Cambodia 03

On that Monday early morning when I was leaving Singapore, I was still having the mixed feelings. It was a school day and it was early in the morning. I knew nobody was coming to send me off. The mixed feeling was very real and I guess it didn't help when I seemed alone. (No offense intended; it's just my feelings at that point of time) Still a very big thanks to Andrew Milner, Rev Wong and Leng Leng for sending us off. But I guess if people were to come to send us off, it wouldn't have helped either. I wanted to deal with the feelings. I don't want to run away or find ways to detour it. So I guess it was between me and God. Well! I did feel better after having a good breakfast at MacDonald and focusing on the things I needed to do in Cambodia help greatly.

That day after reaching Cambodia and after lunch, we went back to CCOP. There were quite a few youths who had come from different provinces. They were waiting for the bus that will bring them to PKH. I managed to strike a conversation with another youth.

His name is Chann Thoeurn. He is from the Province Svey Rien. He is presently studying in PKH. He has 2 elder sister and he is the only Christian. He likes English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry. He plays soccer and volleyball. He has also managed to share with me his testimony which I thought was very significant.

Here's the testimony (with his approval to share):

He wanted to learn English badly. However, he had no money to advance in his studies. So he prayed about it. His pastor told him about the school in PKH. So he tried to apply but his application was not approved. He did not give up and he continued to pray about it. 1 month later, he was told that his application to study in PKH was approved.

You may think that it is such a small issue but in fact it is not. Studying in Cambodia is not a guaranteed. Many wants to study more but they cannot because usually due to financial issues. In Singapore, we have the luxury of so many choices of education options that we tend to take it for granted. However, over there, people just want to study so badly. And with this testimony, it amplifies how great our God is. It reflects about who our God is and how He is able to help us in such times. It is a simple but yet powerful testimony. May we be able to draw a valuable lesson, learn to appreciate the luxury we have and most importantly to pray.