Chanthy-PartOne
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I was born in Keng Ta Sok Village
I have 5 brothers and sisters.
How was your life when you were younger?
When I was younger my life was very difficult.
why?
Because I was born in a very poor family.
And I didn't feel love from other people.
we live a life in the family that was neglected and not cared.
no one wanted to talk with me because I was in a poor family.
What was your family's job?
We were all farmers.
Since how old?
Since I was 4 years old.
What grade have you completed?
I studied until 5th grade.
How was working in the rice field when you were a child?
It wasn't easy because it wasn't our own rice field.
We were working for other people.
We worked for others to get the money to support the family
But that wasn't enough, it wasn't enough for us to eat.
How did you become a Christian?
in 2010 I have decided to go to work in Malaysia
but in 2013 i came back to Cambodia
When I get back here in Cambodian I felt like
my family doesn't have happiness
We have money, but we didn't have love in the family.
One time I was walking in my village
and when I walked passed the church
I saw a man so I went to say hi to him
then he introduced me to a church so I gave it a try.
first time I went there, I helped with a group of dentists.
Then I thought it was great that it was free because I didn't have money.
so I asked them to help fix my teeth and I volunteer to help in the team
Then I saw the serving heart of christian people to non believers.
They serve everyone even if those people were rich or not.
Then I stared looking up to my pastor.
He didn't discriminate me.
so I started going to church for 4 weeks
because I wanted to know more about Jesus.
When I knew a little about God here in the church I felt that
I am loved!
Becasue they give me and cared about me.
I started to feel that I'm not alone and not being neglected anymore.
Then I see the serving heart of Christians to everyone around them
I think it's very great and I like it!
Then I decided to believe in God that time.
What did your family think of you being a christian?
At first they didn't like me.
everyone in my family after they knew that I became a Christian.
They were all didn't like me
There were sometimes they kicked me out of the house
and some other times I wasn't allow to eat.
But they let me work
especially my mom and dad always gave me more works
when they knew the next day was gonna be Sunday
Always more works so I wouldn't have enough time to go to church.
But I always woke up around 2 am
I woke up to finished all the works they gave me.
So around 8am I could come to church to worship God.
sometimes they threw away my bible through my window
and sometimes other siblings would throw away my clothe.
When I got blamed, kicked out of the house
or not given food to eat I always came to sleep at church
and ate noodle.
I ate noodle most of the time. about 20 days a month.
So I bought a case of noodle and came to church to eat.
But when it was time to work I went back home to work
when the work was done I came back to church to eat noodle.
Because I knew that they didn't like me.
So why did you have to fight through those hard times?
because I think no one can give me love
or can help me to live the way I could live.
I think that if someone loves me today
maybe one day they will reject me.
But when God loves me and I'm with Him
He won't let me go!
Just like in the bible He said
God is with me forever
So when I read the bible I understood His promise that he has for me..
and I think that peace that people give me isn't enough or joyful
like what God can give me.
That time I promise to God that
No matter what happen to me I will still die as a christian
and never turn back!
Was there any changes in the family after?
after I believed in God 1 year
my mom and dad have seen good change in me
So they started to open up more.
Then I stared to share about God to them
and then sometimes I always brought a song book home to sing there
sometimes I played God's song out loud so they could hear
Then when they opened their heart they stared to wonder about the song.
So i explained and shared with them about God
together with the book of Genesis.
Then they started to know more about God
and have seen my good example
So they decided to believe in God!
but at first they just came to church just to come
They did come, but they would wear a hat
so no one could notice that they came to church.
after 1 year they started to open up more
and tell everyone that they are christians.
Why do you like children?
before I didn't like children?
before I was a Christian I didn't like children.
I think that children is very messy
but after I believe in God
He changed my heart
and He led me to work with children.
When I first became a Christian, I was a Sunday school teacher.
I started teaching the children in church.
and when I showed God's love to them
they started to love me as well
Then I was wondering about myself
that why I could work with children?
I asked God and He told me through bible verse
that God is the one who changed me
I thought I wouldn't be able to work with children
But now God helped me to work with children
and I am now a Sunday school teacher.
anything else that you work with children?
Most of the time I teach bible verse to the children
song, or play some games with them
to be honest I now feel like I always want to be with children
I like to always have children in every activity I have
even having food fellowship with them.
Most of the time when we are together I always teach
teach them of how to read the bible
listen to God's words
then play some games or coloring
or making something together.
a lot of places or just one place?
a lot of places!
before I was teaching 4 places
here we call Kom Pong Boeung
Chro Nok, Tnol and then Dom Nak Ko Koh
So I gather the children together
so one Sunday I teach 4 places.
Why do you want to be an Alongsider?
Because I thought of when I was a child.
if I had an alongsider like now
I wouldn't have been very lonely and lost
or wouldn't have a very sad life too
and if I had an alongsider
maybe I would've finished school
and some kids now are also facing the same problem like I did back then
some kids are living in an abusive family
some lost their parents and so they need love from older people
but as you look around some people would discriminate them
they wouldn't love orphans
they wouldn't love poor kids
So I think that
God teaches me to love kids and everyone around me.
and this Alongsiders project is the one that motivate me
and help me to now what we should do and how can we do it with children.
So the love I have is the love I got from God
and I think children need love as I would need it when I was a child
I love them so I want show them the love i have from God
so that they would know God as I do now.
Why did you choose your little sister?
I think that my little sister's family
is very violent
her parents never speak niece words
always insult their kids
and don't understand about the value of studying.
that had me thinking that I should be an alongsider
in order to give love to her
and take her to church so she can know about God's love
that her life would be better
When we have God in our life we feel secure
and I will be an alongsider to her to make her feel secure
because I don't want her to feel unloved like I did when I was a child.
so I will do what I can do to help her
Why do you want to encourage others to be an alongsiders?
because I see some other people who have the ability to be one
but they just don't give themselves the value
they don't have the courage to do and think they can't do it.
So I went closer to them and encourage them to be one
first I want every kid to have the alongsider so they can feel loved.
secondly I want to encourage the alongsider to know themselves so that they don't see themselves weak.
so when they can lead one LBS
they would feel so proud of themselves that
they are not weak and they can do it!
thirdly I want them to think that they now have LBS
and that they are the one who can lead a LBS
and don't look down on themselves
like they always thought that they couldn't be one.
they always thought they are impatience,
not smart.
So I explained to them and encourage them that
We are not like that
we are smart
and we are the one that God called
we recieved the Love from God
so we should shared it with others especially the children that need love.