We always say we want to switch the internet off for a while because the children are on it 24/7. Well, we did not have the internet for this last week, and believe me, this was an adjustment and a big one. It was nice in the sense that the boys were in our room all the time and we actually had some good times. Believe my school was not nice to Anton sick and he had to go to our office for the internet. All of us shouted hallelujah when the internet was working today. Back to business as usual.
Most
of you by now know about our illnesses in the house. Well, yours truly is up and
going again but the pain in the joints will be with me for many more months,
according to some friends, great encouragement. Anton also got Chinkungunya and
he was red like a tomato 2 days ago. He is fine now but Gideon looks like a tomato
today. So he will be just fine, once the rash appears it’s over. Anton is still
not interested in eating and we have a lot of tomatoes in the house. Pray with
us that Toinette will be healthy.
I
will be on the road again tomorrow but this time by bus and bike. Some of my
friends will join me from Phnom Pehn and we will drive into the jungle to give
people some medicine. Lots of people now are sick due to mosquitoes and the rainy
season, bad combo. Roads are bad and lots of mud plus people are harvesting
rice and tend to their farms a lot now. So being sick is a real burden. Please
pray for our helper, Srey Mao. She and her whole family have dengue-fever and
they are not living too far from us. Like some people say here: ”Cambodians are
not afraid of Coronavirus but are afraid of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Malaria.””
Talking about the Virus. CAMBODIA COVID-19 – SITUATION UPDATE: August 31, 2020.
CASES: 274, CURED: 266. We praise God for His provision at this time.
I
must say, I am a bit concerned about the state of the world these days. So much
hatred and bad politics going around and bad press or media, that we can be
consumed by fear for all these things. Do not be mistaken, I follow all the
events around the world as I want to know what is happening, I do not want to
be caught with my pants down, a real Afrikaans saying hahaha. Events in the USA
are really worrisome and so much that I advise a good friend to be careful not
to get a heart attack by writing/fighting on social media about the situation at
hand. I know it’s good for us to stand up for what we believe but on the other hand,
must we get so fearful of all this that we do nothing. I believe God is the Answer
to all of this. People need to turn to God again and follow His advice. Let’s
pray tonight that things will look much better in the weeks to come. Let us put
all our fears and problems at His feet.
Go
out and do well to people around you. Here is a challenge. Love your neighbor/enemy
as you love yourself.
Love
Rossouw-clan
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