Hey everybody,
Just wanted to update y'all, we've safely landed in Phnom Penh and we're currently staying with Pastor Hung in Sensok. Today we attended Sunday service and supported the ministry through much prayer. By God's grace, two women were invited to receive Christ today. Although they had some doubts as to why Christ died for their sins, nonetheless, they decided by faith to believe. At the end of the service, we helped facilitate the distribution of over a hundred bags of rice to numerous families that inhabited near the church. There was much joy in the faces of the people here as they carried off free bags of rice back to their homes.
Afterwards, we visited the S-21 torture camp (a notorious landmark of the Khmer Rouge regime) where we toured and learned of the history of the genocide that occurred in Cambodia. Though this was my 2nd time visiting the camp, I still experienced great feelings of sorrow and despair as I viewed the pictures of the innocent lives lost to such an inhumane regime. I was reminded just how sinful men can be. As mentioned in Romans 3:10-12, "As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." Its very tragic that Cambodia's cultural identity has been eviscerated by the Pol Pot regime.
If you can lift a couple prayers for our team, please pray for our hearts to remain focused on Christ. He is the source of our joy, may we not be disheartened from the things we saw and experienced today. Pray that this would motivate us to love on those around us with desperation!
Thanks,
Jerry
