(Evening clouds outside my bedroom window) THE KAMPOT CAMBODIA CONNECTION! -A weekly update from the field by Jonathan Trentham Elephant School News: This has been exam week at the Elephant English School. I have spent the past week calling students out of class one by one to test them. Many of the students dreaded me calling their name, but when all was said and done, I think our students as a whole did very well. There are a few students couldn't speak three words of English when they came through our doors, and I have been following their progress from afar as a measuring stick to judge our teaching methods by. Two of those three students passed with flying colors, and the other scored much higher than I expected. Unfortunately not all of our students will be promoted to the next level of classes. There is a responsibility on the students shoulders to put effort into study and practice, and it is important to us hold a standard for the school. If we were to graduate both the students who put forth the effort to learn and those who just show up for a diploma, we would soon lose respect in the city as a reputable school to study at. And it is our aim to provide these people not only with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, but also with a quality learning environment and academic credit system. Where we stand, I think we are making some good first steps. There is plenty of room for the school and us as teachers to grow and learn as we seek to glorify God through teaching English in Kampot, Cambodia. Recent Happenings: This week has indeed been a spiritually heavy week. I have greatly appreciated the prayers that many of you have been lifting up for the team and me. On Tuesday I started to notice a spiritual heaviness and many on the team mentioned that they had been feeling very down and tired as well. We then found out that Wednesday would be a very bloody sacrificial holiday to appease the spirits, and sure enough there were slaughtered pigs in front of most of the businesses and homes in the city. There is power in blood, and there was a lot of blood shed in Kampot this week to appease the spirits that have such a strong grip on the lost of this city. But the Good News is ours! Christ's blood is stronger! We have victory over the heaviness that these "holidays" place over us. And the illusion of peace that the monks lead the people in through these sacrifices will not stand against the conviction of the Holy Spirit. A true peace is ours to be had! Jesus Christ is our Peace. My prayer is that the truth of the gospel will impact the people of this city, and the bondage of Buddhism, Hinduism and Prayer Points: In Christ, Jonathan Trentham Romans 12:1-2 If you would like to be added or removed from this mailing list please email me at: JRTrentham@gmail.com and I will make the appropriate changes.
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