But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-15 (NIV)

Dear friends and family,

As I write this, we are half packed and getting ready for a short trip outside of the city. We are very much looking forward to some different scenery after having spent our last three weeks of school online (again) and finishing the term in a rather anticlimactic way. Of our 17 week term, shorter than our usual by a few weeks, we had 9 weeks on campus and 8 weeks online. It has been a time where we have learned to be flexible and adaptable, switching quickly back and forth as the Ministry of Education has closed and opened campuses depending on the situation in the country. Today we were notified that we may open our campus again in January. Praise the Lord! We are thankful that the situation in Cambodia has continued to improve following the community transmission “incident” which caused the schools to close in December. David is also looking forward to some rest after an intense fourth term at the IRTC. The college's first term in 2021 begins in February, so January will be filled with administrative tasks to prepare for the year to come.

We had a lovely Christmas celebration with our kids, zooming in with extended family and truly cherishing the opportunity we had to have some friends over on Christmas Day. With travel being very limited, many of our friends were still in the city for the Christmas holidays and we were glad for the chance to connect with them over the holiday season.