Day 5
Today we went to church. The group split into two so the Concord group: Tom, Liz, Will,Alistair Rand, Roger, and Marilyn Evans, went to Methodist Amen, Concord's sister church. The rest of the group went to Emmanuel Methodist Church: Tom, Amelia Boomershine, Chad, Angela, Jarred, Elisha Meeks, and Juliana Rowe.
There are many stories that are told for today I will let you read all of them...
Emmanuel Methodist Church
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By Juliana Rowe
We formed two teams, each to attend and participate in worship with a local Methodist Church outside Phnom Penh. At 7:30 a.m. My team was on its way in spite of heavy rains to Emmanuel Methodist Church, a little over an hour away. The ride was bumpy in parts, especially on the dirt roads nearer the village.
The young pastor and several members of his church welcomed us warmly convicts us into his modest log cabin-like church tucked neatly amid tropical banana and other fruit trees. Members leave their shoes outside the entrance to church to keep the muddy clay out of the sanctuary. Since we came by van and had not picked up much of the mud, we were allowed to go in with our shoes on, but were asked to take them off to step up to the altar. The sound of rain in the corrugated tin roof brought back fond memories of my early years in Sierra Leone.
At 9:30, a.m. the lay leader started the service with the call to worship in Khmer, followed by many hymns and prayers. Not counting our tea of 8, there were twelve adults and about 55 children. Everyone knew the hymns and prayer and sang lustily from the heart.
Since the whole service was in Khmer, when the pastor welcomed us, our interpreter, Tara, who works for the UMC stood next to him. He gave a history of how Emmanuel came to be. The land on which the church stands was bought for $3500 in 2001. Then in 2008, they raised $4500 to build the church. Their membership is 5 children and 21 adults. The need is great to continue outreach to children. The plan for the next few years is to build a school in the sane land. He said they would need about $70,000.
Methodist Amen Methodist Church
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By Rodger Evans
Once this is online it will be posted here.
There are many stories that are told for today I will let you read all of them...
Emmanuel Methodist Church
Also on: https://cambodiastories.wordpress.com/
By Juliana Rowe
We formed two teams, each to attend and participate in worship with a local Methodist Church outside Phnom Penh. At 7:30 a.m. My team was on its way in spite of heavy rains to Emmanuel Methodist Church, a little over an hour away. The ride was bumpy in parts, especially on the dirt roads nearer the village.
The young pastor and several members of his church welcomed us warmly convicts us into his modest log cabin-like church tucked neatly amid tropical banana and other fruit trees. Members leave their shoes outside the entrance to church to keep the muddy clay out of the sanctuary. Since we came by van and had not picked up much of the mud, we were allowed to go in with our shoes on, but were asked to take them off to step up to the altar. The sound of rain in the corrugated tin roof brought back fond memories of my early years in Sierra Leone.
At 9:30, a.m. the lay leader started the service with the call to worship in Khmer, followed by many hymns and prayers. Not counting our tea of 8, there were twelve adults and about 55 children. Everyone knew the hymns and prayer and sang lustily from the heart.
Since the whole service was in Khmer, when the pastor welcomed us, our interpreter, Tara, who works for the UMC stood next to him. He gave a history of how Emmanuel came to be. The land on which the church stands was bought for $3500 in 2001. Then in 2008, they raised $4500 to build the church. Their membership is 5 children and 21 adults. The need is great to continue outreach to children. The plan for the next few years is to build a school in the sane land. He said they would need about $70,000.
Methodist Amen Methodist Church
Also on: https://cambodiastories.wordpress.com/
By Rodger Evans
Once this is online it will be posted here.