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The latest update from William Jessup University’s Cambodia mission team reports that the team has had a great first week serving in Battambang, Cambodia. They have had the opportunity to do many different things last week that included working with various youth programs. In the mornings, one team went out to a village to teach English and play games with about 35-50 kids aged 5-20. The children loved learning English and many were very interested in hearing about what they had to say about Jesus!
Later, the team met with a woman named MyLing who is on staff with Youth with a Mission (YWAM.) MyLing is trying to plant a church in the village, because there is no church. She works with the children every week, so the team was able to give her a break allowing her to work on other projects to start the church.
In the afternoon one group went to another area and did similar teaching. Many of the kids that they reached were from slum villages, the streets or very poor families in the area. This particular ministry is run by a woman named Kaylan and her family. They not only teach about God and teach English, but on Saturdays they pass out food to about 130 families!
Other team members could be found painting t-shirts, churches and homes for University boys and baking in order to have a bake sale to raise money for the Cambodian YWAM students at Discipleship Training School (DTS).
Team members also cared for a baby in the newly opened foster care orphanage while others spent time cooking for a large feast that celebrated God's faithfulness in providing for the DTS students to study for three months and also provided enough money to attend the outreach. The team also spent time with the youth that come to the base to learn English, and continued to build relationships with those that are at the YWAM base.
The team ate all their meals at the YWAM base with about 60 Cambodians and a handful of other Americans, worshiping with them, and praying together. It allowed the team to get a unique glimpse into Cambodian life and culture--particularly those that are followers of Christ.
The team spent the weekend relaxing in Siam Reap. They were able to visit Angkor Wat (the country’s prime attraction for visitors) on Sunday and soak in more Cambodian culture. On Monday morning, the team embarked on a five and a half hour bus ride back to Phnom Penh to begin their work with Agape International Ministries (AIM).
Good news was reported by Elizabeth Bernados who had visited Svay Pak on a mission trip just last year. She explained that the church in Svay Pak has doubled in a year, and there are now two houses that rescue girls who are victims of sex trafficking; known as Rahab’s house.
To learn more about Rahab’s house view: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/cambodia-children-sold-slavery/story?id=10163645
The rest of the week, they will continue to teach English, run the Kids Club, teach computers to some teenagers, and help with the health clinic.
Later, the team met with a woman named MyLing who is on staff with Youth with a Mission (YWAM.) MyLing is trying to plant a church in the village, because there is no church. She works with the children every week, so the team was able to give her a break allowing her to work on other projects to start the church.
In the afternoon one group went to another area and did similar teaching. Many of the kids that they reached were from slum villages, the streets or very poor families in the area. This particular ministry is run by a woman named Kaylan and her family. They not only teach about God and teach English, but on Saturdays they pass out food to about 130 families!
Other team members could be found painting t-shirts, churches and homes for University boys and baking in order to have a bake sale to raise money for the Cambodian YWAM students at Discipleship Training School (DTS).
Team members also cared for a baby in the newly opened foster care orphanage while others spent time cooking for a large feast that celebrated God's faithfulness in providing for the DTS students to study for three months and also provided enough money to attend the outreach. The team also spent time with the youth that come to the base to learn English, and continued to build relationships with those that are at the YWAM base.
The team ate all their meals at the YWAM base with about 60 Cambodians and a handful of other Americans, worshiping with them, and praying together. It allowed the team to get a unique glimpse into Cambodian life and culture--particularly those that are followers of Christ.
The team spent the weekend relaxing in Siam Reap. They were able to visit Angkor Wat (the country’s prime attraction for visitors) on Sunday and soak in more Cambodian culture. On Monday morning, the team embarked on a five and a half hour bus ride back to Phnom Penh to begin their work with Agape International Ministries (AIM).
Good news was reported by Elizabeth Bernados who had visited Svay Pak on a mission trip just last year. She explained that the church in Svay Pak has doubled in a year, and there are now two houses that rescue girls who are victims of sex trafficking; known as Rahab’s house.
To learn more about Rahab’s house view: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/cambodia-children-sold-slavery/story?id=10163645
The rest of the week, they will continue to teach English, run the Kids Club, teach computers to some teenagers, and help with the health clinic.
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