Thank you from Cambodia!

GOOD BYE!! Thank you so much Nehemiah Teams for sending us part of your teams to work with us here. God bless you all the more! 

-Local supervisor
Engage Cambodia & Whatever it Takes for Cambodia teams

Far villages: Whatever it Takes for Cambodia

A few days ago we had the opportunity to go to a far village. It took a little less than an hour tuk-tuk ride and a riverboat to reach the village! The river, although dirty, provides a lot for the villages that run along it. They use it for bathing, cooking, watering crops, for their livestock and even as an energy source.

At the village, there were about 16 kids and about 5 adults watching. We taught the kids English and Bible stories. We also did flashcards, games, and songs. Musical chairs was definitely a favorite among all the kids!

Pray that the seeds that have been planted will grow!

-Whatever It Takes for Cambodia

Wise Thoughts

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

Team of the Day: Whatever It Takes 4 Cambodia

Country of the Day: Cambodia

Pray for team members to daily seek the wisdom of God's Word. Pray the words they speak would overflow from a heart that seeks God every moment.

"You Siem Reap What You Sow"

This week, our team had the opportunity to take time to tour and visit Siem Reap. While we were there, we got to spend time with our sister team, Whatever it Takes for Cambodia. We saw many of the ancient monuments and even visited the night market. At the night market, we were reacquainted with our Caucasian comrades, white people everywhere. We had the chance to eat a tarantula. We met a man named Douk and had the opportunity to pray over him, and hear his story. 

Prayer Requests: 

• Focus- that we will be able to finish our last two weeks, with perseverance to sharing the gospel 
• Revival- that God would stir in the hearts of the Khmer and build His church here
• Strength- that our team would have strength and energy to finish the task that the Lord has granted us with. 

-Embrace Cambodia

Teach, Eat, Sleep, Pray, Repeat,...

Our life the past month and a half has been constant of these four things: teaching, eating, sleeping and praying. 

Everyday we have the opportunity to share our students about the love of Jesus and His goodness. 

While we've definitely found our rut, it's been a blessing to see the subtle ways in which God works each day- whether it be seeing growing interests in the gospel in our classes, unforgettable moments of bonding and laughs and tears with our family group, or being encouraged and loved on by our fellow teammates. Everyday is familiar and alien- a grandiose recipe of fulfilled expectations and events we could never had imagined. God continues to blow our minds.  

Things We Have Taught Our Students:

• The most important thing: many stories from the Bible, and shared about just who Jesus is. 
• "Live long and prosper" (with the hand motion)
• The five rules of life: (These are Brian's Rules)
1. Jesus
2. Dinosaurs
3. Breathing
4. Eating
5. Love (said with an eyebrow wiggle)
• In Mikki and Abbey's classes, they memorize a Bible verse each week. They have learned John 3:16, John 14:6, Romans 6:23, and are learning Acts 4:12.

Prayer Requests: 

• For divine conversations with people
• Continued health
• Energy and Strength

-Whatever it Takes for Cambodia

"We Don't Speak Khmer"

We are all doing really well. We have sincerely enjoyed all of the moments we have had with our students and family. Something funny that we have come across is that one little girl that we live with has not grasped that we don't speak fluent Khmer. Everyday we have to remind her that "We don't speak Khmer." It is a fun experience that we enjoy to experience everyday. 

Our team has had the opportunity to try some new foods.This week, we got to try pigeon and silk worms. From the words of Brian, "It was slimy yet satisfying". 

Fun Memories of this week: 

• We had a family outside bathing experience. It all started when we had a small water fight at our home, but then things escalated. Then they brought out the shampoo and we had a hair washing party.
• This past weekend, there was a convention at our church. There were 30-40 pastors from the province to come and train together. There was a visiting pastor & his wife from Florida and we got to be encouraged by them. It was so cool to see how the Lord has been faithful and to see how He is at work here.
• Also there a mud fight which began as a harmless game of soccer in the rain. 

Prayer Requests: 

• That our team would remain healthy to finish the weeks strong
• Travel safety from going to and from places
• Daily energy and strength 

-Whatever it Take for Cambodia

Indiana Jones style

We spent around 11 hours exploring temples today. It's safe to say we channeled our inner Indiana Jones. I may or may not have hummed music from the movies as we walked.

-Whatever it Takes 4 Cambodia

What we've done so far

Children at the orphanage

Last Saturday we had the opportunity to visit a local orphanage.There were about 60 kids there and we got to play games with them and just love on them.This week has consisted of teaching English, Math, Science, and Bible stories. We each teach about 6 classes a day. There are about 120 students we interact with daily and about 6 other teachers. We also started a home Bible study with the teachers, other workers at the school and our host family. We look forward to building relations with the students and teachers this summer.

• Pray for us to be an encouragement to our host family and that seeds would be planted within the school. 
• Pray for us to be BOLD in sharing the gospel.

- Ashley and Erin 

Whatever it Takes for Cambodia