“We Will Never Be the Same”
Friday, June 3rd, 2011WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME! Is the theme of the 2011 Battambang Discipleship Training School that we are running. This year’s school has 33 staff and students, from America, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Thailand. Two of our long-term Cambodian staff are co-leading this school, and it has been so rewarding to see the investment into their lives coming out through them leading this school with authority, character, boldness and strong leadership skills. We have been extremely impressed with both Channouen and Sokuen leading their first school, as they are doing a phenomenal job and being a fine example of disciples of Jesus to the young students.
During the first half of the school which is called the lecture phase, the students have engaged in many hours of lecture and learning more of their relationship with Jesus and how to simply apply it in their lives by being disciples. In the midst of the the lecture phase, they all went on two-week outreaches throughout the many provinces of Cambodia, preaching the Gospel and serving alongside local churches and ministries. This group of students have been hungry and desperate for more of Jesus in their lives, which is so evident in their lives being transformed right before all of our eyes here!
In the last few weeks, as the lecture phase was coming to an end, and they were about to leave for their 2-month outreach, the students and staff were trusting in Jesus for the funds to come in, as many of them do not have much money or resources. In about a three week period, we were able to witness God’s provision in providing over $20,000 USD to come in and cover all the costs for the teams to go on outreach to nearby closed countries, Cambodia, and Thailand. THANK YOU JESUS for your continual faithfulness and giving us all opportunities to trust and depend on you more!
Last week we commissioned out the DTS as they headed out to their various outreach locations. It was so exciting to see the students passionate for Jesus and to anticipate all that God is going to do through them as they preach the Gospel! We will keep you all posted, as they will return back late July and have more stories to share about all the amazing things that God is doing in the nations!