Monday night prayers 20 April 2026

 

Good evening dear family and friends

Our internet was off last night, therefore the slightly late news. We were just thankful we had electricity as it is hot season here. It was Khmer New Year last week, the town was not that busy as most people just stayed home and out of the heat. Those who ventured out joined the water fights. The Rossouws were in their room sick as dogs. We are coughing and sneezing already for a while and taking plenty medicines but it needs time. It was nice having Twans here with me for most of the week.  I am getting better but Twans had a relapse and coughing up a storm again.  Please pray for healing.

One of our neighbors passes away and the funeral was right next door to us. Now only those who have stayed in Cambodia would understand this. Imagine deafening loud music, then multiply it with 10 and they start up at 4am in the morning. We are sad for those passing away not knowing Jesus,

I started to build a set of swings for the kids in the refugee camp that we visited the other day. Got some wood today and fixed up the sides already. We are planning to go set it up next week. Looking forward to make more of this for some schools. Always up for a challenge.

Twans is asking prayer for the students at the Acts program. Some students are dropping out, not wanting to study anymore. The younger students are eager to come and learn but many of the secondary and high school students have lost motivation. Some say it is just too hot to cycle back and forth, which is understandable. It is really hot, even riding on the motorbike your skin burns and you overheat easily. The kids enjoyed the Khmer New Year celebration at our center, with songs and traditional dance, games and ice-cream! Please continue to pray for the youth that joins on Sundays, that they would not become discouraged or distracted, but continue to choose Jesus.

One really good thing about this season is that you can eat as many mangoes as you like. Our trees in the yard provides plenty for us and the absolute luxury to eat mangoes every day. In Namibia this is one of those fruits you cannot afford to buy. Always think of my mum that loves mangoes so much. I am packing away a couple of them while I write to you, ice cold and yummy!!

Love to you all

Rossouw-clan

 

 

Monday night prayers 13 April 2026

 

Seems to me that everyone here complains about the heat. I must say it is a bit hot. Working under a tin roof is no pleasure but if you are like Toinette that need to work also under a tin roof with no ventilation, then things become a bit serious. She comes home every day exhausted to the bone. As for now we have the biggest holiday on the calendar, Khmer New Year. Yip our 3^rd new year this year. Everybody is in town from far away provinces and it kicks off tomorrow. This year is a bit different but still it’s a big party. We are staying at home and I am making cars as much as I can. We are kinda boring, hahaha.

I had the privilege to go out with my good friend Isaack Lutz from PCL. We went to give some plastic tarps to around 480 refugee families. We visited 2 camps where people are staying from the border regions that are still occupied by Thailand. These people will not go home in the near future. Thailand is still on the border busy with their games.

These tarps will be use to cover the old ones as it is already destroyed by the sun and rainy season is coming soon. Imagine yourselves living in a makeshift tent with plastic tarp in this heat. Looking into some of these tents you can see that people are trying their best to make it a little like home. Like they say:””Your home is where your heart is””, but I know that these people really want to go back to their real homes but that is for another day. Sad story.

Seeing these beautiful soft hearted people in such need is not a joke. They are so happy for any help they can get. Sitting with them and share a few words makes the world a better place. At this specific camp I want to make them a small playground. The children just hang around there without school and any entertainment. Not a good place to be in, really.

I am thinking about home a lot these days as it is raining in Namibia. It is always a special time when it rains and the only news we get from home is all about the rain. So with the rainy season want to start here.

Thank you for praying with us in this time. Pray for people that are travelling as it is a lot of people moving around the country and lots of people drink way too much.

Love

Rossouw-clan

 

Monday night prayers 6 April 2026

 

Happy Easter to you all.

What a wonderful weekend we had. Mordegai was in the jungle, Toinette shared at River of Life, and Anton served in his church in Malaysia. All to the glory of God. Love it.

April is here and that means that we are so close to the sun as possible. Reminding me of the South where I grow up. Hot as hell. We were on the bikes and we went to serve the people in the jungle with meds and the Gospel of love. Poor Curtis had bad flu and he was suffering a bit but that makes for a more memorable time. Lots of people are busy harvesting cashew nuts and that means you can stop just there under the trees and give medicines.

Praise God that the chief of the one village is doing better. He had really bad diabetes but that was fed by an infection in his toe. They amputated his toe and he is so much better. His diabetes count is normal and his wound is doing great. We had a wonderful time on the road as we had to stop so many times.

In Rum Jopon there was a crowd waiting for us and when we finished giving meds there were another surprise. One husband decided to give his heart to the Lord and he wanted to get baptized. We went with him to his land and was amazed at the jungle. It was such a glorious occasion to baptize him in such a surreal place and this on Easter. Our efforts were rewarded so many times over. No heat or suffering illness can stand over something like this. We knew why we had to come out here.

Sunday morning was special with a communion on Easter. This is the church’s first Easter and you could see the seriousness on everyone’s faces. These few believers are serious with the Lord and that makes for so much joy. Continue to pray for these guys as they face many challenges in life and living and making a living in the jungle is no joke.

Please pray for Pheakeday’s parents in Som Poom. His dad is not doing well and he is so skinny and coughing like crazy. I gave him what I had and can only pray that he will be better. The Anti always is so happy for pain reliever to put on her sore joints. They are such sweet people and so hospitable. We can learn so much form these poor people on how to share the little you have with love. Being out here with the people is where the true Khmer people comes in play. I believe that they are soft hearted and generous people.

It is such a shame that circumstances in the world makes us all so cynical and negative. It is good for us to get out of our comfort zones and see how other people cope with life, no aircon, no money, nor knowing where the next meal will come from and then we complain when we sit in our aircon houses eating good food. Like we say I Afrikaans:”” You complain with a white bread under your arm.”” When I was young, white bread was only for the rich, so you can see where it comes from. Let us be more positive and have more compassion.

Love to you all

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 30 March 2026

 Good evening everyone

Wow another month gone. We went to the big city to join Anton as he returned to Malaysia for his next trimester. Please pray for him as this will be hard one as they are finishing up the course before they will take internships. It is strange not to have him around after this nice holiday. I think its harder for the parents to be without him than the other way around.

Last week we could go with our good friend Isaack from PCL to Prea Vehear in order to give some food to the refugees. “”More than 50,000 Cambodian refugees are still waiting…waiting for a home they can’t return to. For many, life has moved forward, but for these families, it’s been put on pause. Every day is filled with uncertainty, survival, and unanswered questions. The need hasn’t gone away.””

Anton could help to distribute rice for 900+ families and then the fun started. I brought some cars with for the children. I only had 178 cars and the children, well there were a lot and we got swamped. I thought I was back in Africa where people will swamp you like this but desperate people also do this. This was a new experience for poor Anton but he survived it to tell the tale. At least he made the wheels of the cars, so he is much part of the making of the cars.

Always good to go with Isaack as he is a dear friend and it gives us chance to catch up. There are not many long term missionaries left and we are a dying breed at the moment. We met up with another old timer Joel and could have good fellowship over lunch. So nice to be with mind like people.

This weekend on Easter we will be in the jungle and it will be a wonderful opportunity for us to share the love of Jesus on Easter to the new believers. This will be their 1^st Easter together and we are excited to share it with them. Please pray for safe travelling and enough fuel………… It is stinking hot here and that makes for a hard ride in the sun.

Please pray for me, Mordegai as I struggle with my blood pressure. Went to the doctor and is on new drugs but seems it is not working properly, will make another trip to the doctor this week. Toinette is in pain with Plantar Fasciitis on one foot and because she walks bad to compensate for the pain, the other foot also is painful. We are full of old people illnesses, hahaha

Well thank you for praying with us and it really makes a difference when you guys pray. I know we say every time we write but God is still in control of our lives.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 23 March 2026

 Monday Night Greetings

A warm hello here from Siem Reap. It’s getting dark here but Mordegai is still in his workshop making toy cars. Him and Anton will join Isaac on Thursday to go and hand out food and toys for the children to the refugees from the border who still are not allowed to return to their land. Please pray that the continued issues with Thailand on the border will be resolved and that these families can return home.

Anton flies back on Saturday so we will take the bus down to Phnom Penh on Friday. It was so good to have our son with us this whole month. We talked and talked and ate and ate and ate. We told Anton it’s time for him to go back because he ate a hole into the refrigerator! Please continue to pray for him, his relationship with our Lord Jesus, protection and guidance for the future.

Mordegai shared out of Matthew 26 and 27 in church yesterday. He showed clips from “The Gospel according to Matthew” movie, focusing on Judas’ and Peter’s betrayal, reminding us that we need to look at our relationship with Jesus. Persecution will come and will we like Peter say “I will never betray you Lord” and then deny Him 3 times. Please pray for one of the church member, Uncle Vee. He is so faithful in attending church, prayer meeting and cell groups. He gave thanks to the Lord last Sunday during the time for Testimonies saying God provided 2 opportunities for him during the week to earn a bit of money. It really touched my heart, he was so thankful for those 2 times, and we are blessed every day with enough to eat. His wife is not a believer and used to treat him badly. He says she is not so bad towards him anymore because he is a better husband now that he follows Jesus. We pray that she would come to know and follow Jesus too.

Thank you once again for praying with us.

Rossouw-clan