Medical to the remote

This Blog is all about the work of God. Nothing we do is without the knowledge of our Father. He is the soul provider for everything we do.
We are Mordegai, Toinette, Suzaan, Gideon and Anton Rossouw from Namibia-Africa. . This Blog is all about our lives here in Cambodia while Suzaan works in South Africa. We are real Farmers from Africa and we love life and what it have to offer and enjoy it day by day.

Mordegai travels to remote villages, doing much needed medical work ,where no other doctors go, with local pastors.

Toinette is at home with the boys. Gideon is no longer with us but Anton will finish with Hope school this year and start online classes .Toinette joins FGC Community Link Cambodia to the villages close by, teaching local children in an after school setting and also women about Health Issues in a village setting.

We consider us Asians as we live such a long time in Asia, eating rice as a staple food and not meat......

Our motto in life comes from a dear friend:

With common sense and God we
can accomplish a lot

Robin Wales




Monday, March 18, 2024

Monday night prayers 18 March 2024






 Good evening all

Hot and extreme dust met us going to the jungle this time. The mighty KTM we had to leave behind again but luckily Din brought a small bike from his home. This time poor Curtis had to ride a small bike like us all. We discovered that the big sound of the KTM is what the people listen for to know we are coming, so we need that big boy to come with us. They all complain that they could not hear us from afar. The Chinese are pushing a big new road right through the heart of the jungle now and soon there will be nothing left of the beauty of the place. The only thing that stops them from building is the rainy season so we hope it starts soon. The destruction and burning of the forest is a sad thing to see.







We met with lots of people as they were harvesting cashew nuts. Whole families are staying under the trees in makeshift tents. Seeing the conditions that people live in is heartbreaking and when you give them some medicines they are so thankful for the few tablets. Curtis pointed out one girl that we found in a desolate place. She was so thankful that it caught his attention. I wish we could do more for the people living in such places. The small gift of medicines is so simple but the words of encouragement from Din and Curtis preaching the word of God make up for it.







We are still in the process of trying and start the small school again near Rum Jopon. Because of the corrupt system, the teacher stopped teaching. They will go and talk again to the leaders as we propose a plan to them. It is sad to say that money always plays a big role in cases like this. Nobody cares really about the children not going to school but if there is money involved they rather go for that. The leaders expect the teachers to teach even if they do not pay them due to money being diverted into empty pockets. So please pray for this problem. Will keep you updated. Please pray for Din and Curtis as they are working on a plan for how to start small house churches deep into the jungle. We already asked and took different roads to make it easier to get into some places.






Please continue to pray for Toinette. This morning we did more tests about her bad coughing and overhaul feeling miserable.

Listening to Curtis telling me about problems amongst the greater missionary community, makes me sad. Please pray for leaders to make sound decisions and listen to their worker’s voices. We are after all in a foreign country and try to help the local people, let us live a life by example.

Be encouraged today that the Lord left heaven to join us here on earth and show us how to live. Can you imagine Him giving up all His comfort in heaven to join us here on earth?? The little we can do is to thank Him for that.

Love to you all

Rossouw-clan

 

 

Monday, March 11, 2024

Monday night prayers 11 March 2024



 Good evening all

Greetings from a very hot Cambodia. We were so happy to have a splash of rain the other day, but it was short-lived but beautiful. It reminded me of when we were in Namibia and the first rains started to fall. Everyone stopped working and went walking in the rain. At this moment warnings are up to be careful with the sun. What must the poor farmers do?? We have become so soft that we cannot take the heat anymore, where does that come from?? Here in Cambodia, you can see who works outside and who is inside, the black people are farmers while the rest are white ghosts.

I am busy preparing for another outreach to the jungle. I am excited to see what my friends Din and Curtis will do with the people while we are there. It is always amazing to me to watch these guys talking to the people about God. The people are so open to listening and it's time to start something in the form of a small house church. Pray for Din as he is thinking about this and pray that we can come up with a plan to support him in this. Something like this does not always need to be money as it comes in many forms. Pray for wisdom.

My friend Abraham wrote something to me that made me wonder. It is so true that we come with the Western Gospel to these people and they graciously accept it but deep in their hearts they feel this way. This story is from South Africa but I can see how it fits here in Asia as well. The moment trouble brews, they are obligated to call on their ancestors. It is just something rooted so deeply that it’s not easy to break. Read this story that he wrote about and let it sink in.

Interesting thought I read in a book. When the gospel first came to the Zulu nation in Africa they said. "Yes, Christendom is good. Christianity brought us good things. There are now schools and hospitals and we can equip ourselves with a good profession. All this is just like water which you throw to fire to quench it. Christendom can quench the fire but it cannot penetrate the roots of our lives. Therefore, we have our gods and we continue to offer sacrifice to the spirits and our ancestors. "

 

We are reading a new book:” The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun.” It's been a long time since I read this book and I am looking forward to this story.

It has been said, “It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God.”

 

We pray that it will rain in Namibia for the farmers to be happy. May the Lord sustain you in this week to come and let your testimony to others be the reason for them to turn to Christ.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday, March 4, 2024

Monday night prayers 4 March 2024

 


Hey there all your beautiful people

Today was kind of a bad day for me. I was working in the garage on some wood projects but my mind got the most over me. I was thinking way back and missed Gideon today. I was also thinking about how blessed we are as a family to be here in Cambodia at this time. Yes, in the world’s eyes not the best of countries but for us a huge opportunity to make a difference wherever we go and deal with people. We are so busy surviving here that we forget why we are here. God made it possible for us to be here but He is not looking for our good works He is looking at us for having faith in Him. To God, what we do is of less importance than to worship Him. We are in this country that allows us to be free with whatever and whoever we want to share the good news with and that by itself is a privilege.

I want to share what a friend of mine wrote after he came here and went back home. Let’s be encouraged by what we have and how we can better our thinking towards these small countries. (That includes me, sorry to say) It is so good that we sometimes can get an outside perspective.

“”This country, America, is a despicable mess. I just flew back from a country in southeast Asia that has been beat down and has suffered an unimaginable holocaust. This country has endured turmoil and economic oppression, and has scratched and clawed its way out of the rice patties and is struggling to grasp the 21st century. Yet, when you enter a roadside restroom they are clean….spotlessly clean. The staff in hotels, gas stations, and coffee shops are warm, courteous, and efficient. Teenage girls and young women dress modestly in public, like they have some self-respect, and not like they’re trying to pick up a john.

The contrast is astonishing. The mirage of our wealth and the illusion of prosperity give us an arrogance that we don’t need to behave and there is no reason to perform at our best.

The many, many people I met in Cambodia, on this my sixth trip, shame me as an American. I know we can wave flags, sing patriotic songs, salute our flag with emotional tears in our collective eyes, but we're a freakin' mess. We are below par as a people.

We have some work to do.

Before we can "make America great again" maybe we should learn how to clean a bathroom, treat people with respect, honor a contract, and deliver on a promise. Truth is, right now we are nothing that a developing nation should aspire to.””

 

We are struggling through this book of Disappointment with God. How can we understand God if we have no clue about the big picture and the big picture is the whole cosmos out there? We cannot think that big. “” When we stubbornly cling to God in a time of hardship, or when we simply pray, more – much more---may be involved than we ever dream. It requires faith to believe that, and faith to trust that we are never abandoned, no matter how distant God seems.””

God is like a person who clears his throat while hiding and so gives himself away. – Meister Eckhart

 

I see on Facebook there are so many challenges, here is one for you. Go out and make a difference today just where you are.

 

Love you all

Rossouw-clan

Monday, February 26, 2024

Monday night prayers 26 Feb.2024

 


Good Evening dear family and friends

Wow, there is no doubt left, we are entering the hot season. So thankful for fans and a cool breeze now and then.  It was a busy week and an even busier weekend and almost surprised we were on Monday evening again. We thank our Father for fellowship with Kurt and his team (Youth Reach leadership team) from the USA. Their words of encouragement and truth were needed and in God’s timing. Please pray for this ministry in the US, reaching out to youth with drug addiction problems.






Twans and the team from FGC Community Link took their High School students from the ACTS program on a field trip to Build Bright University. This was a great opportunity to show our students from the village what opportunities are there for them if they work hard. Our staff, who themselves joined our program at 14,15 years old, were sponsored for further study, and graduating could encourage the younger ones. Some of the students were not used to travel and got car sick, some experienced air con for the first time and struggled a bit. Praise God for a safe field trip. Please continue to pray for the High School students. 3 of them now join our Sunday program as well. Pray for their salvation.




On Sunday morning we looked at the story of the Good Samaritan and Twans did a very basic First Aid lesson with the kids. They enjoyed acting out the different scenarios. The highlight of the morning was breakfast. With donations, the ROL team can give them a nice breakfast now and then.

Continue to pray for Angela. Her operation was a success. Please continue to pray for her recovery to go smoothly.

Please pray for Toinette as well. Her cough is much better but she has a lot of phlegm in her lungs and she still trying to get rid of it.

Anton and I are reading an old-time favorite book:” Disappointment with God – by Philip Yancey”. This book is literally in pieces as Toinette was reading this years ago and throws it over the room multiple times. Philip Yancey is asking 3 questions that we do not normally ask:

Is God unfair?

Is God silent?

Is God hidden?

Of course, after some interviews with people who were asking these questions, he ends up with Job. Not that we want to read Job but it’s the best example in the Bible so far. No wonder Toinette was throwing the poor book across the room. Reading this book with a clever teenager makes for interesting talks.  It is an old book but worth reading.

Hear that Namibia gets rain? May the Lord give rain in abundance this year.

Love

Rossouw-clan

 

Monday, February 19, 2024

Monday night Prayers 19 Feb.2024

 




Good evening all you beautiful people

We are greeting you from a very warm Cambodia. We know it is heating when the sweat drips from our elbows when we lift our arms. I went back to the province last week to take some meds to the groups that did not get with the previous outreach. I am thankful to our God for a safe journey on the big bike. It struggled to kick start most of the time but I made it home the next day.

Twans shared that one of her previous students passed away last week. She had dengue and received a blood transfusion but the blood was not clean. So sad, she was 17 years old. Please pray for Veasna’s mom. She is not a believer. She took out a big loan to pay for her daughter’s medical treatment and build a better house. Now she is bankrupt with a big loan. Please pray as Twans and the staff reach out to her that she would be open to receiving Jesus and be welcomed into the church family.





This weekend we had some good fellowship with our Phnom Pehn family. It is always emotional to go to Phnom Penh and think of our Gideon, but also receive so much love and care from our friends. Two 8-hour bus rides in 3 days but we are not complaining. The bus was slow. Twans lost it a bit when she saw an electrical bike passing the bus  Anton could visit with his old friends from school and Mum and Dad could enjoy the air-conditioning, hahaha. Please continue to pray for Greg. His kidney stone passed but he still got another one in his other kidney. They are on their way home this week.

We also ask your prayers for Angela. She will go in for surgery in Malaysia tomorrow. Please pray for safety and that all will go well.

Talked about Psalm 37 tight in Bible study. The reminder that anger only leads to evildoing, for us not to fret, to Trust, To Commit our way to the Lord, To Delight, Rest, and Wait patiently for the Lord and HE will do it.

Love to all of you

Rossouw-clan

Monday, February 12, 2024

Monday night prayers 12 February 2024

 

Good evening

Chinese New Year was here in all its splendor and glory. So many Khmer people are celebrating this event and for us, well it’s the 2nd New Year of the year and we are waiting for number 3 as the Khmer New Year is coming in April. Toinette was at home most of the week as she was coughing badly. After consulting with our Family doctor, Arnelle, we got her on the right meds and she is doing much better right now. Anton was down as well and I had 2 sick people to take care of. I will take my big bike for a run tomorrow and visit close by to the jungle and leave some meds for them as they sometimes go into town and then they can collect it. Please pray for a safe trip as I did not ride this beast for a while.

Thank you so much for praying with us for the teenagers from Twans ’classes to join the Joshua Generation program on Sundays. 3 of them are joining faithfully now and even staying back to join the church service later in the afternoon. It is such a blessing to hear the staff give testimony of how much these students have changed since coming to know Jesus. Isabel was a very shy unhappy student before. She never joined with the other students and Twans used to say her smile was very expensive because you never saw her smile. Now she smiles, greets everyone, and is just FREE! Her mother even joined the adult service as well. Praise God. Another student, Kemara, testified in church how much Jesus has changed and helped her. How she does so much better in school now as well. Please continue to pray that even more students will join on Sunday. Also, pray for all the staff from FGC Community Link who so faithfully go and serve every Sunday.

Twans and SreyLen shared about High Blood Pressure this morning during the Health Talk in the PumAng village. 4 women came and we could share and visit with them under the shade. We thank God for another opportunity to build a relationship with these precious ladies. The one auntie, 88 years old and still very strong, said she is so healthy because she doesn’t eat any vegetables. Vegetables give her acid! Well, there you have it.



Please pray for:

Greg is not out of the woods yet. The kidney stone is still sitting and they canceled their flights to recuperate first before taking a long flight. Pray for relief of this stone.

 

Love you all

Rossouw-clan

 

Monday, February 5, 2024

Monday night prayers 5 February 2024

 




Thank you for praying for our last outreach. We made it back in one piece, some better than others. It was hot and dusty and sandy but so many people came out to see us. Never before have we had so many people at our first stop. I soon ran out of medicines and sad to say the people at our last stop missed out. I will send them medicines via taxi. Din and Curtis were able to do a lot of evangelism and told the people about God. Din expresses his desire that he wants to do more in the jungle in the form of planting a small church. I for one am as happy about that as we have been praying already for this for many years. Please continue to pray for the people of the jungle to accept what we are planning.






We are also planning to provide some sort of support for my friend Panhar and his wife to start the little school again, near their home. His wife is very discouraged by the way that she is cheated from getting support from an NGO that started the school. We find 16-year-old girls that are pregnant and illiterate which makes this an easy decision. The children just need to read and write. So please pray with us for this little endeavor.

 


Please pray for my friend Greg who went with us on the trip. He is fighting a kidney stone that is stuck near his bladder. Pray that the stone will pass before he needs an operation here in Cambodia. That is a scary thought.

Toinette is still sick. Coughing badly and cannot sleep in the night. We are in communication with her cousin who is a doctor. Hopefully, we will be able to kick this thing.

Please pray for 2-year-old Sovann. Our friends Roger and Deb have been working with this family for a long now and their little daughter got sick. Her mum took her to a clinic and they gave her meds that made her violently ill and paralyzed. They rushed her to the city and now she is in the hospital in Siem Reap. She is doing much better but the doctors say that she will not be able to walk again. Nothing is impossible for our God. Going after the doctor is not an option here, pray for a solution and fairness to this family.

Met with an old friend Uncle Derrick. He is an old friend from the Philippines days. He came to visit here in Cambodia but his health took a turn for bad. He is now to get back home and needs to buy a new ticket. Pray for his health to be better for good.

 






This is quite a list of people to be prayed for. Thank you very much for doing this. Wish all of our Chinese friends a Happy Chinese New Year.

 

Love

Rossouw-clan