger children are starting to come and some who haven’t been in along time as well as our regular students. It’s a busy three hours but we are seeing progress in the children. We were excited this past week when Binh moved to a new level in his Vietnamese language. Here is a picture of Binh and Den completed their Vietnamese lesson and what our classroom looks like.
So many of them are eager to learn and are even taking their books home to practise! Our biggest challenge is we only have two teachers teaching children at all different levels.
Below is a picture of the children leaving class, they use to ride bicycles or walk now they leave on motorcycles! Sometimes there are four or five of them on one motorbike! Yes, I even have rode the motorcycle with three other girls!
Almost everyday I’m with the children I’m dealing with their wounds. When one of them shows you their wound they all have to show you and they all want a bandaid!
Every Saturday morning we visit the families, we went to Lok Diang. Below is a picture of the entrance to Lok Diang, the owners of the land are building a large row house. It has pushed many of our families to the periphery or they have moved to another location in the community.
We met some new families during our visit, they have come from the lake. Here is one of the new Moms and some of the kids from the Lake.
Sunday Men taught the children the story of the Unforgiving servant, he did a wonderful job and even used visuals to aid his teaching! When he finished his lesson the children applauded!
The other day Lieu told us that Thao’s mom was in an accident and hurt her knee. Lieu’s said, “I prayed and asked Jesus to heal Thao’s mom’s knee and He did!” Thao’s mom was able to walk after Lieu had prayed!
The girls (Nhi and Lieu) and I gave Kim’s kitchen a thorough cleaning and we tackled the storage room too!
Most Sunday’s I attend the Phsa Leu church and I have really enjoyed the messages and fellowship. Attending church requires me to ride my bike through the the dusty streets of Siem Reap while the sun is beating on me, causing me to sweat. Needless to say it is impossible to attend church without feeling a bit dirty. Before you enter the sanctuary you take off your shoes, but the challenge when you leave is finding your shoes. Life in Cambodia!
I hear that Kim, Hong & Nguyen will be attending Summit this Sunday. Please greet them with open arms and pray for Hong & Nguyen as they prepare to to come to Siem Reap.
Blessings, Leah
