#25 - New Center is now open despite political uncertainty

The political situation is still unstable here in Cambodia.  The ruling party still refuses to any kind of independent investigation of the election irregularities  Today there are many road blocks and checkpoints in different part of the city, we saw one on our way to the center this morning and one in the afternoon when we are trying to go to a T-shirt printing shop to make our teacher's uniform.  Here's a good summary from the Phnom Penh Post:  " Thousands of police and military police were deployed in and around the capital to prevent demonstrations when the opening session of the National Assembly convenes today (Monday) – minus the opposition."

The last few blogs have been mainly related to the political unrest but during the past few weeks we continue to get the center ready for classes in October.  Last week was the first week of work for all our local teachers, we went through a staff orientation with them and we are now giving them a 2-week teacher's training that includes lesson planning, teaching guidelines, our curriculum, teaching skills, classroom management etc.....   

Please keep us and our teachers in your prayers:

1) Pray for safety during our commute to the center; 

2) Pray for a servant heart for all the teachers and staff so that we are all willing and eager to learn how to be a better teacher to our potential students; 

3) Pray for the student registration and for Him to led His children to the center;

4) Pray for us so that we can be a better shepherd to these young Christian teachers and help them grow in Christ.

In the next blog, we will introduce our teachers to you!

Welcome to International English Academy
A project of Hope House Center

Reception Area

Decoration in the reception area

Workers were installing the white board 

This worker carried the air-conditioner by himself up the ladder,
and getting ready to install onto the wall

Worker installed the light on the wall.
If you look closer on the right side of this steel structure,
the top part (the cross) has already broken!

Classroom 1

Classroom 2

Classroom 3

Classroom 4

Classroom 5

We started to train the new teachers last week.
They are learning the new curriculum in front of us and other teachers.

God has answered our prayer that He provided teachers
to the center who are also Christian! Most of them also work with
other orphanages and churches in the village area.

Teachers are practicing to conduct an interacting class.