Tuesday, 29 May 2012

C3 Siem Reap update

What a great week this has been!! How exciting to be a part of what is happening in Cambodia.


Our new little addition
Last Sunday one of our mums gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. We had the privilege of being invited to their home to see the new arrival. What a miracle! tiny hands and feet and a welcome playmate for brother Alex. Mother looking radiant and Dad all puffed up with pride. This is what it is all about - doing life together.


The English classes are pumping now.  I have 6 regulars and a few that come every now and then (which is something I will have to get used to here). My regulars are keen to learn, interactive and always asking questions - they aim to keep me on my toes. Sunday we saw 3 of them at church, which goes to show what a great outreach teaching English is.


Attentive ears and hearts
On Sunday we saw 20 people fill our front room, all here to be a part of the beginning of our soon to be massive church :)) Mark spoke about the love of God and how fear does not rule our actions because we know God has everything under control. A lot of people were touched and encouraged through this revelation as Cambodian culture is dominated by fear, rejection and loveless relationships.


Hepatitis gone in Jesus name
After church we went to Dom Dek (village about an hour from Siem Reap). We visited a couple who are the parents of one of our members. The mother has Hepatitis and was very sick. We laid our hands on her and prayed for her healing. Her skin and eyes are very yellow and she has no energy to do anything. We believe that God will heal her and we are looking forward to going back and seeing her skin and eyes a healthy colour and to see her moving around. Her son said that she is usually a very busy person so we want to see that happening again!!! Healed in Jesus name.


We also visited another family of one of our church members, as they lived close by in this village too. We were their first foreign visitors to that village. The father, who was very happy to see us, is the village faith healer and was performing a healing ritual on a patient when we arrived. This is very common in the outer villages as the doctor is very expensive and so people go to the faith healer instead. After we sat and talked a while he was interested in us coming out to his village and having some bible studies there and he would arrange for the people to come. Pray for favour in this village and that God can be the healer for them, for their lives and their bodies.


Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We value your contact and words of encouragement. God has his hand on everything we do and he blesses our path before we go down it - Psalm 32:8. When we put God first in everything we do, how can we not win!! That is not just a message for me but for you too - Matthew 6:33. Love ya heaps xxxxxxx











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