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Series Code: JFAN
Program Code: JFAN000073A
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00:22 - Hello and welcome to "Jesus for Asia Now". 00:24 I'm Natalie Wood and today my husband Jon is here with me. 00:27 And we'll be sharing with you about the boarding academy 00:30 that's being built in Cambodia. 00:32 Welcome to the show, dear. 00:33 - Hi, darling. It's good to be here. 00:35 - Yeah, you know and I'm excited about our show today 00:37 because it's a opportunity to make a big difference. 00:41 - For a lot of people. 00:43 - For a lot of people. 00:44 We have a young lady 00:45 named Miranda Lundby - Yeah 00:46 who has adopted the country of Cambodia. 00:48 - She has. - As her home. 00:50 - [Jon] Or it has adopted her. 00:52 - [Natalie] I think both, probably. (Jon laughs) 00:53 - [Jon] Yes. 00:54 - And she has a great burden for the youth 00:56 of the country of Cambodia. 00:57 - Yes, 00:58 - And so when she was there as a student missionary, 01:00 she looked around and she started seeing 01:01 that there wasn't a lot of school availability. 01:05 And she started interviewing different schools 01:07 and different young people 01:10 and finding out that there were some challenges for them. 01:12 - Huge challenges. 01:14 - But first, let's talk a little bit 01:15 about the history of Cambodia. 01:17 - Okay. 01:18 - What happened there that made a huge change 01:20 in this country? 01:22 - Well, up until the 70's, the church was very slow, 01:26 a very small Adventist presence in the country. 01:30 Then the late 60's into early 70's, 01:32 you know the Vietnam War was happening. 01:34 - Right. 01:35 - And they say that more bombs, more tonnage of bombs 01:39 was dropped on Cambodia than was on Vietnam. 01:43 - Wow. 01:44 - It's kinda like a secret part of the war. 01:45 That destabilized the country of Cambodia enough 01:48 where the Khmer Rouge rose up 01:51 and fought against the government 01:53 and took over the country. 01:55 And it was led by Pol Pot who is very well known 01:59 as the author - infamous 02:01 of "The Killing Fields." - Right 02:02 - Yes. - Right. 02:03 - And, so if you had any connection 02:05 with any kind of western influence, 02:07 like if you were educated, if you could speak English, 02:09 if you wore glasses, if you had a ball point pen, 02:12 they would pretty much kill you. 02:15 - Mmmm 02:16 - And so anywhere between, the estimates are 02:18 between one and a half to three million people 02:21 were killed out of a population of maybe ten million. 02:24 - Mmmm 02:25 - So a huge percentage 02:26 of the country's population. - up to a third. 02:28 - Yeah, and I actually met some of the people 02:31 that escaped from there. 02:32 Actually a lot of the people 02:33 that are the leadership in the church, 02:36 had experience in that. 02:38 That wasn't that long ago. 02:39 - Right. 02:41 - And the Vietnamese came in and then liberated Cambodia 02:42 in the early 80's 02:44 and Pol Pot was still alive until 1988. 02:49 - Wow, so it's very recent. 02:51 - Very recent, yeah. 02:52 In fact, my first visit to Cambodia, Pol Pot was still alive 02:56 and we flew into a town about 45 kilometers 02:58 from his headquarters. 02:59 - Right. 03:01 - And we were in a little Cessna four-seater airplane 03:03 and the pilot and the co-pilot 03:05 had bulletproof seat covers. 03:09 We didn't in the back seat. 03:10 (both laugh) 03:12 So, it was a little bit. - So a little bit nervous. 03:14 - Yeah, but, you know, 03:15 I really fell in love with the country 03:16 because the people didn't hold a grudge 03:19 against me as an American. 03:21 Just very kind, very, a lot of suffering in that country 03:27 because that, that war. 03:28 I mean it was the first time I saw a country 03:31 where Jesus was not in any way 03:35 influencing that country. 03:37 And just a country without Christ, 03:40 just, it's, I mean I fell in love with Christ government 03:46 after seeing what it's like without that. 03:48 I mean the idea of honesty, value of life, 03:52 those are Christian concepts. 03:54 Those are concepts emanating from Christ Himself. 03:57 - Right. 03:58 - And, you, know they would, 04:01 the soldiers would target practice on passing villagers. 04:04 - Hmm. - You know, just for fun. 04:07 - And if they didn't like their neighbor, 04:09 they'd go down to the black market 04:11 and buy a land mine - Yeah 04:12 and put it in front of their door. 04:13 - Land mine cost a dollar, anti-tank mine was five dollars. 04:18 - That's scary. 04:19 - So it is a very intense time 04:21 and I just fell in love with the people. 04:23 - Yeah. 04:25 So we have the beautiful people of Camobodia 04:28 who are recovering 04:29 from this turmoil - Mmmhmm 04:30 - from the loss of all the educated people in their country 04:34 and so it's been a rebuilding process 04:36 for them - Yes. 04:36 - for a number 04:37 of years already. - Yes 04:38 - What has happened with the church 04:40 since things have settled down 04:42 and - Right. 04:43 - people have some sense of normalcy again. 04:45 - Yeah, well the country has not progressed economically 04:48 as it should, as you would expect. 04:52 There's forces involved with that. 04:54 But the church, after all that conflict, 04:56 has really grown. - Mmm. 04:58 - It went from like 50 members before all this conflict, 05:01 and now, to then about 6,000 members. 05:05 - Mmmm 05:06 - But what's happened in recent years 05:07 is this church has kind of shrunk back down 05:10 from 6,000, down to 3000. 05:13 So we see a church in decline. 05:15 and this is one of the things that Miranda, 05:18 I think has really got some insight in, 05:20 because she sees one of the big reasons, 05:23 one of the big leakage points of the church, 05:26 why things are declining. 05:28 - Okay so what is this issue, 05:31 the key issue that Miranda has seen? 05:33 - Yeah, from her experience, she sees young people. 05:36 They come into the church, or they're born 05:38 into Adventist families 05:40 and they go to an Adventist school, most of them. 05:42 But then when they hit boarding or academy age, 05:46 there's no place for them to really go. 05:48 There's one boarding school, and it's completely filled. 05:52 The other one is in the main city, 05:55 and it's completely filled. 05:56 So the majority of the church members, the young people, 05:59 they don't have a place to go. 06:00 So they end up going to public schools, 06:01 huge amount of pressure for them to study 06:04 and do their tests on Sabbath, 06:06 they don't really have an environment 06:08 in that critical decision-making age, 06:11 to you know, learn about God 06:14 and to see what it's like to live a Christian life. 06:17 - And besides that, Buddhist beliefs are taught 06:19 in the school. 06:20 - [Jon] Yes. 06:21 - So, and probably evolution? 06:23 - [Jon] Yeah. 06:24 - Yeah. 06:25 So they've got a number of things that as Christians, 06:28 we don't believe. 06:29 - Right, besides that, just a very small percentage 06:31 of the Cambodian population is Christian at all. 06:34 - [Natalie] Okay. 06:35 - And so they've got a lot of cards stacked against them. 06:37 - Right. 06:38 - And so Miranda has a really compelling solution 06:41 for this problem. 06:42 - Okay, let's watch the first video now. 06:45 - [Jon] Okay. 06:47 (gentle instrumental music) 06:52 (children shouting playfully) 06:57 - In God's ministry, sometimes it is very difficult 07:00 to reach into a different family, a different background 07:04 but education is a very one special part 07:07 that we can get involved in taking the gospel 07:11 in to a different level of people. 07:15 (gentle instrumental music) 07:18 - This land was purchased specifically 07:20 for a Cambodia Boarding Academy. 07:23 It'll be for seventh through twelfth grade. 07:25 We will have a boarding school, not just a day school 07:29 because we'll be taking students 07:31 from every province in Cambodia to come and study here. 07:34 - If the students stay at school 07:37 we also can get involved with their lives 07:40 more than those who just come to school during the day time 07:44 and then they go back home 07:45 and then they get involved with all friend in their village 07:48 or in their community. 07:50 - This boarding academy will be different 07:52 than the other Adventist boarding academy in Phnom Penh 07:54 because this academy will be in the Cambodian language. 07:58 It won't be teaching English, it will be teaching Khmer. 08:01 - Most Cambodian children come from very poor backgrounds 08:06 and they cannot go into any private school 08:10 which is the international language. 08:12 And when they finish their elementary school, 08:16 they need to go to government school. 08:19 That is very difficult to rest on Sabbath day 08:22 and worship God. 08:23 - So it will be directly focusing on reaching 08:27 those young people from across the country 08:30 who haven't had the opportunity 08:32 to study in an Adventist school before high school 08:34 or who have studied in one of our Adventist schools 08:37 that has the Cambodian curriculum used already. 08:41 (gentle instrumental music) 08:51 - It's very, very important for this school 08:53 because if they go to the other schools 08:56 they will study a different philosophy. 08:58 They may not learn our concept of being Christian. 09:04 But our school train them 09:06 to be a quality young people 09:10 that can be the Seventh-day Adventist pillar workers 09:13 in the future. 09:15 - The church in Cambodia is very small. 09:18 It's a very small mission. 09:19 So my hope for Cambodia is that 09:24 there will be a revival among the church 09:26 where the church members will see the importance 09:30 of sharing the gospel with their neighbors 09:32 and with their family. 09:33 My hope for this school is that the students 09:36 that come to study here 09:39 will come from all over Cambodia 09:41 and when they leave, they'll be able 09:43 to be a light in the community. 09:46 And when that happens, people will start to know about God, 09:52 or have an awareness of God 09:53 that they weren't able to have before. 09:54 They might get an understanding of Jesus 09:56 from the students that come here 09:58 that no pastor could give to them 10:01 because we don't have enough pastors. 10:03 We don't have enough church planters. 10:04 We don't have enough funds 10:05 or missionaries to reach everybody, 10:08 but when we bring young people 10:09 then they go out and have their own families 10:12 or have their own work and travel throughout the country, 10:14 they become witnesses everywhere they go. 10:16 (gentle music) 10:21 - We are so grateful and thankful 10:25 for donors who think of Cambodia 10:28 who really need education for their children 10:32 and this is very opportunity for children. 10:35 Especially those who finish their elementary school 10:38 and then they don't know where to go. 10:40 And then they have this school. 10:41 And I am very, very, very thankful 10:45 for donors who think about our people, 10:49 think about our children 10:51 who in the future will be the ones 10:54 who can help our church grow. 10:56 (instrumental music) 11:11 - It's so neat to see the Cambodia education director 11:14 sharing his views - [Jon] Yes 11:16 - and his dream - [Jon] Yes 11:17 - for Cambodia, for the young people. 11:18 - [Jon] Yes. 11:19 - It just is so valuable. 11:21 - Yes, you know this project 11:22 of the Cambodia boarding academy 11:25 is not Miranda's project. 11:27 It's actually on the strategic planning. 11:29 It has been for a number of years 11:31 with the Cambodian Adventist Mission. 11:33 - Right. 11:35 - So it's actually a Cambodia Adventist Mission Church 11:36 main project that she is partnering with them 11:39 to help spearhead 11:41 - Right 11:41 - and move forward. 11:43 - Right. To try to connect donors with the need. 11:45 - Donors and you know, she is a home-schooler. 11:48 - She's really, she's getting her Masters in Education. 11:51 - [Natalie] Right. 11:52 - And she's really into education, all that stuff. 11:55 So she is bringing a tool set and an understanding 11:57 and, of course, a Christian education background 12:03 into the mix. - Right. 12:04 And a definite heart - Yes 12:06 - for the Khmer people. 12:08 - [Jon] Absolutely. 12:09 She spent a full year in Cambodia with a family, 12:11 living with the Cambodian family. 12:13 You know, with the slatted floor, up on stilts, 12:16 with that family and started a Sabbath school 12:20 and did teaching among... 12:21 So she really, you know, came close 12:24 to the local people. 12:25 - MmmHmm 12:26 - And she saw where their heart need was 12:27 and saw where their openness is also. 12:30 And so she has a real heart for the people. 12:33 - Right. 12:34 We are very happy and thankful 12:35 that there has been a lot of progress 12:37 in the project already. 12:39 - Yes. 12:40 - And that's the next video we want to share. 12:41 - Okay. 12:42 (gentle instrumental music) 12:55 - We started looking for land January of 2018. 12:59 And we looked in a lot of different places. 13:04 And we also almost bought a different property 13:07 that's about ten kilometers from here. 13:10 But the deal fell through, so we were really disappointed 13:14 and praying a lot. 13:16 But God kept saying "No" 13:18 and places weren't for sale that were 13:21 in the area we were looking. 13:23 So we kept looking further and further away 13:25 from the area we originally felt God was leading us to. 13:31 But in December of 2018, my family actually came 13:37 from the United States and we decided to spend six weeks 13:39 praying specifically for the land 13:41 and God's plan for this project. 13:44 (gentle instrumental music) 13:48 As we prayed, we kept looking 13:51 and we kept driving around 13:52 and just praying every day as we were driving around. 13:55 And praying together at our home. 13:58 And then one day our pastor told us about this piece of land 14:04 that his friends were selling. 14:06 So we came out here. 14:08 It was right near the land we wanted to buy previously, 14:11 but it was closer to the river. 14:14 It was larger. 14:16 It was less money and better for agriculture. 14:20 So we were really interested 14:22 and we asked God to provide the way. 14:26 And as we prayed, everything got finished. 14:30 Everybody agreed and it only took about two weeks 14:34 for us to purchase the land. 14:36 (piano music) 14:41 We purchased the land in January. 14:43 We didn't actually have all the funds 14:45 to cover the entire price of the land. 14:49 We were short about $13,000. 14:52 But we had a really generous donor 14:54 who came forward just a few weeks after that 14:58 and ended up paying off the rest of the land for us. 15:02 (piano music) 15:07 This land is 43 kilometers from Battambang City. 15:11 And we chose to be outside of the city 15:14 for a few different reasons. 15:17 One of the most important is the influence 15:19 that comes from being in the city. 15:21 And the noise and distractions 15:25 that come from studying inside a city 15:27 as opposed to in the nature, in the quiet. 15:30 We also want the students to be able 15:32 to live in a more village setting. 15:37 Most of the students that come to this school 15:38 will be coming from a village setting. 15:41 So we want them to be able to learn how to share the gospel 15:44 in the surrounding area. 15:47 So that when they go back to their villages, 15:49 they'll know how to share with people that they live around. 15:53 We're also planning to have a agricultural program, 15:55 so we can't really be too far in the city 15:57 if we're going to have an agricultural program. 15:59 We want them to be able to work with their hands 16:02 and be out in nature 16:06 and get exercise and fresh air. 16:08 (piano music) 16:14 There is no Adventist church or Adventist church group 16:17 in the area surrounding the school land. 16:21 The nearest church is actually about 50 kilometers away 16:25 in Battambang City. 16:27 So we want the students to come out to this area 16:29 so they can not only study, 16:33 but our school be an influence to the surrounding area 16:37 so we can do church plants 16:39 and just be a light to those 16:41 in the very dark area of Cambodia. 16:44 (piano music) 16:57 - That's so neat. 16:57 - That's beautiful property. 16:59 - Yes and that God provided - Uh huh. 17:02 - the donor to pay it off almost immediately. 17:04 - [Jon] Yeah 17:05 - That was such a blessing. 17:06 - That is such a poor church in that country 17:08 you know and we'll hear this later in one of the videos. 17:10 The President says that the average tithe, 17:13 per person, per church member, is 35 dollars a year. 17:18 - Yeah. 17:19 - [Jon] Yeah. 17:20 - And that's ten percent of their income. 17:21 - Yeah, so... 17:22 - So that means their income... 17:23 - Maybe $350 a year. - Yeah. 17:25 - How are they going to build up the infrastructure? 17:28 We've got to pray and really hope to build up this church. 17:32 - Right. Right. 17:33 And I love the fact that they can do agriculture there. 17:36 - [Jon] MmmHmm 17:37 - And they've got the tapioca planted already. 17:40 - Yep, yep. 17:41 - [Natalie] So that's what those plants were 17:42 in case anyone's wondering. 17:43 (Jon and Natalie chuckle) 17:45 But it's just really neat that they are trying 17:47 to do it in a way that draws the young people closer 17:49 to God and nature. - Yes. Yes. 17:51 - And gives them an understanding 17:52 and tools to use to help themselves and feed themselves, 17:56 as well as teaching others how to feed themselves. 18:00 - Right, and the practical, hands on, 18:01 get your fingers dirty, is really valuable 18:05 for the growth of, 18:06 symmetrical growth of anybody's character. 18:09 - Right. - Yeah. 18:10 - Right. 18:11 I read a story recently about a young man 18:12 that was in prison, in a prison camp, 18:14 and the time that he found his mind calming 18:18 was when he was out in the garden. 18:19 - Mmm, yeah, 18:20 - He said it saved his sanity. 18:22 - Wow. 18:23 - So - Yeah, so... 18:24 Not that we want to equate this boarding academy 18:27 to a prison but... (chuckles) 18:28 - No, it just shows pretty dramatically, 18:30 I mean, he was, they thought he was going insane. 18:33 - [Jon] Mmmm 18:34 - And when he would go work in the garden, 18:35 it would just calm him down. 18:36 - Yeah, being in nature, God's spirit, a gentle spirit, 18:40 is refreshing. 18:42 Absolutely, yeah. 18:43 - We also have an architect rendering, 18:44 - Yes - of possibly what 18:46 the school could look like. 18:47 - [Jon] Yeah, this is the master plan. 18:49 The vision of what we're trying to do here. 18:51 So the great part at the top is the parking lot 18:53 and then that main, largest building, 18:56 is going to be the main classroom block 18:58 and auditorium and chapel. 19:01 And then you've got smaller classroom blocks 19:03 and dormitories. 19:05 It's going to be more of a home style dormitories 19:07 rather than one big dormitory with very little supervision, 19:11 or very few adults supervising. 19:13 And the teachers are also going to live there as well, 19:16 so they'll have the interaction with the students, 19:18 the supervision of the students throughout the whole day 19:21 and not just in classroom time. 19:23 - [Natalie] Okay. 19:24 - [Jon] And so, this is another angle at it. 19:27 In the middle is going to be the flag pole 19:29 and then the boys on one side and the girls on the other. 19:32 So this is designed so that we can start 19:35 with just a few buildings 19:37 and then continue to add on as the school grows. 19:40 - Okay. 19:41 - [Jon] Yeah, the architect that drew this was very smart. 19:44 He cued in very closely with the type of architecture 19:47 that we have in Cambodia, 19:49 the color scheme, the type of building, 19:51 the need for a lot of windows 19:54 because we're not going to have AC in all these buildings. 19:57 So we're going to need to have some kind 19:58 of ventilation flowing through. 20:00 It's built very simply. 20:03 A lot of, you know, square shapes 20:06 with just flat walls 20:07 and windows in them and just a normal roof. 20:10 So this is very economical, very cost effective 20:13 and very similar to what you would find 20:15 in Cambodia already. 20:16 - Okay. 20:18 - So I think he did a very good job 20:19 and we're excited... - Yes 20:20 - About actually seeing what it is going to 20:24 - Right - look like. 20:25 - Right, and it helps, you talk about an idea, 20:27 but then when you can have a picture 20:29 to help bring those ideas and stuff in to visualization. 20:33 - So much nicer. - It just really helps. 20:35 - Yeah, and this is fitted 20:36 to that property that we've already purchased, 20:38 that's in the name of the Cambodia Adventist Mission. 20:42 - Okay - So 20:43 - At this point, all of the trained teachers 20:45 are busy teaching in other schools. 20:48 - [Jon] Yes thhat's correct. (chuckles) 20:49 - So there aren't any teachers available 20:51 - Right. - available to teach 20:52 in this school at this point. 20:53 - Yes. 20:54 - So, the Cambodian Mission, along with Miranda, 20:57 have decided that we need to sponsor young people 21:00 to go to school to learn how to be teachers. 21:03 - [Jon] Yes, 21:04 - So this is the next video we want to share. 21:06 - [Jon] Yes. 21:07 - Is about the sponsorship program. 21:08 - [Jon] Correct. 21:10 (instrumental music) 21:15 (laughter) 21:18 - Teacher is a very important 21:19 and they play a very important role 21:21 in winning souls for God. 21:24 If you don't train them very well 21:26 to know our Adventist philosophy, 21:29 our Christian philosophy of education, 21:32 they may not well explain to the student 21:35 about why we are Christians. 21:37 And it is very, very first step 21:39 that we have to train our teachers, first of all, 21:42 to know about the purpose of education in our Adventist. 21:48 It's not just to prepare the students for this world, 21:51 but for the Kingdom of God to come. 21:53 (children chattering) 21:58 We can see most student teacher in the future to be, 22:02 they are not from Cambodian Adventist schools. 22:06 They come from government schools. 22:08 That's why we need to have some person 22:14 who take care of them during even their study 22:16 at the university level, 22:17 so that we can channel them into the right thoughts 22:23 and the right thinking for the purpose 22:24 of being a teacher in the future. 22:26 (instrumental music) 22:31 - The Mission is assisting us 22:33 in recruiting Adventist young people 22:35 from across Cambodia who have finished their high school 22:38 and high school exams 22:39 and are interested in becoming teachers 22:41 and working with the Adventist Church. 22:44 The teachers will come here and they'll study in university. 22:48 They'll also study Adventist education classes 22:52 with us and with trainers that we bring in. 22:54 They'll learn more about Bible study and outreach 22:57 with one of our local pastors and some of our team members. 23:01 Overall, they'll just practice during their four years 23:03 their teaching skills, 23:06 as well as their outreach and evangelism skills. 23:09 (instrumental music) 23:16 We currently have five students who are signed up 23:20 and we are looking to recruit more for this fall. 23:22 - Mostly we take who are regularly attending the church 23:28 and trained by pastors and they know who we are, 23:32 especially as Christians. 23:35 (speaking a foreign language) 23:39 - [Translator] If I'm a teacher, 23:40 I can share with those who are not Christians 23:42 about what it really means to be a Christian. 23:45 Like how to live like a Christian 23:47 in relation with those who are not Christians. 23:49 So they can know how to be a witness 23:51 and share their experiences with them. 23:55 (speaking a foreign language) 23:57 - [Translator] I think when I become a teacher, 23:59 I can introduce to them the word of God 24:01 so that they can fully understand God's goodness 24:03 toward them. 24:04 And be able to understand clearly 24:06 about honesty, righteousness, things like that. 24:09 (speaking foreign language) 24:12 - [Translator] I want to have a lot of church members 24:14 in Cambodia who believe in God, 24:16 fully trust in Him with complete confidence 24:18 that God can do miracles. 24:20 And that he is the one who provides 24:22 his bountiful goodness to us. 24:29 - To sponsor these students, 24:31 it costs about $3,600, 24:34 per student per year. 24:36 And this covers their tuition, their living expenses 24:39 and a stipend for them to live on 24:42 during their time at study. 24:46 Our mission is a very small mission, 24:49 and the tithe that comes in across the country 24:52 is very limited due to the low income rates 24:56 of most of the members. 24:57 So most of the students that they do sponsor now 25:01 are sponsored from outside resources 25:03 or through the division. 25:05 So these students wouldn't be any different. 25:07 They would be sponsored the same way from an outside source. 25:12 (chattering) 25:15 By investing in these students to come to train 25:20 to become teachers, 25:21 it's actually an investment in the future 25:23 of the working Cambodia, and of the mission, 25:27 and the SDA message going to this country. 25:31 (children chattering) 25:36 I want to invite you to keep this project in your prayers 25:38 and to prayerfully consider partnering 25:41 with us financially to make this project a reality. 25:45 (chattering and laughter) 25:51 - I really appreciate how Miranda, 25:52 with the education director in Cambodia, 25:55 and others have thought through 25:57 what these young people really need to know 25:59 in order to teach. - Yes. Yes. 26:00 - And it's such a blessing 26:02 to have the matching grant available right now. 26:04 - Oh, it's a beautiful thing. 26:05 - Yeah, we don't know how soon that will be matched. 26:08 - [Jon] Yep. 26:08 - But we're thankful for that 26:10 and these are five young people 26:12 that at this point have chosen 26:14 to be a part of this sponsorship program. 26:17 - [Jon] Yeah, so they signed up for the program 26:18 and so they'll be going through university. 26:22 In the morning, they'll go to classes. 26:24 In the afternoon, Miranda, 26:26 and others that have a degree in education, 26:29 will then teach them more hands on type of things. 26:33 More one on one tutoring through true Christian education, 26:39 true outreach, and the different skills 26:41 that they are going to need 26:42 with the Adventist philosophy, Adventist education, 26:45 to do a, to build a really Christian environment 26:51 - Right. - In that community, 26:52 in that school community. 26:53 - Right, so how much total is this going to cost? 26:57 I know we have the land already, 26:58 but there's a lot of buildings in the plan. 27:00 So how much, what is the estimate so far? 27:02 The total cost? - The estimate with, 27:04 including the land and all the buildings 27:06 is about $400,000. 27:08 - [Natalie] Okay 27:09 - Which for an individual, sounds like a lot of money, 27:11 but for a school, for a full on boarding academy, 27:15 you won't even get a day school for that 27:17 here in America. 27:18 - Right. 27:19 - And this is going to make such a huge impact 27:20 in that country. 27:22 - Right, it'll be a great blessing. 27:23 - Oh yeah. 27:25 I mean, like, this will equal many souls in Heaven. 27:30 - That's right. 27:31 - And that's what it's all about. 27:31 - Right. 27:33 - Yeah. 27:34 - I would like to invite you 27:35 to partner with Miranda and the Cambodian Mission 27:38 to provide this great opportunity for these young people. 27:41 If you would like to be a part of this, 27:43 please contact us at Jesus for Asia 27:45 PO Box one two two one 27:47 Collegedale, Tennessee three seven three one five 27:50 Call us at 423-413-7321 27:54 or visit our website at Jesus4asia.org 27:58 Please pray for Miranda, 28:00 the youth of Cambodia and the rest of the church there. 28:03 May God richly bless you until we see you next time 28:06 on "Jesus for Asia Now". 28:08 ( instrumental music) |
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