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- Hello and welcome
to "Jesus for Asia Now".
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I'm Natalie Wood and today
my husband Jon is here with me.
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And we'll be sharing with
you about the boarding academy
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that's being built in Cambodia.
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Welcome to the show, dear.
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- Hi, darling.
It's good to be here.
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- Yeah, you know and I'm
excited about our show today
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because it's a opportunity
to make a big difference.
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- For a lot of people.
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- For a lot of people.
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We have a young lady
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named Miranda Lundby - Yeah
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who has adopted the
country of Cambodia.
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- She has. - As her home.
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- [Jon] Or it has adopted her.
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- [Natalie] I think
both, probably. (Jon laughs)
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- [Jon] Yes.
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- And she has a
great burden for the youth
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of the country of Cambodia.
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- Yes,
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- And so when she was
there as a student missionary,
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she looked around
and she started seeing
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that there wasn't a
lot of school availability.
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And she started
interviewing different schools
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and different young people
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and finding out that there
were some challenges for them.
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- Huge challenges.
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- But first,
let's talk a little bit
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about the history of Cambodia.
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- Okay.
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- What happened there
that made a huge change
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in this country?
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- Well, up until the
70's, the church was very slow,
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a very small Adventist
presence in the country.
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Then the late
60's into early 70's,
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you know the
Vietnam War was happening.
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- Right.
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- And they say that more
bombs, more tonnage of bombs
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was dropped on
Cambodia than was on Vietnam.
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- Wow.
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- It's kinda like a
secret part of the war.
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That destabilized the
country of Cambodia enough
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where the Khmer Rouge rose up
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and fought
against the government
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and took over the country.
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And it was led by Pol
Pot who is very well known
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as the author - infamous
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of "The Killing Fields." - Right
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- Yes. - Right.
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- And, so if you
had any connection
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with any kind of
western influence,
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like if you were educated,
if you could speak English,
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if you wore glasses, if
you had a ball point pen,
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they would pretty much kill you.
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- Mmmm
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- And so anywhere
between, the estimates are
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between one and a half
to three million people
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were killed out of a
population of maybe ten million.
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- Mmmm
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- So a huge percentage
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of the country's
population. - up to a third.
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- Yeah, and I
actually met some of the people
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that escaped from there.
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Actually a lot of the people
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that are the
leadership in the church,
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had experience in that.
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That wasn't that long ago.
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- Right.
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- And the Vietnamese came
in and then liberated Cambodia
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in the early 80's
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and Pol Pot was
still alive until 1988.
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- Wow, so it's very recent.
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- Very recent, yeah.
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In fact, my first visit to
Cambodia, Pol Pot was still
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alive and we flew into
a town about 45 kilometers
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from his headquarters.
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- Right.
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- And we were in a little
Cessna four-seater airplane
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and the pilot and the co-pilot
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had bulletproof seat covers.
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We didn't in the back seat.
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(both laugh)
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So, it was a little bit.
- So a little bit nervous.
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- Yeah, but, you know,
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I really fell in
love with the country
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because the people
didn't hold a grudge
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against me as an American.
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Just very kind, very, a lot
of suffering in that country
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because that, that war.
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I mean it was the
first time I saw a country
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where Jesus was not in any way
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influencing that country.
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And just a
country without Christ,
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just, it's, I mean I fell
in love with Christ government
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after seeing what
it's like without that.
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I mean the idea of
honesty, value of life,
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those are Christian concepts.
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Those are concepts
emanating from Christ Himself.
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- Right.
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- And, you, know they would,
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the soldiers would target
practice on passing villagers.
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- Hmm. - You know, just for fun.
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- And if they
didn't like their neighbor,
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they'd go down
to the black market
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and buy a land mine - Yeah
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and put it in
front of their door.
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- Land mine cost a dollar,
anti-tank mine was five dollars.
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- That's scary.
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- So it is a very intense time
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and I just fell in
love with the people.
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- Yeah.
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So we have the
beautiful people of Camobodia
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who are recovering
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from this turmoil - Mmmhmm
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- from the loss of all the
educated people in their country
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and so it's been
a rebuilding process
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for them - Yes.
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- for a number
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of years already. - Yes
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- What has
happened with the church
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since things have settled down
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and - Right.
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- people have some
sense of normalcy again.
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- Yeah, well the country
has not progressed economically
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as it should, as
you would expect.
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There's forces
involved with that.
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But the church,
after all that conflict,
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has really grown. - Mmm.
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- It went from like 50 members
before all this conflict,
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and now, to then
about 6,000 members.
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- Mmmm
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- But what's
happened in recent years
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is this church has
kind of shrunk back down
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from 6,000, down to 3000.
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So we see a church in decline.
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and this is one of
the things that Miranda,
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I think has really
got some insight in,
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because she sees
one of the big reasons,
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one of the big
leakage points of the church,
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why things are declining.
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- Okay so what is this issue,
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the key issue
that Miranda has seen?
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- Yeah, from her experience,
she sees young people.
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They come into the
church, or they're born
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into Adventist families
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and they go to an
Adventist school, most of them.
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But then when they hit
boarding or academy age,
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there's no place
for them to really go.
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There's one boarding school,
and it's completely filled.
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The other one is
in the main city,
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and it's completely filled.
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So the majority of the church
members, the young people,
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they don't have a place to go.
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So they end up
going to public schools,
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huge amount of
pressure for them to study
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and do their tests on Sabbath,
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they don't really
have an environment
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in that critical
decision-making age,
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to you know, learn about God
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and to see what it's
like to live a Christian life.
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- And besides that,
Buddhist beliefs are taught
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in the school.
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- [Jon] Yes.
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- So, and probably evolution?
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- [Jon] Yeah.
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- Yeah.
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So they've got a number
of things that as Christians,
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we don't believe.
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- Right, besides that,
just a very small percentage
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of the Cambodian
population is Christian at all.
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- [Natalie] Okay.
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- And so they've got a lot
of cards stacked against them.
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- Right.
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- And so Miranda has a
really compelling solution
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for this problem.
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- Okay, let's watch
the first video now.
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- [Jon] Okay.
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(gentle instrumental music)
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(children shouting playfully)
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- In God's ministry,
sometimes it is very difficult
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to reach into a different
family, a different background
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but education is a
very one special part
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that we can get
involved in taking the gospel
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in to a
different level of people.
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(gentle instrumental music)
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- This land was
purchased specifically
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for a Cambodia Boarding Academy.
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It'll be for seventh
through twelfth grade.
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We will have a boarding
school, not just a day school
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because we'll be taking students
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from every province in
Cambodia to come and study here.
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- If the students stay at school
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we also can get
involved with their lives
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more than those who just come
to school during the day time
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and then they go back home
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and then they get involved
with all friend in their village
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or in their community.
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- This boarding
academy will be different
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than the other Adventist
boarding academy in Phnom Penh
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because this academy will
be in the Cambodian language.
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It won't be teaching English,
it will be teaching Khmer.
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- Most Cambodian children
come from very poor backgrounds
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and they cannot go
into any private school
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which is the
international language.
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And when they finish
their elementary school,
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they need to go
to government school.
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That is very
difficult to rest on Sabbath day
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and worship God.
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- So it will be
directly focusing on reaching
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those young people
from across the country
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who haven't had the opportunity
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to study in an Adventist
school before high school
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or who have studied in
one of our Adventist schools
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that has the Cambodian
curriculum used already.
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(gentle instrumental music)
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- It's very, very
important for this school
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because if they go
to the other schools
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they will study a
different philosophy.
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They may not learn our
concept of being Christian.
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But our school train them
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to be a quality young people
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that can be the Seventh-day
Adventist pillar workers
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in the future.
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- The church in
Cambodia is very small.
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It's a very small mission.
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So my hope for Cambodia is that
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there will be a
revival among the church
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where the church
members will see the importance
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of sharing the
gospel with their neighbors
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and with their family.
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My hope for this
school is that the students
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that come to study here
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will come from all over Cambodia
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and when they
leave, they'll be able
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to be a light in the community.
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And when that happens, people
will start to know about God,
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or have an awareness of God
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that they weren't
able to have before.
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They might get an
understanding of Jesus
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from the students that come here
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that no pastor
could give to them
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because we don't
have enough pastors.
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We don't have
enough church planters.
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We don't have enough funds
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or missionaries
to reach everybody,
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but when we bring young people
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then they go out and
have their own families
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or have their own work and
travel throughout the country,
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they become
witnesses everywhere they go.
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(gentle music)
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- We are so
grateful and thankful
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for donors who think of Cambodia
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who really need
education for their children
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and this is very
opportunity for children.
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Especially those who
finish their elementary school
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and then they
don't know where to go.
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And then they have this school.
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And I am very,
very, very thankful
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for donors who
think about our people,
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think about our children
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who in the
future will be the ones
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who can help our church grow.
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(instrumental music)
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- It's so neat to see the
Cambodia education director
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sharing his views - [Jon] Yes
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- and his dream - [Jon] Yes
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- for Cambodia,
for the young people.
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- [Jon] Yes.
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- It just is so valuable.
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- Yes, you know this project
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of the Cambodia boarding academy
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is not Miranda's project.
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It's actually on
the strategic planning.
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It has been for
a number of years
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with the
Cambodian Adventist Mission.
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- Right.
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- So it's actually a Cambodia
Adventist Mission Church
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main project that she
is partnering with them
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to help spearhead
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- Right
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- and move forward.
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- Right. To try to
connect donors with the need.
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- Donors and you know,
she is a home-schooler.
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- She's really, she's getting
her Masters in Education.
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- [Natalie] Right.
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- And she's really into
education, all that stuff.
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So she is bringing a
tool set and an understanding
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and, of course, a
Christian education background
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into the mix. - Right.
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And a definite heart - Yes
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- for the Khmer people.
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- [Jon] Absolutely.
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She spent a full year
in Cambodia with a family,
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living with the
Cambodian family.
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You know, with the
slatted floor, up on stilts,
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with that family and
started a Sabbath school
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and did teaching among...
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So she really,
you know, came close
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to the local people.
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- MmmHmm
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- And she saw where
their heart need was
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and saw where
their openness is also.
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And so she has a
real heart for the people.
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- Right.
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We are very happy and thankful
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that there has
been a lot of progress
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in the project already.
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- Yes.
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- And that's the next
video we want to share.
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- Okay.
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(gentle instrumental music)
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- We started looking
for land January of 2018.
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And we looked in a
lot of different places.
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And we also almost
bought a different property
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that's about ten
kilometers from here.
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But the deal fell through,
so we were really disappointed
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and praying a lot.
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But God kept saying "No"
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and places
weren't for sale that were
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in the area we were looking.
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So we kept looking
further and further away
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from the area we originally
felt God was leading us to.
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But in December of
2018, my family actually came
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from the United States and
we decided to spend six weeks
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praying
specifically for the land
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and God's plan for this project.
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(gentle instrumental music)
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As we prayed, we kept looking
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and we kept driving around
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and just praying every
day as we were driving around.
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And praying
together at our home.
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And then one day our pastor
told us about this piece of land
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that his friends were selling.
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So we came out here.
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It was right near the land
we wanted to buy previously,
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but it was closer to the river.
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It was larger.
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It was less money and
better for agriculture.
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So we were really interested
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and we asked God
to provide the way.
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And as we prayed,
everything got finished.
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Everybody agreed and it
only took about two weeks
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for us to purchase the land.
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(piano music)
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We purchased
the land in January.
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We didn't
actually have all the funds
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to cover the
entire price of the land.
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We were short about $13,000.
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But we had a
really generous donor
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who came forward just
a few weeks after that
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and ended up paying off
the rest of the land for us.
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(piano music)
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This land is 43
kilometers from Battambang City.
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And we chose to be
outside of the city
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for a few different reasons.
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One of the most
important is the influence
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that comes from
being in the city.
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And the noise and distractions
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that come from
studying inside a city
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as opposed to in the
nature, in the quiet.
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We also want the
students to be able
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to live in a
more village setting.
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Most of the students
that come to this school
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will be coming
from a village setting.
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So we want them to be able
to learn how to share the gospel
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in the surrounding area.
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So that when they go
back to their villages,
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they'll know how to share with
people that they live around.
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We're also planning to
have a agricultural program,
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so we can't really
be too far in the city
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if we're going to have
an agricultural program.
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We want them to be able
to work with their hands
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and be out in nature
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and get exercise and fresh air.
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(piano music)
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There is no Adventist
church or Adventist church group
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in the area
surrounding the school land.
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The nearest church is actually
about 50 kilometers away
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in Battambang City.
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So we want the students
to come out to this area
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so they can not only study,
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but our school be an influence
to the surrounding area
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so we can do church plants
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and just be a light to those
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in the very dark
area of Cambodia.
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(piano music)
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- That's so neat.
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- That's beautiful property.
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- Yes and that
God provided - Uh huh.
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- the donor to pay it
off almost immediately.
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- [Jon] Yeah
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- That was such a blessing.
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- That is such a poor
church in that country
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you know and we'll hear
this later in one of the videos.
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The President says
that the average tithe,
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per person, per church
member, is 35 dollars a year.
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- Yeah.
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- [Jon] Yeah.
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- And that's ten
percent of their income.
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- Yeah, so...
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- So that means their income...
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- Maybe $350 a year. - Yeah.
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- How are they going to
build up the infrastructure?
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We've got to pray and really
hope to build up this church.
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- Right. Right.
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And I love the fact that
they can do agriculture there.
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- [Jon] MmmHmm
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- And they've got the
tapioca planted already.
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- Yep, yep.
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- [Natalie] So that's
what those plants were
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in case anyone's wondering.
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(Jon and Natalie chuckle)
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But it's just really
neat that they are trying
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to do it in a way that
draws the young people closer
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to God and nature. - Yes. Yes.
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- And gives
them an understanding
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and tools to use to help
themselves and feed themselves,
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as well as teaching
others how to feed themselves.
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- Right, and the
practical, hands on,
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get your fingers
dirty, is really valuable
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for the growth of,
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symmetrical growth
of anybody's character.
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- Right. - Yeah.
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- Right.
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I read a story
recently about a young man
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that was in
prison, in a prison camp,
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and the time that he
found his mind calming
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was when he was
out in the garden.
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- Mmm, yeah,
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- He said it saved his sanity.
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- Wow.
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- So - Yeah, so...
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Not that we want to
equate this boarding academy
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to a prison but... (chuckles)
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- No, it just shows
pretty dramatically,
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I mean, he was, they
thought he was going insane.
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- [Jon] Mmmm
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- And when he would
go work in the garden,
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it would just calm him down.
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- Yeah, being in nature,
God's spirit, a gentle spirit,
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is refreshing.
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Absolutely, yeah.
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- We also have an
architect rendering,
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- Yes - of possibly what
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the school could look like.
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- [Jon] Yeah, this
is the master plan.
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The vision of what
we're trying to do here.
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So the great part at
the top is the parking lot
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and then that
main, largest building,
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is going to be the
main classroom block
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and auditorium and chapel.
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And then you've got
smaller classroom blocks
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and dormitories.
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It's going to be more
of a home style dormitories
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rather than one big dormitory
with very little supervision,
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or very few adults supervising.
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And the teachers are also
going to live there as well,
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so they'll have the
interaction with the students,
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the supervision of the students
throughout the whole day
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and not just in classroom time.
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- [Natalie] Okay.
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- [Jon] And so, this
is another angle at it.
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In the middle is
going to be the flag pole
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and then the boys on one
side and the girls on the other.
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So this is designed
so that we can start
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with just a few buildings
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and then continue to
add on as the school grows.
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- Okay.
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- [Jon] Yeah, the architect
that drew this was very smart.
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He cued in very closely
with the type of architecture
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that we have in Cambodia,
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the color scheme,
the type of building,
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the need for a lot of windows
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because we're not going to
have AC in all these buildings.
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So we're going to
need to have some kind
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of ventilation flowing through.
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It's built very simply.
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A lot of, you
know, square shapes
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with just flat walls
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and windows in them
and just a normal roof.
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So this is very
economical, very cost effective
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and very similar
to what you would find
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in Cambodia already.
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- Okay.
00:20:16.98\00:20:18.05
- So I think he
did a very good job
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and we're excited... - Yes
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- About actually
seeing what it is going to
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- Right - look like.
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- Right, and it helps,
you talk about an idea,
00:20:25.29\00:20:27.22
but then when you
can have a picture
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to help bring those ideas
and stuff in to visualization.
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- So much nicer. -
It just really helps.
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- Yeah, and this is fitted
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to that property that
we've already purchased,
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that's in the name of the
Cambodia Adventist Mission.
00:20:38.70\00:20:42.17
- Okay - So
00:20:42.17\00:20:43.97
- At this point, all
of the trained teachers
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are busy
teaching in other schools.
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- [Jon] Yes
thhat's correct. (chuckles)
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- So there aren't
any teachers available
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- Right. - available to teach
00:20:51.05\00:20:52.48
in this school at this point.
00:20:52.48\00:20:53.31
- Yes.
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- So, the Cambodian
Mission, along with Miranda,
00:20:54.75\00:20:57.02
have decided that we
need to sponsor young people
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to go to school to
learn how to be teachers.
00:21:00.89\00:21:03.32
- [Jon] Yes,
00:21:03.32\00:21:04.43
- So this is the next
video we want to share.
00:21:04.43\00:21:06.39
- [Jon] Yes.
00:21:06.39\00:21:07.40
- Is about the
sponsorship program.
00:21:07.40\00:21:08.66
- [Jon] Correct.
00:21:08.66\00:21:10.17
(instrumental music)
00:21:10.17\00:21:13.30
(laughter)
00:21:15.44\00:21:18.17
- Teacher is a very important
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and they play a
very important role
00:21:19.77\00:21:21.51
in winning souls for God.
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If you don't
train them very well
00:21:24.21\00:21:26.25
to know our
Adventist philosophy,
00:21:26.25\00:21:29.35
our Christian
philosophy of education,
00:21:29.35\00:21:32.19
they may not well
explain to the student
00:21:32.19\00:21:35.69
about why we are Christians.
00:21:35.69\00:21:37.66
And it is very, very first step
00:21:37.66\00:21:39.76
that we have to train
our teachers, first of all,
00:21:39.76\00:21:42.16
to know about the purpose
of education in our Adventist.
00:21:42.16\00:21:47.14
It's not just to prepare
the students for this world,
00:21:48.57\00:21:51.51
but for the
Kingdom of God to come.
00:21:51.51\00:21:53.48
(children chattering)
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We can see most student
teacher in the future to be,
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they are not from
Cambodian Adventist schools.
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They come from
government schools.
00:22:06.12\00:22:08.19
That's why we need
to have some person
00:22:08.19\00:22:13.26
who take care of them
during even their study
00:22:14.36\00:22:16.26
at the university level,
00:22:16.26\00:22:17.60
so that we can channel
them into the right thoughts
00:22:17.60\00:22:22.64
and the right
thinking for the purpose
00:22:23.67\00:22:24.74
of being a
teacher in the future.
00:22:24.74\00:22:26.98
(instrumental music)
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- The Mission is assisting us
00:22:31.95\00:22:33.45
in recruiting
Adventist young people
00:22:33.45\00:22:35.58
from across Cambodia who
have finished their high school
00:22:35.58\00:22:38.72
and high school exams
00:22:38.72\00:22:39.99
and are interested
in becoming teachers
00:22:39.99\00:22:41.79
and working with
the Adventist Church.
00:22:41.79\00:22:44.69
The teachers will come here
and they'll study in university.
00:22:44.69\00:22:48.13
They'll also study
Adventist education classes
00:22:48.13\00:22:52.00
with us and with
trainers that we bring in.
00:22:52.00\00:22:54.40
They'll learn more
about Bible study and outreach
00:22:54.40\00:22:57.67
with one of our local pastors
and some of our team members.
00:22:57.67\00:23:01.61
Overall, they'll just
practice during their four years
00:23:01.61\00:23:03.88
their teaching skills,
00:23:03.88\00:23:06.48
as well as their
outreach and evangelism skills.
00:23:06.48\00:23:09.25
(instrumental music)
00:23:09.25\00:23:12.42
We currently have five
students who are signed up
00:23:16.93\00:23:20.00
and we are looking to
recruit more for this fall.
00:23:20.00\00:23:22.56
- Mostly we take who are
regularly attending the church
00:23:22.56\00:23:27.64
and trained by pastors
and they know who we are,
00:23:28.97\00:23:32.91
especially as Christians.
00:23:32.91\00:23:35.04
(speaking a foreign language)
00:23:35.04\00:23:39.25
- [Translator] If I'm a teacher,
00:23:39.25\00:23:40.55
I can share with
those who are not Christians
00:23:40.55\00:23:42.92
about what it really
means to be a Christian.
00:23:42.92\00:23:45.12
Like how to
live like a Christian
00:23:45.12\00:23:47.32
in relation with those
who are not Christians.
00:23:47.32\00:23:49.52
So they can know
how to be a witness
00:23:49.52\00:23:51.83
and share their
experiences with them.
00:23:51.83\00:23:55.13
(speaking a foreign language)
00:23:55.13\00:23:57.27
- [Translator] I think
when I become a teacher,
00:23:57.27\00:23:59.27
I can introduce to
them the word of God
00:23:59.27\00:24:01.20
so that they can fully
understand God's goodness
00:24:01.20\00:24:03.71
toward them.
00:24:03.71\00:24:04.77
And be able to
understand clearly
00:24:04.77\00:24:06.54
about honesty,
righteousness, things like that.
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(speaking foreign language)
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- [Translator] I want to
have a lot of church members
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in Cambodia who believe in God,
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fully trust in Him
with complete confidence
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that God can do miracles.
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And that he is
the one who provides
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his bountiful goodness to us.
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- To sponsor these students,
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it costs about $3,600,
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per student per year.
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And this covers their
tuition, their living expenses
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and a stipend
for them to live on
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during their time at study.
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Our mission is a
very small mission,
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and the tithe that
comes in across the country
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is very limited due
to the low income rates
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of most of the members.
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So most of the students
that they do sponsor now
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are sponsored
from outside resources
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or through the division.
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So these students
wouldn't be any different.
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They would be sponsored the
same way from an outside source.
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(chattering)
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By investing in these
students to come to train
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to become teachers,
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it's actually an
investment in the future
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of the working
Cambodia, and of the mission,
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and the SDA message
going to this country.
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(children chattering)
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I want to invite you to keep
this project in your prayers
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and to prayerfully
consider partnering
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with us financially to
make this project a reality.
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(chattering and laughter)
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- I really
appreciate how Miranda,
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with the education
director in Cambodia,
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and others have thought through
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what these young
people really need to know
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in order to teach. - Yes. Yes.
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- And it's such a blessing
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to have the matching
grant available right now.
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- Oh, it's a beautiful thing.
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- Yeah, we don't know how
soon that will be matched.
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- [Jon] Yep.
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- But we're thankful for that
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and these are five young people
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that at this point have chosen
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to be a part of
this sponsorship program.
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- [Jon] Yeah, so they
signed up for the program
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and so they'll be
going through university.
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In the morning,
they'll go to classes.
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In the afternoon, Miranda,
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and others that have
a degree in education,
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will then teach them
more hands on type of things.
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More one on one tutoring through
true Christian education,
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true outreach, and
the different skills
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that they are going to need
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with the Adventist
philosophy, Adventist education,
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to do a, to build a
really Christian environment
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- Right. - In that community,
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in that school community.
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- Right, so how much
total is this going to cost?
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I know we have the land already,
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but there's a lot of
buildings in the plan.
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So how much, what
is the estimate so far?
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The total cost? -
The estimate with,
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including the land
and all the buildings
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is about $400,000.
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- [Natalie] Okay
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- Which for an individual,
sounds like a lot of money,
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but for a school, for a
full on boarding academy,
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you won't even get
a day school for that
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here in America.
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- Right.
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- And this is going to
make such a huge impact
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in that country.
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- Right, it'll
be a great blessing.
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- Oh yeah.
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I mean, like, this will
equal many souls in Heaven.
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- That's right.
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- And that's
what it's all about.
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- Right.
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- Yeah.
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- I would like to invite you
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to partner with Miranda
and the Cambodian Mission
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to provide this great
opportunity for these young
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people. If you would
like to be a part of this,
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please contact
us at Jesus for Asia
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PO Box one two two one
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Collegedale, Tennessee
three seven three one five
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Call us at 423-413-7321
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or visit our
website at Jesus4asia.org
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Please pray for Miranda,
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the youth of Cambodia and
the rest of the church there.
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May God richly bless you
until we see you next time
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on "Jesus for Asia Now".
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( instrumental music)
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