So much happened this last week that it will be
unfair to just write a short note. After I wrote to you last time, the very
next day, I got a phone call. One of my dental patients, died. What??? I was
shocked and in disbelief. How can something like this happens??. We prayed as
the police was doing an investigation. This guy was drunk when I pulled his
teeth and he went off to drink another 4-5 litres of wine. Never before this
happened to me. I was not sleeping that night and was sooooo relieved, the next
day when the police phones and say that the death was self-inflicted. He drank
himself till death. So sad that a 30 year old will do something like that.
The same day we heard that the little boy, I asked
for prayer last time, also died, double whammy!!!. Andy my new found friend
went to village and had a good talk to both parties. The Lord is definitely
doing something big in that village. Pray for a big breakthrough in people’s
lives.
Meanwhile back in Siem Reap we were listening to my
Jarai friend’s horror story. His wife died 2 months ago in the hospital up
North. He describes the doctor as “cruel”. He says that he did not have money
and the doctor did not want to help him and his wife bled till death. I can
believe this as this is not the first story we hear about this. These tribal
guys go through hell when they go to the hospital as they get scolded because
they are poor and have not money. No money, no help. That left him with 5 children
and a 2 month old baby to take care off.
He is here with his little daughter, Salklee, she is
11 years old and has a hole in her naval and pee seeps through it. She will get
an operation tomorrow to fix this problem. She is very shy about this as
everybody can smell her and that makes her an outcast. Pray for a successful
operation tomorrow. She is a real cutie and I will miss my partner while eating
the little sweet fruits they have here. Toinette took them to church and the
believers were amazed that are believers in Ratanakiri. He shared his testimony
to the people. So nice to hear him talking about his family and say that Saklee
is having school in the morning and the evening she go to a Bible study for
kids. Once again it was good for my boys to see that these tribal guys are also
believers.
Dak was the Tompoun tribal guy in Battambang with a
dislocated hip. I went and got him this week. He is doing great except that his
leg is stiff and do not work so well. He is on crutches and hobbles around. We
had all 4 guys in our house and had a party. The boys love these guys as they
get rice 3x a day. It’s a win win deal. This week it truly felt like back in
the Philippines when we had so many people stay with us.
Please pray for good SA friends of ours in
Philippines. They are Henk and Liesl Cronje and their 2 sons. They are going
through a very difficult time and ask for prayer. I am so glad for social
media. This enables Toinette to be in contact with them. When it comes to our
children, we take out all the stops and ask for help. Pray for wisdom for this
couple as they are also seeking the Lord’s will in their lives.
We pray that
this week will bring you joy, peace and happiness just as the Lord can provide
it for you. Let’s go out and share this Love of Christ to all.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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It was a busy week, and a hard one to go through, I'm sure. You are a blessing to many!
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