Wow, another week for the record books. Just as you
think you experienced quite a bit already, you stumble into another experience
that absolutely wrenches your heart to the core. For a few days we were on the
edge as our dearest friend, Indin was in the hospital with her premature baby,
at 27 weeks. We prayed and asked God to intervene but He had different plans.
Toinette was Junmar and Indin in the hospital. During the waiting and praying
one of the nurses asked us whether we are Christians. She then said “I become a
Christian because you Christians know how to love “. I was thinking of the verse where it says ‘In
our love for one another the world will know we are His disciples!!! Our Leader
Angela and her home church FGC in Malaysia have been a true example to us on
care and love for each other, especially in this difficult time. A beautiful baby girl, Inz’l Jewel Delicano
was born premature and they had to rush her to another hospital in order to try
and save her life. Sadly it was not to be.
My heart broke, seeing my dear friend with the small
baby in his arms when I picked him up in front of the hospital. We cried out
to God, but we know that our God will never forsake us and never leave us. If
there is one thing I can say about these children, Junmar and Indin, I must
comment on their solid faith and trust in the Lord. They are a true example to
us in difficult times like this.
Now what to do about burial? Practice in Cambodia is
to cremate but it takes place in the local Wat or Buddhist Temple. A local
pastor we know arranged everything for cremation on a piece of land he bought
for Christians to be buried on. A few of us accompanied Junmar for the
cremation. It was beautiful as the church members sang some songs and the pastor
gave a small message, just there in the field. They build a big fire then and
placed the box on the fire and waited for it to burn. This was not the best
procedure but they do not have any cremation places in Siem Reap. Please pray
for Junmar and Indin as this is the 2nd baby they lost in a short
time. Pray that their faith will even become stronger in our Lord and that
their broken hearts will heal. If I see how this affected Toinette, I cannot imagine
what it has to be for them.
We will be off to Stung Treng and Ratanakiri this
Thursday with our friends Petra and her family. This is just pure family time
and I hope to see some local friends on the way there. Please pray for our safe
travels and pray for our vehicles to not break on the way. This is the last
week of the school holiday and we want to spend a few days just being with our
boys.
Please pray for more rain here in Cambodia. Not nearly
enough rain fell as the farmers planted rice and cassava and they need lots of
rain. We are very thankful that there are not too many cases of Covid-19 here
and the government contains it very well. We praise God for His protection.
We pray for you guys in South Africa, parts of Namibia, and our friends all over the world that are still in lockdown. Please pray for
my cousin, Liezl in SA who also has Covid-19. Pray that she will recover
completely. We pray for discernment, wisdom, and that people will start to look
towards God for their answers. Evil is busy to rise dramatically and we need to
be on our guard. We pray that God will give you extra-strength for this week. And
remember: Love one another!
Love
Rossouw-clan
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