This last week-end was a big one for New Life Fellowship. Twice a year they run 'Encountering God' camps, where leaders take mainly new believers who have completed initial discipleship studies and who have been water baptised, away for a three day camp. These are powerful times that have a huge impact on those who go.
Sorry - pretty awful pic and New Life Fellowship is not nearly as 'white' as this - this was taken at a 10.30am service; the 7am service is almost wholly Khmer (now, why would that be?)
With all the pastors away, I was asked to cover for the two morning services. It was a real privilege to be asked to speak. Then, there was a great evening meeting where everyone who had been at camp returned for a time of praise and testimony.
The testimonies gave an insight into the depth of pain many of the young people are carrying - especially in relation to a real deficit of love and nurture in their upbringing. It is great how New Life Fellowship recognise and work to open up and see healing in these areas. What is evident though is that so many people in Cambodia carry huge issues of unresolved hurt. Sexual abuse is rife in this society among boys as well as girls, and nurturing love is so lacking.
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