AIC - SY 2010-2011

Academy International Cambodia Started the new school year last September 13, 2010.  At present there are 30 students enrolled.  The student population is composed of Cambodians, Americans, Filipinos and Japanese.  We thank the Lord of the sacrificial and loving service of our Academy staff in the training of these children both in academics and in the things of the Lord. 

CBBC Update!

Cambodia Baptist Bible College is already two weeks into the school year 2010-2011.  Including those who are trying to complete credits for graduation next year, we have a total of 41 students all in all.  It is really a blessing and a privilege to be witnesses of how the Lord transforms newly saved believers into effective servants of the Lord.  While not all who go through our Bible college go into full-time service, we are very thankful for those who keep on in the service amidst all kinds of trials and testings.  We praise the Lord for our fellow missionaries and Cambodian brethren  who are really a tremendous help in providing able instruction for the students at CBBC.

New Musicians!

We are very thankful to single lady missionary Sis. Minda Gallarin, for being able to take a couple of weeks break from Thailand to come and teach our staff and children how to play the violin.  It is really an amazing blessing to see our staff and children being able to play simple songs after a just a few hours of instruction from Miss Minda.

GBC-Kandal Steung

Bro. Siem Bunthol at Grace Baptist Mission - Kandal Steung reports of people getting save last July and August.  5 new believers were baptized and added to the church on the last week of July.  Another blessing for Bro. Bunthol is the birth of his second son last October 6.  Please pray for the health of Chenda, Bro. Bunthol's wife, and their new baby.

CBBC Graduation 2010

Cambodia Baptist Bible College held its 9th graduation ceremonies last July 7, 2010. 10 men completed the prescribed 3-year curriculum for the Graduate of Theology course and 1 young lady finished the 3 years of study required for the Certificate of Christian Education. CBBC continues to be a vital force in the training of more laborers and workers in the vast harvest field of Cambodia. For the school year 2009-2010 we had more of the alumni of CBBC who are either pastoring churches or serving as assistant pastors involved in teaching the various courses in the college.
Rev. Corey Gordon, Pastor of Callie Harbin Baptist Church, Villa Rica, Georgia, USA, was our guest speaker for the CBBC graduation and Baccalaureate service. His messages from God's Word were a real blessing and challenge to the graduates and everyone in attendance in the programs. Bro. Gordon was accompanied by his wife, Kristy, and 4 other members of their church.
One of the graduates this year is Nieng Mien, one of the bigger boys we have at the Power of Grace Children's Home.

Grace Baptist Mission - Kandal Steung

The beginning of year 2010 has brought dramatic changes to Bro. Bunthol Siem and his work at Grace Baptist Mission - Kandal Steung.  For some reason the owner of the house they were renting did not want to renew the lease for the house they were living in which was also being used for their church services at the end of 2009.  Because there were no other places available to rent in the community, the only option available is to build.  Although we had very limited funds, we  did our best to help Bro. Bunthol to build a house where they can both live and hold regular services.  Although the place they built was not as beautiful as the place they rented in the past, Bro. Bunthol and his people are very happy because they have more freedom in their own place and instead of funds being forever gone when paid as rent, they can use whatever resources they have to improve on their own place.  Please help pray for Bro. Bunthol to eventually have a more decent place of worship and that his people will continue to grow in their faith in the Lord.  Bro. Bunthol reported that there are 2 new believers who will soon be baptized.  Praise the Lord!   

GBC-AK 8th Anniversary

We celebrated the 8th Church Anniversary of GBC-Anlong K'ngan just after our Missions Conference.  While we are not growing as much as we want, we are happy to see some of the members of our church growing in their understanding of God's word and in their desire to serve the Lord.  It is always a blessing to see visitors come on special occasions like this and it is a great blessing to see them come to trust the Lord as their Savior in the service.  Rejoice with us for the 2 precious souls that got saved on our anniversary Sunday.  It is always a highlight when people are ushered into the Lord's kingdom on any worship day!

Missions Conference 2010

We held our annual Missions Conference at GBC-Anlong K'ngan las May 5-7, 2010.  It is our primary desire to teach our people to realize and be actively involved in the greatest task of all, that of reaching the world with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.  We tried to encourage our church members to be burdened for their own people as an initial step in reaching the world.  This year's chosen theme was "My heart's desire is that they might be saved."  We are so encouraged to see our Cambodian brethren learning to give of their finances to help support Cambodian local pastors and missionaries serving outside of Cambodia.