ONE WEEK INTO OUR STAY


The Best Center is a gathering place for Christians on Sunday afternoon.  We have a Bible Class from 4:00-5:00 and a worship service from 5:00-6:00 pm.  All of our students are in attendance plus others from Phnom Penh.  We foreigners are issued earphones so that we can receive the messages through a translator.  Each year that we come we can see growth in the members here; better singing and better lessons.
Tom will be teaching a class session next week.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings in January Loren Hollingsworth will be speaking to the group concerning the Old Testament Sacrificial System and what that might mean for us today.  He is a very knowledgeable Bible teacher.  Veasna interprets his lessons for the Cambodian listeners.  He is a great teacher for the Cambodians as well.  What a joy to be with him again.



Try Sunghy (far left) joined us last Sunday.  He was one of Helen's former students and it was so good to get to visit with him.  His life has taken exciting turns in his journalistic talents.  We had such a good visit.  We had such good visits last year.  He brought Phnom Penh current news articles and we would discuss the pros and cons.  I learned as much as he did.
Also note that Julie is holding Sokneang and Piseth's new baby.  She seems to be a very content baby.  




The Phnom Penh congregation has moved to a new location since last year.  We walk approximately a mile to this location for services there.  It was good to see friends that we have met for several years now.

This lady brings her family to the church building each week on their only mode of transportation.  This is not uncommon in Cambodia.  We see entire families loaded on their motos.



The businesses, homes, churches, etc. on these narrow streets are 'gated residences'.  Their vehicles are parked inside the gates.  The motos that are driven to the church pull inside the gate to be parked during services.


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