Traveling

What a blessing to meet with so many special people as we have been traveling. In Tampa, Florida, we visited the church where Hubert got saved back in 1967. The pastor who led him to the Lord continued to faithfully minister in that church until he was called home to heaven one year ago. Some of the same people are still in the church and there are new folks also. They read our prayer letters and faithfully pray for us.

After a great time in Houston, Texas, we drove to Shreveport, Louisiana, and had a too brief but very special time with my aunt and uncle and cousins. It has been many years since I had seen those cousins. We exchanged stories of seeing God work and we prayed together.

Throughout this trip God encouraged us through many wonderful people in churches and homes, through sermons we heard, through our recalling and reporting what God has done in Cambodia, through questions people asked about future goals, through music, and as always through His Word. Please pray that God will use our words and lives, working in hearts as His people seek to follow His will for their lives. Some people we talked to are considering what God wants for them in missions.

In Cambodia, it is the time of a big fall holiday, lasting several days. Please pray for the Christians at this time as they take a stand for Christ and refuse to participate in Buddhist ceremonies. May God use them as lights in the darkness.

“…That ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”  1 Peter 2:9

People and Places

As we drove through the wooded mountains of West Virginia and Virginia I kept praising God for His gorgeous handiwork. September is a beautiful time to gaze on the green forests rising up steeply all around with touches of color here and there. The valleys with brooks and towns nestled below were beautiful also. God has been blessing as we visit friends and churches this week in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We appreciate meeting with so many Christians who are praying specifically for people and needs in Cambodia and watching God answer. Please pray for safety and God’s blessings as we continue this trip south. We plan to arrive back home in Michigan on September 27. 
 

Please keep praying for the Christians in Koh Kong, Cambodia. Tuen the deacon in our church, and his family need the Lord’s blessing on their farm and on their ministries in the church. Lalin needs God’s guidance as he preaches and teaches.  Nat is presently in the capital for studies and needs to get involved in a good church there. Lekana is working on getting into university in Phnom Penh. Her father just lost his job in Koh Kong and her sister has health problems. They need salvation. Thank you for praying and watching God work.

“…Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”  Zech. 4:6

Further Schedule

Some time ago we shared with you our speaking schedule through September. The following is our schedule from October 2011 through March 2012. We plan to return to Cambodia in April 2012.

Oct. 2  Holt Baptist Church, Lansing, MI
Oct. 15-17  First Baptist Church, Alto, MI missionary conference
Oct. 23  Napier Parkview Baptist Church, Benton Harbor, MI
Nov. 4-6  First Baptist Church, Rochester Hills, MI, missionary Christmas
Nov. 8  Wealthy Park Baptist Church Women's Missionary Fellowship (Mary)
Nov. 13  Calvary Baptist Church, Wabash, IN
Nov. 20  Maranatha Baptist Church, Flint, MI
Nov. 27  Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 4    Freeport Baptist Church, Freeport, MI
Dec. 11  Faith Baptist Church, Muskegon, MI
Jan. 8    Liberty Baptist, Reed City, MI
Feb. 5  Bailey Road Baptist,
Feb. 19  Chippewa Hills Baptist, Remus, MI
Feb. 26  First Baptist Church, Kiel, WI
March 26-30  Faith Baptist Bible College missions conference - workshop

Thank you for praying and watching God answer.

 "Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Psalm 141:2