Bid Them Come

1.  Hubert and L. have completed the checking on the Khmer Bible Doctrines book. It is scheduled to go to the printer in Phnom Penh this week. Pray that is will turn out well and that God will use it to help many people know Him and His Word better.

2.  April 24-25 I will be flying from Indiana back to rejoin Hubert in Cambodia. Please pray for a smooth trip and adjustment to time change. It has been a short but great visit here in the States.

3.  Miss S, a Thai pharmacist is planning to come work with us for about 10 days in May. Pray for God to prepare her path and accomplish great things through her visit.

4.  Mr. S., a Cambodian pastor in Phnom Penh would like to bring a team of Cambodian Christians to Koh Kong for an evangelistic outreach for three days in May. Please pray as preparations are being made for this. Pray for God to prepare hearts of people to listen and respond to the message of Christ.

"Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage." Matthew 22:9

Cambodian New Year

This week is Khmer New Year. It is the biggest holiday of the year for Cambodians. Tables with offerings to the spirits are set out in front of houses. Incense is burned and colored lights are strung around it. There is dancing, games, and lots of drinking for the days around April 13. Pray for the Christians standing for the true and holy God in contrast to their Buddhist families.

"But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods..." Daniel 3:18

Ice Cream

Praise God that McKong Ice Cream Shop is getting good business now. It is entirely L.'s business, and he is relying on the Lord. God is answering prayer and sending customers and guiding L. in his work. His ice cream cakes are beautiful. His fried chicken and hamburgers are delicious.  It is great to see L. have a job that he can support himself and have some flexibility.  His brother came back from Phnom Penh and is helping him again. Sometimes his sister also helps. We pray God would continue to prepare L. to pastor Koh Kong Baptist Church in the future. Please keep praying for him.

Today at the hospital I met a man from the town in the mountains where Hubert and L. showed a gospel film a few weeks ago. He remembered it and is still interested in knowing more about the Lord. God is also giving us good talks with our neighbors living around us right here in Koh Kong. A couple of the students from Hubert’s English classes are listening well to the teaching of God’s Word. Keep praying for us to see people turn to Christ for salvation.

“Come and see the works of God…” Psalm 66:5

Answered Prayer

Thank you for praying concerning our Christian funeral here in Koh Kong. God worked out all the details surrounding Klen’s funeral and brought glory to His name. There was such peace and love among the Christians of the church, and it was clearly seen by the family and friends of Klen, plus the watching neighbors. Many of the neighbors  are Moslem. Please continue to pray for the salvation of Klen’s family.

Please pray also for us to see more disciples formed. It has been quite a while since we have seen new people turning to the Lord for salvation. And we would like to see more Christians eager to study God’s Word and grow in their walk with Him. We are glad that L’s brother has been attending Sunday morning services. It would be great to see more family members of Christians in our church turn to the Lord.

”Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.” Psalm 63:7

 

 

Christian Funeral

God graciously saved Klen about 5 years ago. Although confined to home due to being paraplegic and other health issues, he studied God’s Word, witnessed, and loved to sing songs of praise to God. For the past ten days he has been hospitalized. Today he was promoted to heaven. We thank God for the testimony he has had to his family. He was 32 years old.

The Buddhist Khmer cremate and have ceremonies with monks. Christian funerals are rare and much watched by the community. This is the first funeral for our church.  In our town there is a small cemetery for Christians that one church owns. We are working on getting permission to use that. We are also working on details of the visitation Khmer style, yet Christian. Please pray that the funeral service tomorrow will bring glory to God and be used of God to help people come to know Him.

Offer Praise to God

We praise the Lord for a safe trip to Phnom Penh. God helped us get a new printer. It is working well. Equipment for ministry is important. Thank you for praying.

God helped us in the pizza party we had last Saturday evening for students in Hubert’s English classes. They enjoyed helping make the pizzas and then playing games. Oh yes, they enjoyed eating the pizzas and hotdogs too. They came back on Sunday evening for the service. Please pray that they will soon understand the gospel and turn to Christ for salvation.

Praise God for the Resurrection! Please pray for our church’s preparations for Easter. We plan to have a meal together and special music. It is also a special time for witnessing to people about the atonement.

Please pray for M. who is studying the Bible with me again. Thank God that she is willing to study. She needs to be saved.

What a wonderful God we have, who is at work in hearts and lives, for His glory.

 “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me…” Psalm 50:23

 

Travels

Thank you for praying for Hubert and L's trip into the mountains. God blessed and there was a large crowd for the film showing. That town had never heard the gospel before. They discussed well afterward. The travel was smooth and the big river not too hard to ford.

The Christian medical conference in Thailand was great! It was a time of refreshing for me. The days were packed and the lectures were so informative. I got a couple hikes in with friends on the weekend. Now I am back to work at Koh Kong hospital. I pray God will help me use the knowledge gained.

Tomorrow Hubert and I plan to go to Phnom Penh for a day. We need to buy a new printer. Pray that God would guide as we search as well as help us in the other errands we need to accomplish there.

Hubert started an additional English class. It is going well. Pray for these four new high school students. They need the Lord.

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10