Monday night prayers 16 March 2026

 

Hey there

Monday night come and go and every week, I sit here and wonder what I can share to you all. We are soooo blessed this side of the world with not too much stress, only in small numbers comparing to the rest of the world. It is 7pm and I just finished working on some cars for the children, next time we are out in the province. So nice to have Anton here to help me in my workshop. He makes all the wheels and believe me that helps a lot. Remember every car needs 4 wheels, so you need to press out 4 times the amount, and then you need to sand it down and drill a new hole etc. Never I could imagine what a small contribution of a toy car can bring to the happiness of a child.

I need to preach in church, this coming Sunday and it’s like always a big thing for me. Never been good in preaching in front of lot of people. Yes, I can talk a lot but when it comes to preaching, I hit a blank. So I am already playing things in my head what I want to bring across. We are nearing Holy week and in Cambodia it falls with the biggest event on the calendar, Khmer New Year and so many people are out of church that lots of them do not bother to celebrate it, due to the big celebrations around. So please pray for me as I need to prepare a sermon, most properly one of the most difficult things for me to do. But God is good all the time…..

Please pray with us for Dim’s little daughter. They came to Siem Reap on the motorbike and the doctors here had to same diagnosis, vitamin deficiency. The little girl is small for her age and missed some of her milestones. Pray that we can prop her up with good nutrition.

Pray that we will not be consumed by all the negative reports of war and violence in the media. Seems to me if you switch something on that is all the media can talk about. So many nice things happening all around us. I feel we need to pray for the young generation like Anton’s age. They are on social media 24/7 and feels the brunt of all these things that are floating around. I could care less as I am thick skinned but the young people love to hang onto or follow someone, good or bad. I will rather not rant on all of these things, drive me crazy all the stupidity that is around us.

Hope you all have a wonderful week and may the Lord bless you all.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 9 March 2026

 Dear family and friends

Greetings from the land of wonders! We had a busy week and are thankful for our Father's guidance and protection. The sermon was from 1 Corinthians 13 yesterday and left with the reminder that faith will become sight, hope will be fulfilled, but love will persist.

 

On Saturday afternoon, Twans went with some of the teachers of ROL foundation to conduct a Mother's Day program for the kids and their moms from the ACTS program in another village. Twans shared about "Nurturing our children" with the mothers.  It was very touching to see the kids presenting their cards to their moms. The mothers were so touched that many of them got teary-eyed. The kids then started crying too. Even the teachers got emotional. In their daily busyness and struggle to make ends meet, moments like this are rare.

 The kids from the Acts program in KR also learned about forgiveness in families this week. Some were honest and said they don't really want to forgive. Afterwards, quite a few opened up in the small groups, some sharing about their hurt and struggles.

Please continue to pray for the children and their families that come to the Acts program in both villages. That the parents would allow their children to come to the Children's ministry on Sundays. For better relationships with the parents.

 

We ask your urgent prayer for Pastor Dim's little girl. (Pastor Dim from Torpeang Roseay ). She fails to thrive and has some developmental delays as well. The hospitals in Phnom Penh just gave vitamins but we suspect something more serious is going on. Tomorrow morning, they will go to Angkor Children's Hospital here in Siem Reap. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, and open communication. Please Pray for guidance, provision and healing.

 

Thanks very much for praying with us. May you experience the Lord in a new way this week to come.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 2 March 2026

 

Good evening all

Not much is happening this side of the globe, except that it is stinking hot. The war has stopped but so many people cannot go home just yet. Small update from my friend Isaack who is helping in the area. ” Things are largely the same. The “ceasefire” is still holding although Thailand continues to violate it daily. Thailand continues to hold large swaths of land inside internationally recognized Cambodian territory, and even past the disputed areas they claim are theirs.

There are still around 70,000 displaced Cambodian refugees. They still can’t return home as they are from the red zones and their homes and land are either being held by Thailand or it’s still not safe to return due to unexploded ordnance. Many have no homes to return to even if the Thai army eventually goes back to the internationally recognized borders. “” Please pray for a resolution on this situation. Please pray for the people in the refugee camp up North that flooded due to rain. We can see the difference here in the basic goods we buy. Most stuff gets imported via Thailand and now we cannot get that products anymore and need to buy more expensive imported goods.

I was just complaining to Anton about all these AI generated stuff you get these days as adds on social media. Difficult to believe anything you see. I look at things now with different eyes and need to verify reports that come in as Breaking News. Still cannot believe that people can generate such nonsense and think people need to believe them. But then I am “”old school””, like Anton say. These days I check things back and forth in order to see if it is true. I realize that we need to even fact check some Christian stuff that is floating around. With so many “big boy preachers” that are falling down, you never know who talks nonsense or sense. I am just saying!!

We are enjoying the simplicity of Cambodia and it is apparent all around us. I stopped at a small shop and asked Anton to buy us some cool drinks. There were a couple of old antis sitting around and when Anton walks in, he was in the trap. They were ready for a talk and poor Anton cannot speak Khmer, but they wanted to talk to him so badly. I spoke from out of the car and they all started to laugh. People here are so friendly and always ready to talk, even if you cannot talk back. We need to learn to live more simplified.

Ok , I am just rambling here. The Rossouws are doing well. We did some blood tests this morning and seems we are not doing so bad. Small things we need to attend too. Ugghh they say we need to exercise, not happening in this heat.

Love you all

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 23 Feb.2026

 

Hello dear family and friends

The cool season is definitely over here in Cambodia. Whenever you meet up with someone who has been here a while, the main topic is whether the heat would be worse this April than last year.  And then we see the severe weather in other parts of the world and we stop complaining and thank God. Met with old and new friends this week and so thankful for their wisdom and encouragement, especially to Anton.

Twans shared that they had fun this week at Acts KoukResay. On Wednesday they celebrated Chinese New Year with the students. learning about the different traditions and playing dress up in Chinese costumes. The children had fun doing the Dragon Dance. Anton drew a very lifelike dragon on a box to serve as the head of the dragon.

On Friday they had "Cleaning Day". The Values class topic of the month was "Clean and Tidy" and this was a good way to apply what they've learned. The students were divided into groups and went into the different neighborhoods where the students live and picked up all the plastic waste. The kids were so enthusiastic, especially the younger ones. Some of the neighbors or parents also started cleaning. 

We thank the Lord for new bikes. We got 3 bikes donated to us from Christian Motorcycle Association in Australia. My good friends Wayne and Kay were here and they could report back to the guys down under and report that they saw the bikes and the ones that were replaced. Our old bikes are now officially on retirement. Looking forward to test them out in the jungle soon. Thanks once more CMA for your donation.

It is so nice to have Anton here as we can work and play together. This morning we went swimming while he swim the old people were walking in the pool,hahaha. Does my leg good as I really struggle to walk these days. After exercise in the pool it is much better. He also help me to make wheels for my toy cars as well as help mum to cook whenever needed. We enjoy ourselves with him in the house.

Thanks for always reading and praying with us.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 16 Feb.2026

 We just came back from a weekend of visiting some friends in Phnom Pehn. The big city is really not a place for me but with our friends that are leaving soon, we went to visit in order for Anton also to see his “”family.”” Always good to make contact with the guys in the big city and encourage everyone as far as we go. It is like Anton say: ”these people are our family.””

Even after the elections in Thailand, we are still waiting for peace on the border. There are still a lot of people that cannot go home due to red-zone areas. Lots of negotiations needs to take place and border lines been drawn after complete peace. Please pray that the newly elected government of Thailand and the Cambodian government can reach a deal in order for everyone to go home in peace.

Please pray for our pastor Dim’s daughter. They went to Phnom Pehn due to her illness but nothing was really done. They will be back again tomorrow for more tests in Phnom Pehn. Pray that they finally can get someone that can give them good advice.

Pray for travel mercies as Greg, Marci, Shannon and Marie will fly back to the States on Wednesday. Our hearts are full of love for these 2 couples and all they come and do here for the people.

Happy Chinese New Year to all our Chinese friends, especially in Malaysia. Here in Asia, this is a big celebration and one of the three New Year's we get to be part of.

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture and was placed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2024. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, this festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the year) to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honour deities and ancestors. Throughout China, different regions celebrate the New Year with distinct local customs and traditions. Chinese New Year's Eve is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. Traditionally, every family would thoroughly clean their house, symbolically sweeping away any ill fortune to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors may be decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets representing themes such as good fortune, happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red envelopes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

 

Thank you once again for your prayers and may the Lord be with you all in this week to come. Love

Rossouw-clan

 

 

Monday night prayers 9 Feb.2026

 

Good evening you all

Praise the Lord that Anton could come and visit us again. He is on his Trimester break. To get him here was a head ache. We struggled with his visa as they wanted so many new things and I was on my way to Ratanakiri in the bus. Later I gave up hope and phoned Toinette to do it on the computer. She got it right to upload, send a pitiful letter with to tell them that we only want our son to come and visit, and we got the visa. Sjoe….

Well, my trip to Ratanakiri started problematic. Like I said, we struggled with Anton’s visa the whole week, I booked my bus tickets wrong and tried to change it and had to rebook again, Twans felt ill in the morning and when Twans dropped my off at the bus, the car was broken. Clutch was not working as it was leaking oil from a broken cylinder. Well, Junmar to the rescue and he told the mechanic that it’s still under guarantee as they fixed it a week ago. The got it fixed and all for free. I was on the bus. In the end everything worked out for good, we know already that when I go to Ratanakiri that things will get bad. We just had to do a bit of spiritual warfare.

I met up with Gordon and Bee in Banlung and we went to see my 2 tribal friends. Poi’s foot still looks the same as the wound is really big. He keeps it nice and clean and his health looks better than last time I saw him. I actually think now that the Lord is busy healing him spiritually as well as physically. Gordon is busy training a pastor from a nearby church to reach out to these guys as there is no church in the village. Poi and his wife accepted the Lord but now the hard work is ongoing.

Our” Leper “friend is doing fine, his wound healed up pretty good, praise the Lord. We could see a few other people as well and could give them some advice. Always a great time with these 2 wonderful people. I also met up with my longtime friend, James. Always good to see him and hear from him how life treats him.

News from Twans and the Acts program in KoukResay: We finished a 3 day First Aid Workshop with the kids. All the classes, from the morning at 8 till the evening 7h30pm.  They learned about basic wound care, how to stop bleeding, stabilize fractures, nosebleeds, snake bites, what to do when someone goes into shock etc. The children enjoyed the practical application after each topic. Lots of laughter if the "patient “would get so excited during the role-play and "Cry out in pain" or pretend to faint. Some of the older students wrote in their feedback that it gives them confidence to help others. Please continue to pray for the Acts students. Some of them have very difficult situations at home. Parents leaving to other provinces to look for work to pay off loans, leaving children with sickly grandmothers. Please pray also for wisdom and guidance on how to help these students more in a practical way.

Thank you very much for praying with us.

Love

Rossouw-clan

Monday night prayers 2 Feb. 2026

 

Welcome to February. This year is steaming ahead and things are happening fast. At the moment we got the pleasure of having our good friends, Greg, Marci, Shannon and Marie here with us. Greg was with me that faithful night when I made the horrible crash, 12 years ago. We were talking about that night in length again as the anniversary is coming up in a few days. By God’s grace I can say that He saved my life that night.

Greg preached in church in ROL and it was a wonderful time listening to him talking about Forgiveness. Something we all fall short off in our lives. So needed in today’s environment with wars and protest around us. Toinette could show off the small children to them in Mighty Kids. They were so surprise to find the Joshua generation kids naming the Bible books in the New Testament from front to back and backwards. They totally put us all to shame. Marci reckons the kids in the West can come and learn from these kids in Cambodia about being joyful and so willing to learn new things. Pray with us for the staff of Good Shepherd Rol as they are making a difference in children’s lives.

We said goodbye to our beloved friends Jared, Emily and Eli Reid. They served in AOC up in Stung Treng now for around 11 years and feel the Lord is calling them back to NZ. We are sad to see them going, even if we did not visit much it always was so reassuring that they are in country and not to far away from us. Beautiful people and really wonderful friends is all I can say. They will be miss dearly. Always sad and emotional to say goodbye to long term friends. Pray for them as they will be in a new transition back home and for fitting into their new culture.

We are waiting for Anton to come in 1 week on 7 February. It is his official trimester break and even he is looking forward to it. Off course mom and dad cannot wait to have their sweetheart at home again. Pray for Anton as he needs to finish up a lot of work in this week. I will be going to Ratanakiri on Wednesday and be back on Friday for a quick visit to my friend with a bad infection. Pray for safe travelling and for open hearts and minds when I deal with the patient and his neighbor who got Leprosy.  

We are totally blessed beyond measure, is all I can say. Thanks for praying with us and always making even time to read this letter.

Love

Rossouw-clan