Chapel Day

Last week 2Five2 held one of its chapel days in Prek Pneu.  On these days students are able to play games, sing worship songs, and learn a special message.  On this chapel we learned about oral hygiene and how to brush and clean your teeth.  Everyone got a toothbrush and toothpaste to take home and use and to teach their parents and siblings what they learned in school that day.

Another big step for our program is that on February 25th our students in the catch-up school will be able to integrate into the local public school.  This is a HUGE accomplishment because these children have never had the chance to go to school before and they are more than excited for this big leap in their lives.

In Cambodia teachers are paid a very low salary, some even as low as $25 per month, so in order to live they ask each student to pay around 12 cents a day to attend the class.  This informal fee adds up and the families then can not afford to send them to school, thus leaving the children far behind in their academics.  Through our long fought and maintained relationship with the public schools we are able to send the children without them paying the teacher bribe and allowing them to finally attend.  Each of these students came into the program not being able to read, write, and do basic math and now they are caught up enough to enter back into school.  We are thrilled.  They are thrilled. 

Please be praying for the work that will go on over the next few weeks to finalize these preparations.