Sunday, July 24, 2016

Day 1 - 7/24/16

Hey everyone, we all made to Cambodia safe and sound around 11p on Saturday 23, 2016. Pastor Hung, his son Daniel, and a brother Da came to pick us up yesterday. Well the travel started from LAX to Seoul to Cambodia went smooth. Though we are exhausted, we praise the Lord for the safe travels. But thank you for the prayers for the journey ahead.

Thus far we have enjoy understanding the ministry in Phnom Penh as a whole picture that God alone uses people as a vessel to draw closer to Him. The story of Pastor Hung and Co Trang (his wife) has cultivated our thoughts on how to view mission but also realized that God has place TLC to invest into the vision God has provided. Their ministry focus the people and the future building of the children. I have come to realize that  mission is to GO into places to magnify God’s name. The singular purpose is sending God’s people into a place of brokenness and hardship to transform lives through the Gospel. Going on mission is about being a blessing to a blessing towards people who are willing to give up their rights and who are willing to lose things to bless people. The meaning to get out by risking everything for the sake of others and to knowingly that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who has been called according to his purpose. To attempt great things for God, which shows God’s promises to be fulfilled.

Today’s high points

Through the message from Pastor Hung and Co Trang (Spoke in Khmer and Vietnamese) about the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard – Matthew 2
- Thus, we aren’t better than one another (the first shall be last and the last shall be first)
- We don’t receive what we think we deserve (through our own effort or works) but Christ has given us generously through his grace and love 

Praise God for the message and those who heard during the message, that two local ladies including a young boy invited Christ into their lives even though they still struggle to understand about being redeem and what Christ died on the cross
- Through your financial support over 100 bags of rice were given to 100 families in Sensok 1 
- Allows the concept of being a blessing to another blessing towards the family

Visitation to S21 (Khmer Rouge Concentration Camp) 
- We explore the journey of the historic Khmer Rouge. 
- Understand the Cambodian people lose their identity and culture through the massacre.
- We all learned how to appreciate the lives with hearts of compassion and empathy

Healthy blessings, 
Jeremiah