It has been just over a month since the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand was agreed upon. Though the lives of the brothers and sisters have been disrupted, they continue to meet together to worship and serve each other.
May these testimonies stir your faith to support our brothers and sisters in prayer and contributions.
Peam English School
The school was abuzz with joy as the graduating cohort anticipated their graduation ceremony on 3 September. The preparation was filled with smiles and joy as the teachers prepared the gift packs and the students tried their graduation gowns. It was a day to remember for the students, parents and staff as they celebrated the 4 years of growth the students had gone through.
The school also celebrated the opening of the new facilities in the school. Besides a new classroom, there was also a new toilets for the students to enjoy. We are thankful to Sweet Home LifePoint Church and the Gittins family for their support of the new facilities.
We believe that God will continue to use the school to be a blessing to the community and enrich the lives of the students and their families for many years to come.
Sunday Schools
In Peam, the students are enjoying their time of worship in the new classroom. With the rainy season, many of the students are down with malaria or dengue fever. Pray that they will recover and that those who are well will continue to stay strong and healthy.
In Kok Thmey, it was a joy to have a youth volunteer, Vicheka, leading games and worship. She was a former Sunday School student and now in the second generation of Youth Discipleship Group led by Sreyka. For the children, her presence is a role model for them to follow in faith.
Youth Discipleship Groups
The groups have been meeting regularly to build on each others’ lives and share struggles they face. Some are struggling with family disapproval and depression. Pray for healing and perseverance through these difficulties they face. Pray that the youths and leaders would be able to support each other in the tough times they face.
Peam YDG
Kok Thmey YDG
Run Ta Ek YDG
Despite the struggles faced, the youths have been stepping up in their faith and service. The youths in Kok Thmey are finally playing for worship after 4 months of training under teacher Saravuth and teacher Bun Reay.
Churches
On 9 August, we celebrated the birth of a new baby boy to one of our volunteers, Nai Von. Nai Von has been an instrumental volunteer in Skun church doing outreach. She would now focus on her time with her newborn while two youths, Thaiwan and Srey Leak, will take over her outreach ministry.
In Run Ta Ek, we are thankful for the healing and providence that God has brought to the members of the church. One of our Faithful Discipleship Group teachers, Bong Seang, had recently met with a traffic accident with her two children. They have since recovered and are able to resume their lives in work and school.
God had also provided a preacher to assist Pastor Olyda in the weekly messages. Teacher Dook had stepped up to share God’s message to the church members. We are thankful for God’s compassion and wisdom that rest upon him.
In Kok Thmey, a new church member had shown faithfulness in her love for God. Veasna, a friend of Sreymom, recently believed in God after Pastor Ty faithfully shared with her about God from the bible. Though she stays 40km away from the church, the distance did not deter her from worshipping God. She is thankful to God that she is able to make it safely to church regularly.
Food of Love
The women in the Food of Love ministry have been faithfully meeting together to grow in their knowledge of God. Assisting Om Phallary in her work are Hav Kouy and Sokheng. For Sokheng, she has expressed a deep heart for the widows in the ministry. Despite her difficulty in reading, she is praying that God will give her wisdom to teach others and declare His words to them.
Pray that the widows would continue to be faithful in their gathering and that they may be able to afford gasoline to travel down to the ministry to learn about God.
May these testimonies uplift your spirit in the tough times you face and may you find God’s faithfulness amidst the storms in the same way our Cambodian brothers and sisters witness His hand carrying them through their storms.
Blessings,
LAV