I went down to Phnom Pehn for a dear friend’s wedding.
It was such a nice Christian wedding and the way the Khmers do their traditions
are beautiful. Everything is around the parents as the children need to honor
their parents and ask forgiveness and where they get blessed by their parents.
The most heartwarming part is when the couple needs to wash the feet of their
parents. It is such a powerful testimony of their love towards their parents.
We had good fun with all our old friends from Water of
Life at the wedding. Seeing Randy and the boys and all the beautiful girls were
such a blessing. We know these children now for a long time and we love them
very much. Please pray for Tongchou Cheu and his wife Chanthou Sann as they
start their new life together in Christ.
Something worth praying for is the local church in the
provinces. They are small in size but powerful in their communities. Some of my
friends who are pastors or just Lay-pastors are investing a lot of time and
effort to teach not just Khmer but the tribal people in remote areas about
Christ. Pray for the following guys that I know personally. Pouhn Samai, Thearith
Mao, Rithy Deng, Sok Khet and my dearest uncle Mam Choeun. I was saddened by
the news that the founders of this little church in Kabal Domrey were
questioning Ps. Choeun’s ability as a pastor. That small church is the only
church in a huge area with lots of people. Although they are small in number,
their dedication to the call is what keeps them there. Uncle works hard as a
carpenter to keep ends meet and the little money he received, it’s not worth
mentioning, tied him to the founder church overseas.
I am sure it is not just these guys struggling with
the same issues but these are the problems in a 3rd world country where
the rich West come and spread their money to show off their good deeds and in
the process hurt people on the ground by accusing them of not being good enough.
Point taken that many pastors take advantage of this by collecting money but
these guys I am sharing to you are not them. That is the reason why the Indigenous
church is dying and we need to prevent it. We can see the churches that do not
get help from overseas are doing great. Pray with us for these problems. Sorry
I am just venting a bit…….
Please pray for Manoj and Yong that will join me
tomorrow on an outreach. I will meet them halfway and then we will go bush for
a few days doing some medical in the jungle. Pray for safety on the roads as we
all drive on the highways.
Pray for the Philippines where one of the volcanos is
erupting. Pray for those who have breathing problems in the Manila area. Taal
Volcano just blew and schools are canceled while ash falls. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51086961
We applied for New Zealand visas as we want to visit
there in April. Please pray with us that our application will go through
without delays and that we can get our visas. The paperwork was a lot but we
are hopeful to visit our good friends.
Thank you for praying for us. We cannot stress it more
that we cannot go without it.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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