Siem Reap Update

Well, we have been back from our trip to Australia for nearly 2 weeks now and it seems like just a distant memory!!

Thank you to all our wonderful friends and family that made our trip so wonderful and memorable. It was a really busy time with birthday parties, weddings, dinners, lunches and many laughs and interesting conversations.

I thought the weather might be a problem because before we came everyone was saying how cold it was. God was kind to us because the weather was mild and we did not feel the cold as much as much as we were expecting.

Our welcome home was one that would make any pastor's heart melt with love for their congregation. The children  and adults literally ran to us, hugging us with exclamations of "I missed you" and 'I love you" and "so glad you are back". Then it was excitement plus as they helped unpack all our music equipment that was so generously donated by a special person whom I am sure God will richly bless for her generosity.

We brought back a Casio Keyboard, Electric drum kit, base guitar and 2 more guitars. We talk about the movie "Field of Dreams" where it was quoted "build it and they will come". That is our motto now, because as soon as we brought the music equipment back God brought 3 musical young men to us that could play drums and guitar (we are still praying for someone to play the keyboard). Our first church service after that was with live music - just like a real church!!!

Pastor Lisa giving her testimony



Pastor Bora preaching to the church

Last Sunday we had a visiting Khmer Pastor from Phnom Penh preach at the church. He was in Siem Reap with his wife on their way back from Thailand. We invited them to stay with us and then he preached in the morning. We had 42 out for that meeting, the place was packed!! We have been here 8 months now and are thinking of having 2 services in the morning - one for adults and then one for children. A nice problem to have for a pastor though!

The rain has been non stop for the last week and the river is nearly flooded. A little more rain in the next few days and the river will overflow. It seems that a lot of things go on hold during this time as some streets are flooded too and people find it very difficult to get around.

Keep praying for us, connecting with us and supporting us. We know we cannot do this without God and without you. Our verse for this church is Psalm 127:1 - unless God builds the house, we build in vain. God is building this house!!