So some of you might be wondering: What in the world is going on? Where are you going? What are you doing? Before I go into anything deeper like why I am going, what I hope to learn and all that jazz, these are some quick facts...
Where: Sihanoukville, Cambodia (see map for visual). Cambodia itself is an interesting country known for it's history and attractions, both good and bad. The most famous attraction being the Angkor Wat temples which are ancient Buddhist ruins near the city of Siam Reap. And more recently, Cambodia is infamous for the disaster of the Khmer Rouge, a massive civil war, which saw multitudes die from the famine and genocide. Coming out from such a tragedy, Cambodia was left devastated on all fronts - economically, politically, socially and spiritually. While she is re-gaining her strength economically, many social injustices such as sex trafficking still prevail, leaving a deep spiritual void and hunger for more.
What: To teach Grade 1 in Life International School.
Life International School is a school set up by Korean missionaries along with the Life University, considered Cambodia's first Christian university and for the purpose of providing the next generation of Cambodia's leaders with a good education and Christian influence from the early years all the way to university level.
Who: The kids are Cambodian or mix-Cambodian, some are missionaries' kids, pastors' kids and teachers' kids. The teachers hail from all over the world such as Korea, America, India, Singapore, Canada and of course, a number of local Cambodians.
* In some interesting news, I read on the Singapore paper just today that the leaders of the Khmer Rouge have recently been brought to trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
To end off, some points you can be praying for:
- Cambodia
~ healing, forgiveness and restoration for the people
~ social justice in the sex trade and trafficking; and that both Christians and non-Christians would take a stand against it
- That I would be able to love the children under my care and extend God's love and care
- The children would grow to be the next leaders, teachers, pastors and missionaries of Cambodia and lead with integrity and love
Til next time!
that's cool. we should talk more and setup a skype date :) do you have internet at home?
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