There is a festive atmosphere here at home with only
2 weeks to go and then we will be in our beloved Namibia again. The boys already
talk about their favourite foods and mum and dad are looking forward to the
cold weather. Walking down the lake this Sunday morning, sweating profusely, we
just start talking about cold weather hahahaha. So our friends in Windhoek, be
ready the Rossouws will invade the city on the 16 June. We are looking forward
spending time with as many of you as possible.
I had 2 families out to the jungle last week. The Mathew-zoo
and Curtis and his wife came along. Our first stop was in Thor Peang Rosey with
some medical. Because of our regular schedule, we do not have that many sick
people anymore, praise God. It is always good to see our friends there as we
came a long road together.
The next day we went bush with Heang and Din driving
Mieneke and Arjun while we others were enjoying the wet ground and some mud.
Had great fun with Manoj’s children riding bike and we had some great moments
together. We took a tour to the temple, climb the mountain and eat some delicious
jungle fruit on the way.
We stopped for lunch at my good friends in Rum Jopon
and could help them with meds while Curtis, Heang and Din did serious
evangelism with the people. Love it when I am with these “Church planter” guys.
I am absolutely convinced that we need to work together as a team in order to
proclaim the Gospel, even if we are from different organisations. There is so
much red-tape surrounding NGO’s staff working with other NGO’s. Here in
Cambodia it’s almost like the Unpardonable Sin…… Just love it that we can set
aside some man made rules and work together.
We spend the night in Som Paom with our favourite
uncle and his family. The hospitality was out of this world from people that
have nothing. I can only wonder why we always get the best hospitality from
poor people. Talking to his son, he explains more on how they get to some real
good stones in the mountain. It’s really hard work but they are not shy to
work. These guys are an example to us. I feel so privilege to have everything I
need and here these guys show us how they can make a living out of hard work.
And on top of that, always have an open hand when we come around. We met his
wife on our way out and she gave each of us a nice stone to take home.
We met another guy from a nearby village and he was
complaining that we do not come to their place. I know of that place or just
heard of it but this guy confirms it again. Gave him our last meds and let him
know that we definitely will come to his village in the jungle. He said he saw
us before but we just zoomed past. God is opening more doors in the jungle for
us. Heang and Din are very happy to go and talk to people about God in these
remote places
Please pray for the following people:
Andrea Calitz will go on this Wednesday 5 June to
get her results. Please pray with us for a negative result.
Manus Olivier is on his way to Cape Town for his
treatment of his cancer.
Alex McCann is still in Singapore getting his
treatment.
Ouma Paula, Toinette’s mum, is struggling with a
high Blood pressure. Pray that she will get the right meds to lower the Bp.
Leave you with this:
"Every era has its problems when it
comes to knowing Jesus. One of ours is this: Having lost all confidence in the
noble, the heroic, even the consistently good, we have come to celebrate the
neurotic. Really. The heroes of our novels and movies are antiheroes, broken
characters riddled with addiction and self-doubt. In fact, doubt—masquerading
as humility—has become a condition for acceptance in our times. People of
strong conviction and bold claims are suspect. We fear them. They might be a
terrorist, or a Christian. Part of this is entirely understandable, the
inevitable backlash from a glut of investigative journalism in a target-rich
environment. When you live in a world rocked by scandal and exposé multiple
times a day, you just grow cynical. Who is it this time—some politician, a
multinational corporation, the church? Take a number. We’ve reached the point
where we presume corruption or, at least, that every story is tainted. Guilty
until proven innocent. It is the triumph of jaundice. Skepticism has become a
virtue. This has quietly shaped a popular version of Jesus as a man not so much
heroic as humanitarian, not a warrior operating behind enemy lines but just a
humble man trying to do good in a hurting world. A man stuck in his personal
Gethsemane. If he is doubting and uncertain, we feel better about ourselves.
Beautiful
Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus.
by John Eldredge
Thank you for praying for us.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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