English Camp – Day 2 and counting

It’s truly amazing the energy that the students bring to camp. Each morning Ron and the Cambodian band get things going with music. The students all love the song “I am Free” and we’ve heard several of them singing or humming it on the way home after camp.

Each class has also been competing in games throughout the day. The classes have really enjoyed cheering each other on and some are quite competitive. It’s been rewarding to get to know some of the students and see them learn as well as hear their stories.

Each day seems to bring with it a new set of tastes and food. For breakfast, we had a form of noodle soup/broth. Lunch included fish baked with some kind of ginger and soup that was made with pig skin. Supper was stir fry with a pineapple sweet and sour sauce that was really yummy. Rice seems to be the standard starch, much like bread is in the US. There are many other veggies that do look familiar, but my stomach is still adjusting to the new tastes and many of us are still perfecting the art of chopsticks.

I sense a pattern of walking away from these days feeling mentally and spiritually filled. On one hand, I feel energized, on an emotional high from all the smiling and laughing faces but also physically drained from the heat and humidity. Today is the last day of our first English camp. Thank you so much for your prayers – God is good. Pray that God would work through us to show His love to the students and that lives would be changed for His glory.