Planting

Many people were busy planting rice in Srae Umbel this past week. They bent over transplanting the seedlings so neatly. The growing rice plants in the completed fields were a beautiful green. It was the first time for us to have an outreach in this town three hours from our home in Koh Kong City. There is no fundamental church there that we know of. Hubert and I both went to Srae Umbel on Monday and Hubert returned to Koh Kong on his motorcycle on Tuesday morning. The Srae Umbel Hospital received me warmly. Staff, patients, and the people of the town were friendly. I was able to provide some training for the hospital’s four new doctors, assist in medical consultations on patients, and help with procedures. God provided a guest house for me to stay at. The hospital was about twenty minutes away from the center of town where the guest house was. The hospital staff gave me rides on their motorcycles as they went to and from town. The hospital director invited me to supper with his family several times, and I had lunch in the home of one of the nurses a couple times. One of the most delicious treats was a durian milkshake. I took the bus home on Saturday. God gave many opportunities to share the gospel with many people and give them tracts. Please pray that God will cause the spiritual seed that was sown to grow and produce a harvest for eternity.

L. was also planting the seed of God's Word in Thailand during his two weeks working there (prayer request on 6/27/12 blog).  God also provided for his ice cream shop here in Koh Kong. Pray for God to use His Word in hearts there.

Each Sunday after church, some of the youth and I are visiting the two shut-ins of the church. It is a blessing to minister to them, singing and sharing God’s Word. Please continue to pray for these precious people.

“For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.” Ps. 86:10

Thank Him

 Let’s thank God together for some of the things He is doing.

-          Thank Him for new doctors, nurses, and pharmacists that just began working at the Koh Kong hospital. Pray for me to be able to get to know them and that God would use me to introduce them to Christ.

-          Thank Him for giving Hubert a good trip to Phnom Penh last week. He did it in just two days and was able to use his time studying on the bus rides as well.

-          Thank Him for the growing number of Chinese people living in Koh Kong now and the occasional contact I get with them at the hospital.

-          Thank Him for the new opportunity God is giving me to work in Srae Umbel hospital. Initially I will be spending the week of July 23-28 there. It is three hours away. We will watch God provide transportation, a place for me to stay, guide in how to best help the staff at the hospital, and carry the gospel of Christ to this town. Please pray much for this.

“That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him…” 2 Thess. 1:12

God Enables

Work at the hospital has been especially busy last week as two of the doctors were away. My time has been split between rounds on in- patients in the medicine ward, consultations in the out-patient department, doing ultrasounds, and doing some new admissions. Upon retirement of the hospital director, one of the other doctors was promoted to director. In the many contacts with the patients and staff God has given opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for Him to work in hearts and draw people to Himself. Pray for me to speak clearly and be an effective instrument in God’s hands. Also please pray concerning the Provincial Health Department’s request that I help in another hospital as well.

Saturday T. and his daughter S. took me in their boat up to Koh Pao area where we had a mobile medical clinic June 4. We hoped to visit Mrs.T. who accepted the Lord at the clinic. However she was out of town. Her husband was drinking with friends at another house but the 16 year old daughter listened to the gospel. She has been reading the Bible we gave her when we visited a couple weeks ago. Please pray for this family.

Hubert plans to go to Phnom Penh again toward the end of this week. Pray for safety and for him to accomplish all he needs to there.

 “…God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you…” 1 Samuel 12:23

Outreaches

We are on the air again! Hubert arranged with the local Koh Kong FM radio station to air his weekly Bible lessons -- actually re-air the messages going through Genesis and the gospels which he made in 2010. Pray for listeners to understand and to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ. Pray that we would hear from any who make decisions and have follow up with them. We thank God that this reaches throughout the province.

Hubert has begun a new English class. Three days per week he is going to Cham Yiem to teach the teen boys who have studied the Bible with us for so long. For the past month these boys have been coming to our Sunday morning church services here at our home. Hubert arranges each week for a tuk-tuk (motorcycle with covered trailer taxi) to transport them. Pray that those who are Christians would grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord and that the others would accept Christ.  

L. in Phnom Penh is looking to the Lord for guidance in her studies. Pray for her to know the Lord’s will concerning her major and which school. We thank God for her testimony and service to the Lord. Please pray also for her family here in Koh Kong to turn to the Savior.

“…That God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:11