Please understand, we haven't had the time to post up photos and write updates from the team. We are stronger and fighting through every physical, emotional, and spiritual battle there is in Cambodia. The battle is real and we must lose ourselves in Christ to understand our purpose and to serve wholeheartedly. Pray for one of our brothers and myself are resting from being sick. Please for wellness and healing, thank you!
Saturday June 20th 2015
We had an off day to explore the markets to purchase support gifts for our supporters and prayer warriors! I am very thankful for God to put your heart and to invest in our team to be in Cambodia. Each of you are gaining a spiritual benefit with God to grow, to witness and see the progress of the short-term mission of how Love of Christ Church will move forth in the long-term vision God place in the hearts of Pastor Hung and his wife Co Trang. Furthermore, you will be able to listen to our testimony of the conviction and experience each member witness in God's bidding. So WE thank you and appreciate every single individual and prayers that God has lead you in this life-changing movement of Christ!
We also had an opportunity to visit S21, the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia. In the history of this country, we witnessed a darkening, annihilation of lost souls and hopeless people. Our hearts were broken to see how many lives were killed, over 2 million people from all ages. Our hearts are still pondering how the cruelty of the act and the morality of human sin itself. Seeing the rooms where the people stay was devastating, seeing the photos of all the individuals before they were murder was profoundly sad and to see that the people did not have hope and finally, the interrogation and torture techniques were disturbing and painful to process. S21 felt heavy, and filled with emotions.
Other activities we had planned out throughout the whole day was visitation to the student's family. To use the chance to understand the student's living condition and to see how they live outside of school. Fairly, we all had a mixture of good and bad experience. But we all agreed, the Cambodian families are desperate in need for the Gospel, for a living hope of Christ to transform and unify from the tragic of the Khmer Rouge / Killing Fields and any stronghold and chains holding them to know Christ. Understanding their situation, helps us to understand the students and how we can pray for their families to be hopefully and to have the opportunity to love the people of Cambodia even more.
Sunday - June 21st 2015
Sunday has been a fruitful day. The day is slow and productive. Right now, we are all outside finishing the playground we have built since last Monday and just hanging out. Other than that, praise God for using Pastor Tony to share a message on how God blessings us things or does miracles in order we first to use what He has blessed for His glory and kingdom, and then the blessing itself is a gift to enjoy for ourselves. The sermon came from Mark 1:40-45. Great job Tony for using your Vietnamese and using your gift to glorify God. The cool thing, we witnessed the sermon to be spoken in three languages, English, Vietnamese, and Khmer by Pastor Hung and his son Jackson! It's amazing to see the Spirit use those languages to reach the people there. Pure, loving worship. Please pray for the parents and the people to know and meet God in His timing too, thanks! We also gave a service to give the family's a 10 kg bag of rice with some goodies to bless the household and people. May the people use the blessing to glorify God and to blessed their family and others to.
Now (6/22/15)
Right now, just pray for us to finish this week strong, I have noticed some of the brothers and sister are physically tired and exhausted, yet we still push ourselves knowing the work of the LORD won't be in vain. We are so close to home but pray for us to be and stay kingdom minded for the people of Cambodia and for the Love of Christ Church. Pray for our minds to be more sharpen as we dive into the Word and implement the living water as our battle cry and sword and shield again whatever trials. Finally, to bond and be closer to the people too, each of us has built an relationship with each individual. It's difficult as the race is about to end and we are desperately desiring for God to give us the strength to follow through. "The Lord is our strength and my defense, he has become my salvation." He provide us what we need to finish the race strong and to follow through with obedience! Praise the LORD for the finally week, the joy and delight-fullness is through Him and only in Him!
- Jeremiah
Saturday June 20th 2015
We had an off day to explore the markets to purchase support gifts for our supporters and prayer warriors! I am very thankful for God to put your heart and to invest in our team to be in Cambodia. Each of you are gaining a spiritual benefit with God to grow, to witness and see the progress of the short-term mission of how Love of Christ Church will move forth in the long-term vision God place in the hearts of Pastor Hung and his wife Co Trang. Furthermore, you will be able to listen to our testimony of the conviction and experience each member witness in God's bidding. So WE thank you and appreciate every single individual and prayers that God has lead you in this life-changing movement of Christ!
We also had an opportunity to visit S21, the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia. In the history of this country, we witnessed a darkening, annihilation of lost souls and hopeless people. Our hearts were broken to see how many lives were killed, over 2 million people from all ages. Our hearts are still pondering how the cruelty of the act and the morality of human sin itself. Seeing the rooms where the people stay was devastating, seeing the photos of all the individuals before they were murder was profoundly sad and to see that the people did not have hope and finally, the interrogation and torture techniques were disturbing and painful to process. S21 felt heavy, and filled with emotions.
Other activities we had planned out throughout the whole day was visitation to the student's family. To use the chance to understand the student's living condition and to see how they live outside of school. Fairly, we all had a mixture of good and bad experience. But we all agreed, the Cambodian families are desperate in need for the Gospel, for a living hope of Christ to transform and unify from the tragic of the Khmer Rouge / Killing Fields and any stronghold and chains holding them to know Christ. Understanding their situation, helps us to understand the students and how we can pray for their families to be hopefully and to have the opportunity to love the people of Cambodia even more.
Sunday - June 21st 2015
Sunday has been a fruitful day. The day is slow and productive. Right now, we are all outside finishing the playground we have built since last Monday and just hanging out. Other than that, praise God for using Pastor Tony to share a message on how God blessings us things or does miracles in order we first to use what He has blessed for His glory and kingdom, and then the blessing itself is a gift to enjoy for ourselves. The sermon came from Mark 1:40-45. Great job Tony for using your Vietnamese and using your gift to glorify God. The cool thing, we witnessed the sermon to be spoken in three languages, English, Vietnamese, and Khmer by Pastor Hung and his son Jackson! It's amazing to see the Spirit use those languages to reach the people there. Pure, loving worship. Please pray for the parents and the people to know and meet God in His timing too, thanks! We also gave a service to give the family's a 10 kg bag of rice with some goodies to bless the household and people. May the people use the blessing to glorify God and to blessed their family and others to.
Now (6/22/15)
Right now, just pray for us to finish this week strong, I have noticed some of the brothers and sister are physically tired and exhausted, yet we still push ourselves knowing the work of the LORD won't be in vain. We are so close to home but pray for us to be and stay kingdom minded for the people of Cambodia and for the Love of Christ Church. Pray for our minds to be more sharpen as we dive into the Word and implement the living water as our battle cry and sword and shield again whatever trials. Finally, to bond and be closer to the people too, each of us has built an relationship with each individual. It's difficult as the race is about to end and we are desperately desiring for God to give us the strength to follow through. "The Lord is our strength and my defense, he has become my salvation." He provide us what we need to finish the race strong and to follow through with obedience! Praise the LORD for the finally week, the joy and delight-fullness is through Him and only in Him!
