Fire

This is the second time we grabbed the fire extinguishers and immediately rushed out of the school since these few month. The recent one happened yesterday....

Nearly 4:15pm, in the office, we heard the cries of girl... found out that our students' house is on fire. This family sent all 4 of their children to study in this school. While contacting the principal, we rushed out with another 2 teenagers stayed in school to their house.

On the way, stuck in the traffic jam, from far, we saw the thick smoke coming out from their house's direction. In my heart, Oh God, there must be a serious condition by looking at the smoke. Please Lord, send the rain now.... In Phnom Penh, we are having problem with water supplied for fire engines. There is not fire hydrant elsewhere and the fire engines have to go forth n back to refill the water. This caused delay to the rescueing process. Furthermore, most of the cambodia houses are connected so closed to each other, and made of wood... Lord, pls protect your children over there, protect their safety and their property....

When we reached their house, we have to parked the car at the main road (the road into that area was closed by police). Holding the fire extinguishers, we managed to get the motortaxi to drive us in.... looking at the fire, we found the fire extinguishers useless...

We have two student families there, one is four houses away from the house which was on fire now n separated by a small road, the other is on the same row, 3 houses away. The rest of the time, was packing and evacuating all the things in our students' house, including bed, clothes, furniture... wahtever that we can take away to their neighbour's house at the other side of the area. Running forth n back, feeling the heat of the fire, seeing firemen tried their best to stop the fire from spreading to the next house, looking at the thick smoke coming out from the house, heard people crying, help to spray water on the roof to reduce the heat....

Lastly, when the night came, the fire almost stopped in that house., didn't spread out to the neghbouring area. Oh, thank God. He didn't send the rain, but with another way, He spared His children's property there....

These two families stayed out of the house that night to safeguard on the remainding small fire in the burning house. But everyone seemed released and waiting to put the things back in their house on the next morning. We saw tears of joy from their eyes and the shout of praising god from their mouths. The house on fire is a warehouse selling gas and paint. Praise the Lord that He kept the fire in...

This is our first experience to be so closed to the fire... sk was even captured (for few seconds) in a local TV news snapshot (when he was spraying water on to the roof)...

Praise the Lord... We witness Your faithfulness to Your people, Lord!

Thanks for the wonderful journey back to Malaysia

Thank God for the wonderful journey back to Kuching, Penang, and dropped by Singapore. Although the journey was a bit tired as we needed to meet up a lot of people and settled a lot of documentation, but we did enjoy the time with our family and friends.

Thank God for helping us in a lot of documentation that we needed to complete during that period such as renewing passport, renewing driving liciense, income tax....

Thank God for preparing different people in our trip that such as Duan Yee family from Singapore, VIctoria, Chin Daw church's friends, a friend that help us to look for taxi in Penang, and our family members. May God bless them for being kind to us.

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Coming back to Phnom Penh, soaked in an extremely hot n dry season now. This period is the end of Hot season n the beginning of raining season... This year is much much hotter than before... my shirt got wet (by sweat) several times a day. Please pray that we are healthy to endure with the hot weather.

For the work, get into busyness again. Sk attended a short biblical course these few days (Wed and Thurs) in Methodist Bible School here. So bw chose to stay back n help in teaching his classes. Thank God that He gave enough wisdom and strength for her to conduct all the 4 classes for these few days.

As a result of the course, sk seems to gain some new insights about the relationship with God. Everyday, he came back and shared with bw. As we are going to complete our mission term next year. Pls pray for us that God opens our eyes and shows His plan for us for the next few years.

Thanks for be with us all these while. May God bless you n your family...

They are back...

A week passed, the team went to Singapore finally came back to Phnom Penh safely. The two boys and the teachers all seems healthy and full of joy. This is an eye opening trip for them to know about the Boys' Brigade in Singapore. They had chance to participate in some programs and observed the operation of the BB there. They had opportunity to visit to MMS office and BB HQ too. Thanks for the Singapore team from Bedok Church in hosting them with love and patience. Thanks to some friends over there that volunteerly brought them out for a walk or some meals.

May God continue to equip the Cambodian BB team so that they will try their best to lead the BB in MSC to be closer to God's plan.

Follow-up:

1. There will be the first BB camp in the month of May to train up approx. 30 leaders chosen among the boys and BB teachers in the school.

2. There will be a BB mission team from Singapore to come to the school for demonstrating and guiding the drill and other areas by the end of the year.

* Pray that all these follow-ups planned would be carried out smoothly and glorify God's name.

* Thanks for all the prayers that up-hold them during this period of time. Praise the Lord.

*** We will be back to Malaysia on April... see you all then in Chin Daw Church, Kuching.

Pray for SK

Dear PPs,

As involving in Boys' Brigade in the school, sk will lead a team to Singapore next week (17 March to 23 March) for a conference. This is the first time for him to lead a 'team' out of the country. Furthermore, we have another 3 teachers and 2 secondary students in that team, 4 of them have never traveled abroad before. Please pray for the team:

1. May God protect and smoothen their journey to Singapore and back to Cambodia.

2. May God protect their health as the Cambodian teachers and students might be able to adjust themselves to the food and the weather in Singapore.

3. May God grant sk wisdom to deal with any circumstances that might occur next week.

4. As the schedule for the conference is very tied, may God give them strength and energy to absorb and understand the lessons.

5. May God open their eyes to see the blessing and mercy of this opportunity granting to them.

Thanks for your support in prayers, we appreciate your participation in our work very much. May God bless you in your work and family.

Happy CNY.....

Happy belated Chinese New Year

May the blessing of God pour into you and your family.

This year CNY, we had an open house for all the teachers and all the secondary students as well. We have two classes of Grade 7, two classes of Grade 8, Grade 9 and Grade 10 classes. Although not all the students came but they were enough to explode our house. hihi... We were very touched by some of the classes, which wanted to pray before having their foods volunteerily. We also thank God that this year CNY was on Sunday. Previously there is no holiday for CNY in Cambodia, we all need to work during the CNY.

Here are some of the pictures to share.... enjoy....

Grade 7A. SK's class

Grade 7B

Grade 8A BW's Class

Grade 8B

Grade 9

Grade 10

BW's New Roles

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Hello from Cambodia.

May the Lord be with you in this new year.

Update for BW for Computer Course in school:

Since bw is working on the computer courses in school. Lately, we have added a few computer programs for different needs.

1st: Training for our school teacher on Microsoft office, excel, etc..

As the exam system in Cambodia is computerized now, all the exam papers need to be printed and no longer handwritten. We provide some basic training for our teachers.

2nd: Computer's club for Grade 8 to Grade 10.

Due to there are some upper Grade's students who are good in computer, this is to give them more opporunity to learn others program beside our school co-curriculum. We are specifically trained them in movie editing, as the future school movie might be able to be created by our students themselves.

3rd: Internet Access during school lunch break.

During this period of time, the upper grade's students always hang around at the cyber cafes nearby our school. This Internet Access facilities can attract them to stay back in school, rather than loiter out there. PTL, we have 10 computers that can online now.

Beside the computer programs, in this new school year, BW started to help in GB's programs on Saturdays morning 7am to 9am.

Prayer items:

1. May God give her wisdom and strength to manage all the computer programs.

2. BW is sick. She's having fever and cough. pray that God will heal her in His almighty way.

Christmas Assembly 2009

With the mercy from the Lord, the Christmas Assembly 2009 started and finished in such a blessed weather. The few days before the assembly, we struggled with sweat and the imagination of students have to sit under the big, hot sun. Suprisingly, on the assembly's morning, we had such a wonderful, cloudly, windy morning. Praise the Lord that all the students and teachers can enjoy a wonderful morning...

Around 150 guests turned up, including students' parents, relatives and friends. Throughout the different programs such as dance, songs and dramas which related to the message of Christmas. We wish that the holy spirit of Lord worked in the guests, students and teachers' hearts, so that the message about our Lord, Jesus will impact their life.

For us, this seems to be an end to the busyness throughout these Christmas season. May all the glory be unto God, and may His name be heard near or far. May we also have a good rest during the school holidays (24/12 to 3/1). Merry Christmas!! This is a good time to revisit our Saviour in the manger!!