Phnom Penh Christmas I

The next Christmas service took place here in Phnom Penh, at the church of one of our former students Vicheak. One of the interesting things about a Khmer service is that household pets also enjoy these festivities, the cat pictured here spent most of the service chewing on the feet of Greg and Tim as they sat and tried to listen to the sermon given by the District Superintendent. Another interesting fact about these services is that even though the picture above may seem chaotic, everyone walks home with a pair of shoes, and most of the time they are the shoes in which they arrived.


Here you are seeing a picture of Vicheak, he is the one kneeling as he greets his guests. It is great to see one of our former students pastoring a church, using the gifts that God has given him to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to those in his neighborhood. He and his entire family have a great witness to all of their neighbors.


The children sang a special rendition of a very famous Khmer Christmas Hymn. The children probably spent many weeks practicing with Vicheak, and they sounded great as they sang the hymn Holy Christmas Night.


After the service, we all gathered together to share in a meal of delicious curry and bread. Here you are seeing us pose with one of our fellow teachers at the Bible School, Neakcru Channy.