After an exhausting week in the classroom, Somaly rode her motorbike across town through a driving rainstorm and arrived late to a meeting for Cambodian teachers sponsored by the International School Project in April 2017.

When she discovered ISP was connected to Cru, she remembered her college years where she had grown in her faith because of the Campus Crusade staff members at the University of Phnom Penh.

I enjoyed meeting Somaly (center in this photo), Chandra (right) and other teachers at the ISP training in Cambodia.

After graduating from college, she married, had children and began her teaching career. She wanted to become a teacher of influence, helping other teachers discover faith in God and also grow professionally, but she didn’t know how.

Somaly learned about teacher movement communities at the ISP training conference. ISP equips teachers to form communities and make disciples of other teachers. We also help them plan professional development events for their peers.

She quickly agreed to help lead a teacher community, knowing how much she and the other teachers needed the encouragement a group like this could provide. Now, about 70 teachers belong to the Phnom Penh community.

Earlier this month, I traveled 26 hours across 12 time zones to Cambodia where I met Somaly and attended a leadership conference. Teachers from six cities across Cambodia received training. Now, they are now trusting God to create teacher communities for discipleship and professional development.

Would you pray for these things?

• That Somaly and other teacher will see God work in their schools.
• That I can write an article showing Somaly’s story to encourage others.  
• That Mark and I can effectively train a group of writers in Jacksonville, Fla., the first few days of April.
• That Mark’s father and my mother and father will continue in good health.

Thank you for your generosity and for prayers for us.

— Anne Marie, for the Winz family