Susi-Di! This means hello in Khmer, the language of Cambodia.
Waking up around 6:00, I crawl out of my air mattress, and tip-toe around the other six women sleeping the same room towards the bathroom with a squatty potty (a hole in the ground) and bucket showers.
With my new beautiful team of six women, we begin each morning with reading Corinthians, discussion, and prayer.
7:00 comes around and the day begins. Opening the door, we walk out into the heat and sunshine. We walk out to seeing 130 students performing dances to start the school day.
7:30 Each of my team members separates to lead a class, grade one through grade six, in teaching either English, Bible, computer, or songs, games, and sports.
7:30 Walking by the classrooms to get to the right one, children ask grade two? Grade three? Excitedly they question as they want us to teach their class during that time. When I enter the classroom, students stand up saying, “Good morning teacher, how are you today?”
7:30-11:00 Monday I get to teach bible lessons, Tuesday I get to teach English, Wednesday-Friday I get to teach songs, games, and sports to all grade levels.
11:00 “Teacher, go eat rice!” We hear the students shout. We go to eat rice and vegetables or rice and eggs on a table they set up outside for us on the dirt pathway overlooking a fish pond, a soccer field, cows, and palm trees.
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11:00-1:00 We have a break for a little bit to relax and do as we please! Usually it consists of sleeping, journaling, or reading along with time spent with the team.
1:00- 6:00 We continue teaching! So far, we have been able to share stories in sequence about the gospel of Matthew to the students, teach emotions, directions, body parts, shopping words, food words, and tons of songs and games.
“I am fine, I am happy, I am sad, I am angry, I am excited, I am tired!”
6:00 “Teacher, go eat rice!” Again, we eat with some of the people who live here. This time we eat inside of the kitchen. Usually dinner ends up being us singing songs of some sort and the locals laughing at us. We try to converse, despite the language barrier.
7:30 Devotionals with the students who live here. Fifteen children live here who are sponsored to go to school here. They come from rough home lives and have been supported for this year to live here and learn. During this time, the children hold our hands, sit with us. We sing and worship our Father together. We teach God’s word.
After, the children grab our hands, walk us to our room, and say “Go home, teacher!”
I will miss their hugs and kisses goodnight.
Thank you for allowing me to love these absolutely beautiful Cambodian children. Thank you for allowing me to teach them English and Bible stories. Thank you for allowing me to be here.
Prayer Requests
- Please pray for long-term volunteers to be here. Pray there are maternal figures that can love these children long-term and provide stability in their lives. It will be hard leaving them.
- Pray for my whole team as 5 out of 6 of us still need finances to remain on this journey. By March 1st, we all need to be fully funded to continue on this journey that I firmly believe God has called us all too.
- I am about $1,900 short. If you feel led to continue to support me on this journey, please continue supporting me by clicking on the “Support Me” tab. Thank you so much!
