Happy New Year

It has been great seeing God work in special ways while Shawn and Michelle are here working with us as short termers this month. God is giving many opportunities to share the gospel with people at the hospital and people around town. Giving 2013 calendars inviting people to the church has opened doors. Please pray for much fruit.

On January 8 we are planning a mobile clinic to an island town, Koh Pao. Some of the hospital staff are planning to go with us. Please pray for translators and for the Christians participating in evangelism. We would love to see God draw many people to Himself there.

We pray that during the New Year we all would grow in the Lord and rejoice in what He is doing. We serve a wonderful God.

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Ps. 16:11

 

Christmas Eve

Sunday the 23^rd was a very nice celebration of Christ’s birth at Koh Kong Baptist Church. Several of the church members sang special songs, and the handbells played “Joy To The World”. After Hubert’s sermon, people recited verses about the Christmas story. In children’s church, the children dressed in costumes and acted out the lessons of the advent that they had been learning and recited Luke 2:7. It was so much fun, the little girls kept their outfits on until it was time to go home. In the kitchen we prepared a meal together. Different people had brought various foods. The highlight of the day was that one teen girl accepted Christ as her savior.

May you enjoy the Lord and watching Him work.

“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7

Merry Christmas

Have a blessed Christmas season marveling at the depth of God’s love for us.

God has answered prayer: Miss L. begins medical school in Phnom Penh tomorrow! Thank you for praying for her as she prepared for her entrance test. We thank God that she passed and was accepted into International University medical school. We thank God for providing donors for the financial support she needs to attend. She desires to get this training to use in serving the Lord. Please keep praying for God to enable her in the studies. The course is eight years. Pray for God to continue to use her in serving Him  while she is a student. She presently teaches Bible to children and strongly desires their salvation. Pray that God would also use her to lead fellow classmates to Christ. She is thanking God for His working in her life. Please pray also for her family here in Koh Kong to accept the Lord Jesus.

Hubert has been asked to teach English to some officials in town again. It is different men than the officials he taught before. Please pray that God would use this in opening doors for evangelism. Pray for wisdom as he prepares lessons and teaches.

We had a good time in Thailand last week. We are home in Koh Kong this week and preparing for the Christmas celebration with the church on Sunday the 23^rd. Next week we travel to Phnom Penh to pick up the Weeks coming in. Please pray for their ministry with us for the next month.

 

“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,

Whose hope is in the Lord his God.”  Psalm 146:5

God is working

Hubert now has two more English classes he is teaching at our home. Pray for these new students to understand not only the English lessons, but the truth of God’s Word as well. Please pray for wisdom for Hubert as he teaches.

One of the girls who had a part in our church’s evangelistic play moved away so we were delayed in starting the presentation. However another Christian in the church was happy to get involved and she is doing a great job.  Please keep praying for God to help people understand what it means to leave Buddhism and become a Christian.

L.’s cake decorating training in Thailand last week went well in spite of one day the whole city being without water. His class was canceled for that day but he studied an additional half day to make up for it. Now he is trying to make things work in his situation here in Koh Kong. It appears his ice cream cake sales are already picking up. We thank God for helping L.

“…Declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.”  Is. 12:4