Rapid Truth Recording in Studio & Out
Although recording in a studio is preferable, I’ve opted to start using a high-quality voice recorder so that I can take it to Preah Vihear province and record the storytellers on-site instead of getting them to come to Phnom Penh. We still had the problem of finding a location in Preah Vihear with minimal disruptive noise. The solution was to record in a guesthouse bedroom with air-conditioning. Heavy rain and some repairs on the wooden staircase threatened to disrupt the recording session, having been perfectly quiet during our practice times of course, but thankfully, we were...
Read MoreWhen poverty leads to death
Sot, a 65 year old grandmother, almost starved to death. Her family are poor but they are able to keep food on the table. The problem is that Sot has had several hospital stays over the last couple of years; the last one being only a couple of months ago. The family sold farmland to pay the expensive medical costs. Several years ago, Sot allowed church planters to use her front yard as the venue for outreach activities. These activities were closed down by the village leader before my involvement in Baset. Sot hadn’t become a Christian but I continue some contact with Sot and tell her...
Read MoreMeet Renee
After 4 years of pursuing the dream of Church Multiplication Movements in Cambodia without any missionary teammates, it has been absolutely wonderful to have a lovely young woman join me for 4 months. Renee Blok and I met at PanAsia conference in Phuket, Thailand last year. She said God had called her to be a missionary from the age of 12 and the kind of missions work she wanted to do was exactly what I was doing. That sounded promising. Renee decided to come and join me for several months to see if God would confirm to her that she should join my team. She arrived just a few days...
Read MoreJonathan Training 2012
“The training more than met my expectations”, “It was better than I expected”, “It exceeded my expectations”… These were some of the comments on the evaluations for the latest Jonathan Training held in Phnom Penh in January. Clearly, all the hard work that went into teaching the course paid off. The team of 5 core facilitators and other guest presenters did a wonderful job of making the training experience interactive, varied, challenging and even transformational. This was the first time we had particpants from countries outside of Cambodia,...
Read MoreChristmas in Baset
Christmas is not a public holiday in Cambodia, so with Christmas falling on a Sunday, this was the first time that we’ve been able to celebtrate Christmas in Baset on Christmas Day. We left home after 6 AM to transport most of the Christmas dinner food to be prepared in Baset. Those who know how to make Cambodian curry and the special fish soup had much to do throughout the morning. I took my good friends from Australia, Alex and Garry,and new comer, Renee, visiting in the meantime. In Cambodia, celebrations are important and are supposed to be very public. So Christmas is a time...
Read MoreAbout Me
Sarah Ardu
Passionately pursuing the dream of Church Multiplication Movements in Cambodia. Read More...
