Reading

The Universal Rule

When you can read literacy is removed. So, now you know why it is imperative that the way to transformation is by reading. This basic skill will mean an opening to the wonders of life be it in the fiction or non fiction realm. After being so long in the education line I can only affirm that the child starts to progress when the reading begins.

So, the good news was the Reading Bus of Kuala Lumpur; yes the one from Malaysia found its way to the rural section of Phnom Penh and opened the eyes of some children there. 

A reading programme cannot just be carried out without preparation and support.

Cheli and wife, Mei are the founders of this effort and had diligently bought the Peter and Jane series at a very special price to give as gifts to the lucky children. We carted about 50 sets of them on top of other easy reading material.

Cheli shared that the God of miracle never fails His children for he bought the books in faith and the donation came on time. This he emphasised during the conference and encouraged the local teachers through the powerful testimony.

The teachers also concurred the night before how best to do some origami to brighten the class.

Old, but gold indeed indeed.

 The journey to the rural children took us about 30 minutes on laterite roads and bumpy too. But what is a bump? 

The local leader sang with the children in English;

"In Jesus Christ, we are one family..."

Surely the faith gels us together and it is so good to hear the melodious young voices; so sweet from foreign tongues.

Mei, the reader picked a simple book which a book distributor donated and gave the children each a copy. The book is simple but sufficient for a short time of rote reading. The children read after the teacher but by the way they spoke you can discern that they did not recognize the print but heard the voice. They only need more drilling and attention and it will help produce more readers.

It touched our hearts to see so many in need of help; but that was what we could only extend. Well, a beginning for some of them.

To add colour to the class, Chin Loi , the origami expert took the task of leading them into a time of folding the image of a frog.

The frog song was also sung...the little frog the little frog they are a merry crowd...uu wak wak wak... it was refreshing to sing with the young ones; you forget your age.

When this young man finished his art, he asked to be photographed.

Well done.

Achiever !

On the way out, we saw this remnant of achievers too !

They seemed to have fun in rural environment and we pray that the road in front of them may be filled with God's guidance and leading.

Many Malaysians have sacrificed to serve in this country for the sake of the gospel. God bless them.

Reading.