Our Cambodia STM Blog: 01/03/10

Reflections and Prayer Requests

I'm really blessed and privileged to be here with this team. Our preparation has been slow because of the various ministry responsibilities back in Singapore. But I'm just thankful that as the team has arrived here in Cambodia, God has been preparing our hearts and our hands. We're ready to give our very best for these 8 days.

We're going to face many challenges over the next few days: language barriers, cultural barriers, gaps in understanding, as well as our own fears and inadequacies... Pray with us that despite these human obstacles, the Word of God will help us transcend these barriers with ease, not by our wise and persuasive words, but by a demonstration of the Spirit's power.

Today, we were told that we were required to do a lot more discipleship and leadership training, something that we did not prepare much for. Thank God for the clarity and focus that He has given us. If all goes well, we'll be ready by tomorrow. Check out the messy outline below:

We're also preparing for an outreach event for about 100 people on Thursday afternoon. Let's pray for souls to hear the Word and respond to Jesus. He is indeed the Answer for the Cambodian youths just as much as He is for those of us in Singapore.

Stay tuned! =)
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with heavy hearts . . .

In the late morning after leaving our luggage in the guest house, we went to visit the Genocide Museum "Tuol Sleng".

This is a former high school which was turned into a prison during the time of Khmer Rouge.

This place was then reconfigured to a place where detention, interrogation, inhuman torture, and killing after confession from the detainees were received and documented.

We saw many photos describing the Khmer Rouge and how the Cambodians were tortured by the regime..

We came out the museum with heavy hearts. Speechless.

" Why would humans go to such an extend to kill so many fellow people? "
(20, 000 people were killed, not including childrens killed)

" Would this history that happened 30 years ago affect the current generation, especially when they need to think about how to go about their daily lives? Survival issues. "

God loves them as well. No matter what, everyone needs Jesus the Saviour.

He is mighty to save.

- Guan Rui -

and the journey begins . . .

The journey on the plane.

We touched down on the Kingdom of Cambodia

at 915am (Phnom Penh time).

Timothy trying to steer the luggage trolley.

We are now safe and thankful for the smooth journey on Silk Air MI602. Customs was smooth as well. We met Julian at the Phnom Penh Airport and hopped on to a tuk-tuk to our guest house.